College of Education and Health Professions

For acceptance into the undergraduate program in Recreation and Dance, applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the University of Arkansas.

Graduate Program

For acceptance to the master’s degree programs, the program area requires, in addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, an undergraduate degree in recreation or a related field and the following overall undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or if the overall undergraduate GPA is between 2.70 and 2.99, the student must have a 3.00 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (excluding student teaching), or a minimum GRE score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative parts of the general test.

For acceptance to the Ed.D. in the Recreation Program the applicant must have completed a master’s degree or its equivalent in recreation or a closely related field and meet general admission requirements of the UA Graduate School.  An application identifying applicant objectives and supportive background information, including three letters of recommendation supporting the applicant’s ability to successfully pursue an Ed.D. in Recreation, a GPA of at least 3.00 on all graduate course work, and an acceptable score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required.  Additional prerequisites may be prescribed after review of application materials.