General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page. 

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

The doctoral plan of study is typically 4 years (8 fall/spring semesters, plus summer work), although alternative plans of study are negotiable pending graduate committee approval.

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
BMED 605	Biomedical Research Ethics	1
BMED 628	Grantsmanship	1
HHP 520	Research Methods	3
HHP 526	Higher Education Pedagogy in Integrative Sciences	3
HHP 529	Advanced Exercise Physiology I	3
HHP 530	Advanced Exercise Physiology II	3
HHP 531	Lab Procedures In Exercise Science	3
HHP 594	Seminar	2
Research Methods/Statistical Coursework
Complete 6-9 credits of the following courses:		6-9
BMED 609	Biomedical Statistics
PSYX 520	Advanced Psychological Statistics I
PSYX 521	Advanced Psychological Statistics II
PSYX 522	Multivariate Statistics
PUBH 520	Fundamentals of Biostatistics
SOCI 561	Qualitative Methods
SOCI 563	Social Data Analysis
STAT 421	Probability Theory
STAT 422	Mathematical Statistics
STAT 451	Statistical Methods I
STAT 452	Statistical Methods II
STAT 542	Applied Linear Models
STAT 544	Topics in Probability and Statistics
STAT 545	Theory of Linear Models
STAT 640	Graduate Seminar in Probability and Statistics
Electives
Complete 18 credits of elective chosen in consultation with your advisor.		18
Preparatory Research and Dissertation
Complete 27 credits of the following courses:		27
HHP 590	Research
HHP 699	Thesis/Dissertation
Total Hours		71