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PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEGREE
WITH A MAJOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PURPOSE OF THE DEGREE

The Department of health, Physical Education, and Sport Sciences currently offers two Graduate degrees. The Master of Science in Education degree with a major in Physical Education and the Master of Science degree with a major in Exercise Science. Each degree offers two programs of study options. The first program of study is a 30 credit hour program of study with a Thesis requirement and no elective course requirements. The second program of study is a 33 credit hour program of study that requires a Graduate Project an 6 credit hours of restricted electives. The Master of Science in Education degree in Physical Education is designed to provide a quality professional program in the field of Physical Education that meets standards at the graduate level, including the Professionally Emerging Teacher and the Emerging Profession.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students seeking admission into the Master of Science in Education degree program in Physical Education must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements. In addition, applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 semester hours of professional education courses including the requirements for a valid teaching certificate based on a four-year teacher education program. Applicants who do not meet the requirements for a valid teaching certificate based on a four-year teacher education program will be required to complete the undergraduate courses required for such a certificate. These courses may be completed concurrently with graduate work, but must be completed before the student is admitted to candidacy for the degree.

For unconditional admission, academic proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either of the following admission selection criteria:

1. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 (or 3.25 on the last 60 hours) and a raw score of at least 384 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or a minimum score of 790 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
2. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 (or 3.00 on the last 60 hours) and a raw score of at least 388 on the MAT or a minimum score of 820 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE.

For conditional admission, academic proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either of the following admission selection criteria:

1. The total undergraduate GPA is 2.00 AND when the undergraduate GPA is multiplied by 10 and then multiplied by the MAT score the total is at least 9700.
2. The total undergraduate GPA is 2.00 AND when the undergraduate GPA is multiplied by the GRE score the total is at least 1850.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

          I. Thesis Option

          A. Professional Education for Secondary Teaching (6 Hours)

1. ELFN 6763, Philosophies of Education, OR PSY 6513, Advanced Educational Psychology (3 hours)
2. ELFN 6763, Philosophies of Education, or PSY 6513, Advanced Educational Psychology (whichever was not taken to earn the three hours required under number 1), OR

          ELCI 5523, Middle School Curriculum, OR
          ELCI 6023, Educational Media, OR
          ELCI 6523, Secondary School Curriculum, OR
          ELCI 6553, Supervision of Instruction, OR
          ELCI 6573, Educational Measurement

          B. Physical Education Program Requirements (24)

          ESPE 6623, Measurement and Statistics
          ESPE 6633, Curriculum Construction in Physical Education
          ESPE 6663, Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning
          ESPE 6673, Research Design
          ESPE 6683, Biomechanical Analysis of Sports Skills
          ESPE 6693, Motor Learning or ESPE 6663 Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning
          ESPE 6803, Independent Study
          EPSE 6786, Thesis

Minimum hours required for this program: 30

        II. Non-Thesis Option

        A. Professional  Education for Secondary Teaching (6 hours)

          1. ELFN 6763, Philosophies of Education or PSY 6513, Advanced Educational Psychology (3 hours)
          2. ELFN, Philosophies of Education or PSY 6513, Advanced Educational Psychology (whichever was not
              taken to earn the three hours under number 1) or one of the ELCI course offerings listed below:

          ELCI 5523, Middle School Curriculum
          ELCI 6023, Educational Media
          ELCI 6523, Secondary School Curriculum
          ELCI 6553, Supervision of Instruction
          ELCI 6573, Educational Measurement

       B. Physical Education Program Requirements (21 hours)

         ESPE 6623, Measurement and Statistics
         ESPE 6633, Curriculum Construction in Physical Education
         ESPE 6673, Research Design
         ESPE 6683, Biomechanical Analysis of Sport Skills
         ESPE 6693, Motor Learning or ESPE 6663 Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning
         ESPE 6803 Independent Study
         ESPE 6793, Graduate Project

        C. Restricted ESPE Electives (6 hours)

Minimum hours required for this program of study: 33