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Sport performance training (Graduate Certificate) at Michigan State University

Michigan State University, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Sport Performance Training develops expertise in planning, implementing and evaluating strength and conditioning and performance training for athletes at professional, intercollegiate, interscholastic and community levels. It is available only online.

Faculty: College of Education  |  Department: Kinesiology  |  Duration: 13 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete 13 credits: KIN 815 and 815B Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, KIN 819 Advanced Sport Nutrition, KIN 852 Ethics for the Sport Practitioner, plus one additional 3-credit Kinesiology course approved by the advisor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a completed bachelor's degree. Applicants not already enrolled at MSU submit a university application and fee, transcripts from all previous institutions, a 750-word academic statement, a resume of no more than two pages, and two letters of recommendation (one professional, one academic); English proficiency test required if English is not a first language. Admission factors include a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last two years of undergraduate and graduate coursework, goals consistent with the certificate, understanding of sport performance practitioner roles, and relevant career experience. Current MSU graduate students complete an Intent to Enroll form.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 13 credits

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