Admissions/Application to the Graduate Programs in the Department of Exercise, Sport, & Leisure Studies

About the Graduate Programs in the Department of Exercise, Sport & Leisure Studies	Funding for Graduate School
About the Exercise Science Graduate Programs	Printable PDF Information Sheet about the Exercise Science program
About the Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Programs	Printable PDF Information Sheet about the Recreation & Leisure Studies program
About the Sport Studies Graduate Programs	Printable PDF Information Sheet about the Sport Studies program	Printable PDF Information Sheet about the Sport Management Masters program
Admission/Applying to the Graduate Programs

Please click on the individual program links at the bottom of the page to go to the specific program pages, which will include the following information:

Requirements

Pre-requisite degree, if any
Pre-requisite courses, if any
Required undergraduate GPA
Standardized Test Score required and minimum scores

Application Deadlines

Number of applicants and number the program admits each year
Possible start semesters
When to start applying for each
When decisions are made for each (“priority admission” deadline)
Final deadline for applications for each
Assistantship deadlines

All Programs in the Department of Exercise, Sport, & Leisure Studies require the following materials:

Required Materials

Department application (Send to the Department Admissions Coordinator) (link)
Resume or C.V. (Send to the Department Admissions Coordinator)
Three Ratings Forms (link), with or without letters of recommendation, with at least two forms from academic resources (Send to the Department Admissions Coordinator)
Sample of writing (usually all or part of thesis, but can be a published article); required for doctoral applicants
Graduate School Application (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)
A $35 non-refundable application fee in the form of a personal check, cashier's check, money order or bank draft payable to the University of Tennessee. The fee must accompany the application. If completing the online application, the application fee must be paid online using a credit card. (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)
Official transcripts from each post-secondary school attended (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)
GRE (Sport Management masters & all doctoral applicants only) (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)
TOEFL (international students only)
Financial Documentation, International students only. Documented evidence of financial resources sufficient to support the student for 12 months of study. (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)

Optional

G.R.E. (Graduate Record Examination) scores, taken within the last five years. Required for Sport Management master’s & all doctoral programs only; not required by others. (Send to the Graduate Admissions Office)
Letter of Intent or Statement of purpose
All interested doctoral applicants should contact the program’s faculty members to explore their “fit” for research interests.
Visits to UT are highly encouraged for doctoral applicants and welcome for masters applicants.

Graduate Program Application Checklist