Master of Science in Kinesiology - Athletic Training

Athletic training is a major specialty in the field of sports medicine where active daily involvement with athletes, physicians and coaches affects the health care and well-being of the competitive and recreational athlete. Through a combination of medical specialists and the active involvement of the athletic trainer, the sports medicine team at Michigan State University covers a broad entity in athletic health care. Graduate students in athletic training are offered a wide interdisciplinary base of educational and professional development designed to prepare them for future job opportunities in high school, collegiate, professional, clinical and industrial settings. MSU has the reputation of providing outstanding educational and practical experiences to athletic trainers that prepare them for the challenges of the professional field.

All Official Transcripts. Bachelor Degree is required for Admission.
To be considered for admission into the master's program, applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree. Factors considered in admissions decisions include (a) clarity of applicant's professional goals, (b) relationship between the program and the applicant's goals, c) previous academic experience and performance as indicated by transcripts from previous degrees including a competitive cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, (d) competitive scores on the Graduate Record Examination (and Test of English as a Foreign Language for international students), (e) three letters of recommendation.
Applicants with limited backgrounds in kinesiology will be required to complete collateral work. Applicants must submit a goals statement, resume, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and all Graduate Record General Examination (GRE) scores.
A committee of faculty members reviews each application. The review committee considers the following factors, in no particular order or weight, in assessing applicants:
Clarity of applicant's stated professional goals
Relationship between the program and the applicant's goals
Previous academic experience and performance as indicated by transcripts from previous degrees including a competitive cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Competitive scores on the Graduate Record Examination (removal of this requirement is being considered)
Conformity with university and college admission requirements
Letters of recommendation
For international applicants: proof of English Language proficiency
Statement of Professional Goals (Goal Statement)
From an autobiographical perspective, applicants should discuss their reasons for pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology. This statement is a very important part of the file for the review committee. Candidates should present a thoughtful and extended written portrait, approximately two pages long, double-spaced, of their reasons for pursuing advanced graduate study, the match between their goals and the program's characteristics, and the major issues of scholarly and professional interest that they wish to explore during their graduate career.
Applicants need to submit their official results of the GRE General Test (taken within the past five years). Official test results need to be sent to institution code 1465. It is best to select MSU at the time you take the exam, otherwise there may be a fee to have your scores sent.
Applicants must have their official transcripts sent directly from all universities attended, except MSU. Transcripts can arrive in two official ways: 1) as a sealed envelope directly from your institution or 2) as an e-mail from the institutions registrar's office.

TOEFL (iBT): no subscore below 19 for reading, listening, and speaking, no writing subscore below 22, with a minimum average score of 80
TOEFL (PBT): minimum average score of 550, no subscore below 52.
IELTS - Minimum average score of 6.5. No subscore below 6.0.