Master's in Kinesiology Requirements

Admission Requirements

1. A four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.75 for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.00 for the last two years of undergraduate work (based on a 4.00 scale).
3. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies’ English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.
4. Application Requirements. In additional to the application form and fee, the following must be submitted as part of the application process:
   1. Three letters of recommendations
   2. One official copy of all academic transcripts
   3. Statement of Goals and Objectives

Accelerated or Combined Admission

The Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s (ABM) 4+1 program allows exceptional undergraduate students at UND an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. All requirements for both degrees must be met, and these students may double count up to 12 graduate-level credits toward the requirements for both their bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. ABM student must obtain their master’s degree within 12 months of completing the bachelor’s degree.

The Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program allows exceptional undergraduate students at UND an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees at an accelerated pace without the requirement to complete the master’s within 12 months. All requirements for both degree must be met, and these students may double count up to 6 graduate-level credits toward the requirements for both degrees.

Admission Requirements

1. Students must have completed at least 60 credits toward the bachelor’s degree.
2. Students must meet the admission requirements listed above.
3. A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.00 for all undergraduate work.
4. Must submit a combined/accelerated program of study with your application.

Degree Requirements

The Thesis Masters Degree option provides experience in research and scholarship.

The Non-Thesis Masters Degree option focuses on coursework with the option of an independent study or internship as a capstone experience. 

The Professional Science Master's Degree option (PSM) involves an intensive internship or independent study and includes professional science courses shared among other PSM programs. This program integrates the technical skills of the Kinesiology Master’s degree with the professional workplace skills—professional writing, budgeting, project management, data analytics, among others-- necessary to thrive and advance in the workplace.  The course also provides a practical-oriented workplace internship or independent study experience. 

Thesis Option (30 credits)

1. A minimum of 30 credits of academic work must be completed. The cumulative grade point average of all graduate work must be a 3.0 or higher.
2. At least 3-6 credits of thesis work on a topic related to Kinesiology.
3. A minimum of 6 credits in graduate research methods and statistics courses.
4. All programs of study must be completed in collaboration with the student's advisor and approved by the program's graduate director during the first semester of graduate work.  

Non-Thesis Option (30 credits)

1. A minimum of 30 credits of academic work must be completed. The cumulative grade point average of all graduate work must be a 3.0 or higher.
2. Must complete a 2-credit Independent Study or 3-6 credits in Internship.
3. All programs of study must be completed in collaboration with the student's advisor and approved by the program's graduate director during the first semester of graduate work.  

Professional Science Masters (PSM) Option (30 credits)

1. At least 50% of credits must be in Kinesiology graduate courses (minimum of 15 credits including up to 6 credits for the experiential component). 
2. Up to 50% of credits (12-15 credits) consisting of PSM core coursework. 
3. The final experiential component has two options. Both options include written and oral communication elements.

Option A: Internship (3-6 credits; 40 hours of experience for one credit hour).

Option B: Independent study (2 credits)

4. PSM Course Table

5. All programs of study must be completed in collaboration with the student's advisor and approved by the program's graduate director during the first semester of graduate work.