Overview

Program in Human Movement Science / Program in Human Movement Science is located in Norfolk, VA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (minimum combined score for verbal and quantitative of 297, 4.5 for analytical writing) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

3

Applied

2

Accepted

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (minimum combined score for verbal and quantitative of 297, 4.5 for analytical writing)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

8

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	12.5%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	12.5%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (9)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Exercise science, sport management, recreation management, health and physical education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	104,000

Location & Contact

Address 2018 Student Recreation Center
Norfolk, VA  23529
United States

Contact Dr. Lynn Ridinger
Chair
Email: lridinge@odu.edu
Phone: 757-683-4353
Fax: 757-683-4270

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