MS, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences

Discover the courses in the Master of Science Graduate degree program:

The MS degree program is open to all students who have met the admission requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, nutrition, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Submission of the Catawba College published graduate application.
• A 3.0 or higher undergraduate GPA

Applicants who have not met the admission requirements may be granted conditional admission. Under such circumstances the conditionally admitted student must maintain a 3.0 average for the first four courses taken to be eligible to proceed. Students will submit all required application materials to the Catawba College Admissions Office. Completed applications and required materials will be forwarded to the Health Sciences & Human Performance Graduate Admissions Committee.

Students may transfer a maximum of six semester hours of coursework from an accredited institution. No grades will be given for such credit, nor will these credits be considered in the computation of a final grade point average. Transfer credit will be given only for graduate course in which grades of “B” or above are earned, and which are courses approved for the student’s program by the Registrar and the Health Sciences & Human Performance Graduate Admissions Committee. No undergraduate course credits will be counted in the total requirements for the degree program.

• 33 credit hour minimum is required
• Cumulative GPA of a minimum of 3.0 of all graduate courses
• Successful completion of the Capstone Project
• Completion of all degree requirements within four(4) years from program state date, full or part time.