Admission
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.
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 Performace 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. 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, Blakely Brown, McGill Hall #111 or blakely.brown@mso.umt.edu.
4. International Students
- The TOEFL exam can substitute for the GRE.
- See the International Student Admission section on the UM Graduate School web site.

