The well-equipped laboratory and research facilities include a sport science laboratory. A three-dimensional video system, on-line instrumentation, treadmill/gas analysis units, force platforms, and force transducers are available, and these afford the student the opportunity to study a wide variety of human performance parameters. Additional facilities include two fitness centers which provide modern facilities to support instruction in all phases of the graduate program. Students with certification in athletic training can supplement their graduate education in the Sports Medicine Clinic and/or Athletic Training Rooms. Support is provided by a sports medicine physician and certified athletic trainers who supervise various physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation, taping, and treatment of patients. 

Research opportunities are available in the Ice Skating Science Development Center. Testing of elite skaters occurs on a regular basis and includes the areas of exercise physiology, sports psychology, nutrition, biomechanics, and sports medicine. The Department offers additional research through its partnership with the Physical Therapy and Mechanical Engineering Departments and the A.I. duPont Institute in the interdisciplinary Orthopedic and Biomechanical Engineering Center (OBEC). 

1. A bachelor's degree based on a four-year curriculum in an accredited college or university. 
2. Acceptable undergraduate transcripts. 
3. The equivalent of an undergraduate major in physical education or related discipline. 
4. Three letters of recommendation indicating the capability, interest, maturity, and scholarly potential of the candidate for graduate study. 
5. Acceptable GRE scores (over 1050, combined math and verbal score). 

Students selecting the master of science program may complete degree requirements on a full- or part-time basis. Each student, with the assistance of an advisor, must develop and pursue a program of study designed around one of the areas of study (biomechanics, exercise physiology, or health promotion). These programs must be approved by the Department's graduate committee during the student's second semester of graduate study.

Individuals will choose an area of emphasis from among those offered and will conduct research and write a thesis. The student and an advisor will design a program featuring 15 credits within the program, 6 credits in cognate areas outside the program, 3 credits within or outside the program and 6 credits of thesis. 

All students in the M.S. program in Physical Education will be required to successfully complete HPER 601 Research Methods and HPER 602 Statistics. In addition, students in the M.S. program must meet specific course requirements as described in the Department's Academic Programs Policy Statement.