Admission Requirements
Admission Eligibility
Students to be admitted to the Ed.D. or Ph.D. program with either a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree. Those admitted with a Bachelors degree obtain a PETE Masters degree at WVU as part of their doctoral program of studies.
Entrance standards
The following minimum standards are all taken into consideration when admission decisions are made. When standards are not met in one area there is an expectation that other areas of performance are high enough to compensate for this deficiency. For example, some students are permitted to publish an adjudicated data-based researchpaper in lieu of standardized test scores that approach but do not meet minimal standards. The faculty believes that such an activity can enable students to demonstrate skills critical to completing the doctorate and successfully entering an academic career that are not addressed by standardized admissions tests.
1) Undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 from an approved institution;
2) Master's degree grade-point average of 3.5 (Master’s applicants only)
3) Preferred Graduate Record Examination score of 1000 (verbal/quantitative) (verbal/quantitative/analytical for the older GRE); analytical writing score of 4.5;
4) Minimum TOEFL score of 200 (international applicants);
5) Three letters of reference;
6) Professional goals statement and resume
Performance Standards. Credit for courses in which a grade of lower than C is obtained will not count toward satisfying program requirements for both the Ed.D. or Ph.D. Students who fail to maintain a 3.0 GPA will be placed on probation and must bring their GPA up to 3.0 during the following semester. If a student fails to bring his or her GPA up to 3.0, they will be dismissed from the program. Student research will be graded by the PETE faculty each semester. Research and practicum grades will be satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S/U).
PETE Doctoral Links:
PETE Links:
WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
Updated 9/25/08 sb