Applicants will be required to satisfy any deficiencies. Courses taken in doing so will not count toward the required hours for the degree. Requirements for Degree. Required courses in emphases are determined by student's graduate committee based on prior education, experience, and present professional interests. Hlth 692 and Stat 552 should be taken first semester or as early as possible in preparation for thesis.
Applications are available for research assistants and tuition scholarships.
The Department of Health Sciences is housed in the Richards Building. Its in-house research facility is the Human Performance Research Center. The center supports applied and basic research programs of faculty and graduate students on such topics as nutrition and exercise, drugs and exercise, exercise and cardiovascular disease, exercise and weight control, and other contemporary issues in exercise science. In addition to serving graduate students and faculty in the college, the center works closely with departments in other colleges on campus notably in the fields of physiology, nutrition, endocrinology, and biochemistry to broaden the scope of research projects and encourage collaborative efforts. Another resource is the Learning Resource Center, which offers eighteen individual study areas and significant PC capabilities, audio and video equipment, and line access to library files and catalogue.