Here you will find the steps that you will need to take for admission to The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and the Master of Science in Kinesiology program. If you have any questions or would just like to talk with a graduate faculty advisor prior to applying for admission, please contact Dr. James Eldridge at (432) 552-2334 or by e-mail, Eldridge_J@utpb.edu.
To speak to an admissions officer, call toll free: 1-866-552-UTPB (1-866-552-8872).
Admissions Office Contacts
Kinesiology Admission Requirements
Basic Graduate School Admission Requirements
Download Graduate Admissions Form (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Download Residency Core Questions Form (requires Adobe Acrobat)
GRE & TOEFL
Deadlines for Submission of Application / Application form
Graduate Program Acceptance & Status
Criteria for Acceptance of Degree Seeking Students
Non-Degree Seeking Students
Additional Acceptance & Status Information
Admissions Office Contacts
Official transcripts, graduate admissions forms, residency forms, and GRE scores, if you have them, should be sent directly to the UTPB Admissions Office. Mail these to:
Admissions Office
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, Texas 79762
You may fax the Graduate Admissions form and the residency form. The Admissions Office fax number is: 432-552-3605. To speak to an admissions officer, call toll free: 1-866-552-UTPB (1-866-552-8872).
Kinesiology Admission Requirements
The admission standards and requirements for students interested in the online Master of Science in Kinesiology degree are no different from the ones required of other graduate students.
Typically, students desiring to pursue a Master of Science in Kinesiology degree would possess a bachelor's degree with a major or minor in Kinesiology, Physical Education, or related area. Individuals who do not hold such a degree may be required to complete leveling requirements prior to enrolling in certain kinesiology graduate courses. Determination of these leveling requirements will be made on an individual basis by the Graduate Acceptance Committee comprised of the Kinesiology Graduate Faculty.
The GRE is required for admission to the Kinesiology Master's Program.
Basic Graduate School Admission Requirements
There are five basic requirements for acceptance to a U.T. Permian Basin graduate program: (1) a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution; (2) a B average or better in upper level (junior and senior level) work and in any graduate work already completed or other evidence of ability to succeed in graduate study; (3) a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination; (4) adequate subject preparation for the proposed graduate program; and (5) acceptance by the Graduate Acceptance Committee. In the case of the Master of Science in Kinesiology degree, the Graduate Acceptance Committee is comprised of the Kinesiology Graduate Faculty. More specific admissions requirements are listed below.
All students who wish to apply to take graduate courses should:
Secure a Graduate Admissions application and a Residency Core Questions form from the Office of Admissions, or download the Graduate Admissions application and the Residency Core Questions form (requires Adobe Acrobat) or the Residency Core Questions form (as a Word document), complete them, return them to the Office of Admissions (fax number for Office of Admissions is 432-552-3605); and
Present an Official Transcript certifying completion of a bachelor's degree.
Students who intend to apply for a degree program, such as the Master of Science in Kinesiology degree, or educational certification should also:
Supply Official Transcripts of all previous college level work from the school where the credit was originally granted.
Submit standardized test scores from the GRE (Graduate Record Exam).
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General (Aptitude) Test
The General (Aptitude) Test of the Graduate Record Examination is designed to test preparation and aptitude for graduate study. Students seeking acceptance in a graduate degree program must achieve a satisfactory score on the GRE. www.GRE.org
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin's code # for the GREs is R6914. The department number is 3909 (Physical Education; there is no code for Kinesiology).
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
All post-baccalaureate students wishing to enroll at The University to pursue a master's degree or take courses for another purpose are expected to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. International students must submit a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 550 or better in order to be admitted to graduate study. www.TOEFL.org
Deadlines for Submission of Application
The application and all supporting documents should be received by the Admissions Office at least 60 days prior to the registration date. Special Status students can be registered for one semester with proof of a baccalaureate degree at the time of registration. Download or print the Graduate Admissions Application form in .pdf format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download), and the Residency Core Questions form (a Word document) or Residency Core Questions form in .pdf format. The fax number for Office of Admissions is 432-552-3605.
Additional Admissions Information
For additional information regarding graduate admissions requirements at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, please refer to the Graduate Catalog: Admissions
Graduate Program Acceptance and Status
Process. Each program has a Graduate Acceptance Committee to evaluate applicants for acceptance to graduate programs within the Department. Upon receipt of all required documents, i.e., application form, official transcripts of all higher education course work, TOEFL scores for foreign students, and GRE scores, the Office of Graduate Studies transmits each advising file to the appropriate Graduate Acceptance Committee (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty). Included in the advising file are copies of all documentation plus an acceptance form with the applicant's eligibility status.
