Master of Science in Kinesiology
Academic Regulations
The IU PETM M.S. in Kinesiology program responds to the growing awareness that exercise science plays a critical role in health, wellness, and disease prevention. Our graduate students become exercise specialists and personal trainers, and expand their knowledge base as higher-level educators. The master's program provides a broad curriculum across several subjects and disciplines. Degree requirements for students in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management are established by the faculty of the school and may change. Students are bound by rules and regulations established by the faculty at the time of their initial matriculation as a graduate student. Every gradute student will be assigned an advisor who will help cooperatively plan their course of study depending on experiences and education objectives.
The M.S. in Kinesiology program offers two options:
- Clinical Exercise Science Track: The M.S. in Kinesiology combined with the Clinical Exercise Science Track provides training for an in-depth science-based understanding of the human body, its adaptations to physical activity, and how exercise and physical activity can be prescribed to decrease risk for diseases related to sedentary living.
- Graduate Certificate in Public Health: The M.S. in Kinesiology combined with the Graduate Certificate in Public Health provides students with an in-depth science-based understanding of how exercise and physical activity interventions can decrease the risk of diseases related to sedentary living and prevent health problems through surveillance, educational programs, sound public health policies, and research. Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. With the growing awareness of the role that exercise plays in promoting wellness and preventing disease, the exercise specialist with knowledge of public health will risk in prominence as a career of choice.
For more information about the M.S. in Kinesiology, go to the following link: http://petm.iupui.edu/academics/exercise-science/degrees.php
Grades
Quality points are assigned for purposes of determining the cumulative grade point average as follows: A+ or A=4 credit points; A–=3.7; B+=3.3; B=3.0; B–=2.7; C+=2.3; C=2.0; C–=1.7; D+=1.3; D=1.0; D–=0.7; F=0. No points are assigned for grades of Incomplete (I), Satisfactory (S), Pass (P), or Withdrawn (W).
All graduate students are expected to maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students whose average falls below this level will be placed on probation. Grades below C– will not count toward degree requirements; however, all grades earned in courses taken for graduate credit will be included in the calculation of the grade point average.
Transfer of Credit
A maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate work may be transferred from other institutions for application to the master’s degree program. The admission committee will determine the distribution and acceptance of those transfer hours at the time of admission. Once students have enrolled in the Master of Science degree program in the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, they must receive advance approval from the advisor and department chair to take work at another institution for transfer to IUPUI. This limitation does not apply to work taken at any other Indiana University campus.
Transfer credit bearing grades of Pass (P) or Satisfactory (S) cannot be accepted unless there is official documentation for the transferring institution to verify that these grades are equivalent to at least a B on a graduate grading scale. No credit can be transferred for a course that cannot be officially documented as carrying graduate credit.
Graduation
At least six months before the date of expected graduation from the Master of Science program, the student should file an application for graduation with the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management Recorder, Room 251, Physical Education/Natatorium Building. Students are ultimately responsible for knowing, understanding, and completing all degree requirements in a timely manner. IUPUI holds a single Commencement ceremony in May each year. To participate in Commencement activities, the student must have completed all degree requirements by the previous December or expect to complete them no later than August following the May Commencement exercises.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon comletion of a Master's in Kinesiology, students will demonstrate the following abilities:
- Knowledge and skills needed to conduct original research within the area of kinesiology and/or to enter a program to earn an advanced degree in kinesiology or related fields.
- Communicate the knowledge of kinesiology across disciplines and translate it to the general public.
- Think critically and creatively to evaluate literature in the field of kinesiology.
- Apply ethics within the field of kinesiology.
Last Updated December 2013.