1. Application Materials and Deadline

The application deadline is March 1 (postmarked) for fall semester; applications for spring semester will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Instructions for applying to the Graduate School are in the Applying for Admission section of the UM Graduate School web site (http://life.umt.edu/grad/name/applyadmission).

In addition to the application materials required by the Graduate School, the Department of Health and Human Performance also requires:

• A statement of purpose (100-300 words) of your background and goals.

2. Program Requirements for Admission

• A bachelor's degree in health and human performance or a related field.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 for all college work.
• Average combined verbal and quantitative scores for incoming students is 900.
• The Health and Human Performance department accepts GRE scores with a test date that is within the past five years OR verifiable GRE scores if the test date is over five years old.

3. International Students

• The TOEFL exam can substitute for the GRE.
• See the International Student Admission section on the UM Graduate School web site.

CHECKLIST OF GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

                  1.   Application for admission to Graduate School

                  2.   Admission to Graduate School Approved

                  3.   Admission requirements (if any) completed

                  4.   Graduate Record Examination filed*

                  5.   Graduate Record Examination completed.

                        Scores: Verbal ____________ Quantitative ____________

Graduate school  http://life.umt.edu/grad/name/Home

Grad school resources  http://life.umt.edu/grad/name/resources1

Graduate admissions  http://life.umt.edu/grad/name/applyadmission

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

UM provides teaching assistantships which are generally limited to ½ time assistantships. The minimum stipend (2 semesters) for a teaching assistantship from the Graduate School in 2008-2009 was $4,500. All ½ time teaching assistantships come with a ½ time tuition and registration fee waiver.   The most common duties of graduate assistants in the Department include helping with activity classes, academic classes, activity classes, and assisting with undergraduate lab classes.  Additionally, grant funding from individual faculty members may be available to supplement student income.  These funds depend on faculty research funding and prospective students are encouraged to contact faculty to inquire about these opportunities.

Tuition and Registration Fee Waivers: Current tuition rates can be found here http://www.umt.edu/bussrvcs/studacctserv.htm#fees.  Tuition and Registration Fee Waivers cover the cost of in-state or out-of-state tuition and the $30 registration fee. Other fees charged by the University are not covered. For academic year 2006-07, these fees total approximately $1,260 per semester. Included in the fees is student health insurance, which is approximately $611.50 per semester.

Assistantship Application and Deadline

New students : Instructions for applying for an assistantship are included in the admission materials. Contact the department for these materials.

Returning students : submit a letter of intent to the graduate coordinator, Chuck Dumke, McGill Hall #103 or charles.dumke@mso.umt.edu.

Contact info about HHP graduate students, and address to send in GA application:

Charles Dumke, PhD, FACSM

                             Graduate Program Director

                             University of Montana

                             Health and Human Performance

                             103 McGill Hall

                             32 Campus Drive

                             Missoula, MT 59812

                             Charles.dumke@mso.umt.edu

                             406.243.6176