Notification. Upon completion of its deliberations, the Graduate Acceptance Committee (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty) returns its decision and any conditions of acceptance to the Director of Graduate Studies, who notifies the student in writing. Acceptance of a student to graduate study is subject to review by the Director of Graduate Studies for consistency with graduate policies and procedures.
Acceptance of Degree Seeking Students
Students are accepted to a degree program with regular status, provisional status, or conditional status. Students accepted into programs with other than regular status will be assigned special conditions by which they may attain regular status. These conditions include both the number of semester hours to be taken and the minimum grade requirements. If these conditions are not met in their entirety, the student will be denied permission to continue in the graduate program.
Regular Status
A student is eligible for regular admission if he/she has earned a graduate degree from an accredited college or university and adequate preparation in the discipline; or a bachelor degree from an accredited institution, adequate preparation in the discipline, and an Entrance Score of at least 2100. The Entrance Score = (GPA x 200) + GRE. Grade-point average (GPA) is from a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of the undergraduate degree. GRE is the Graduate Record Exam.
An applicant’s performance on a standardized test may not be used in the admissions process for a graduate or professional program as the sole criterion for consideration of the applicant or as the primary criterion to end consideration of the applicant. No specific weight will be assigned to any one factor being considered in the admissions process for a graduate or professional program.
Provisional Status
A student whose Entrance Score (ES) is below the minimum for regular admission but whose GPA is not less than 2.5 and ES is not less than 1700 is eligible for provisional acceptance to a graduate program.
All students admitted with provisional acceptance shall be assigned specific requirements in terms of courses and performance, to include a minimum of twelve semester credit hours of 6000-level course work, with a grade of B or better in each course taken.
Alternative Regular or Provisional Status
A student who does not meet these requirements above may be considered for regular or provisional admission into a graduate or professional program. Applicants may present materials addressing the potential for success in graduate studies. In addition to letters of reference, the following information may be considered: high school and undergraduate academic records; socioeconomic background while attending elementary and secondary and undergraduate schools (including changes in background); first generation status to attend or graduate from an undergraduate program or from a graduate or professional program; multilingual proficiency; duties while attending school including employment, raising children, and other; region of school district for public high school graduation in Texas within the preceding 20 years and region of residence at the time of application; involvement in community activities; demonstrated commitment to a field of study; current comparative availability of members of a professional program in the applicant’s region of residence while attending elementary and secondary school; automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution as an undergraduate student under Section 51.803; and personal interviews.
Conditional Status
A student who meets admission requirements but has deficiencies in undergraduate preparation in the discipline is eligible for conditional acceptance. A student so accepted shall be assigned specific requirements in terms of courses and performance. In some programs, these requirements must be met satisfactorily before the student may begin the graduate program.
A student who is not admitted may be given information and counseling regarding other programs or preparation for reapplication.
Non-degree Seeking Students
Intellectual or Professional Enhancement
Students who wish to take selected courses for their own intellectual or professional enhancement or to transfer those courses to another university.
These students may enroll in any graduate course with the approval of the Graduate Acceptance Committee of the Department in which the applicant wishes to study (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty) and the Director of Graduate Studies. These students should have no intention to transfer courses to a degree program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Teacher Certification
Post baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification, an endorsement to their teaching certificate, or who wish to accrue credit toward the career ladder.
These students may enroll in graduate or undergraduate education or content – area courses with approval of the Dean of the School of Education.
Special Status Students
Students in their first semester of graduate study who have applied to a graduate degree program and are pending acceptance to a graduate degree program.
Special status students who wish to request permission to count the course work taken during their first semester on campus toward a graduate degree must complete the acceptance process in the first semester of study. If the student does not complete the acceptance process in the first semester and later wishes to enter a degree program, a maximum of 6 semester credit hours of course work may be applied to the degree program. The application of courses taken as a special status student to a degree program is subject to the approval of the student's graduate committee and the department chair or program coordinator.
No 4000-level courses taken as a special status student are eligible for credit toward degree requirements.
Additional Acceptance and Status Information
For additional information regarding graduate admissions requirements at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, please refer to the Graduate Catalog: Admissions
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