The application requires that you submit transcripts for all post-secondary institutions you have attended. These transcripts may be unofficial in your initial application. Once you have been offered admission and accepted the offer, official transcripts will be required by the Graduate School. Please ensure that your application is complete, including letters of reference. Only complete applications will be reviewed. (Optional) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores. Three (3) letters of recommendation for those applying to the doctoral program, and two (2) letter for those applying to the master's program. These letters should come from academic referees (professors and research supervisors). Your referees will receive an email from the Graduate School, requesting they complete an online recommendation letter. A personal statement of your background and professional goals, including your specific research interests. (Optional) You may choose to include a CV/resume and a writing sample. The names of any prospective research mentors among our faculty. In our mentor-based program faculty members are instrumental in admissions decisions. Your application will be routed directly to the faculty members you list. Please be selective in identifying possible faculty mentors, however, because conveying a lack of scholarly focus or purpose may negatively affect your chances for admission. For the TOEFL internet-based test (iBT), the Graduate School requires minimum total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section. The Department of Kinesiology has a higher standard, requiring a total score of 100 with a 22 on the speaking section. Applicants with TOEFL scores falling between the Graduate School and Department thresholds who are recommended for admission by a faculty mentor will by interviewed by video conference (e.g., Skype or Zoom) by the prospective mentor and by the Professor-in-Charge of the Graduate Program. International applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5. Revised TOEFL PBT July 2017 and later 60