Create a Career with Endurance
Gain the high-demand skills and the freedom to make your mark through Ripon College’s new Master of Exercise Science program. From the new connections to the unexpected answers, all that you discover here will prepare you for an extraordinary career.
4+1 direct entry
As an undergraduate at Ripon College, you’ll do more in your four years here. Now, you can take your journey even further with our 4+1 Master’s Direct Entry program. This means when you are accepted as a first-year student at Ripon and indicate interest in the program, you will be considered for acceptance into the master’s program*.
Once accepted into the direct-entry program, you’ll be accelerating your career and graduating with a master’s degree 12-15 months after you complete your undergraduate education.
*While at Ripon, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and complete certain prerequisite classes.
- Mark your interest in the 4+1 Direct Entry program on your undergraduate application
- Earn a 3.0 high school unweighted GPA or above on a 4.0 scale
- Complete a biology and chemistry course in high school
Submit a letter describing how your interest in exercise science has evolved:
- What are some of your long-term career goals?
- In what ways do you hope the 4+1 program will help achieve these goals?
- What experiences have you had or skills/traits do you possess that will make you successful in the program and field of exercise science?
- Your letter must be one-page in length in 12 point, Times New Roman font.
At the top of your letter, please include the following information:
- Your full name
- Your high school name
- Your email address
- Your mobile phone number
This information will help us contact you quickly if we have any clarifying questions we need to ask during the review process.
Please submit the letter of interest as a Word Doc, Google Doc, or PDF file. We will not accept screenshots from note apps or other messaging applications. Letters may be submitted to [email protected].
- Applicants must be admitted to Ripon College and all supporting materials listed above must be submitted by March 1 2025, for consideration.
- Admissions decisions for the direct-entry program will be released the week of March 28, 2025.
- Undergraduate applications for Ripon are considered on a rolling basis with admission decisions to the College released starting in mid-September of each year.
Ready to turn your passion for wellness into an extraordinary career? See below how to pursue your Master of Exercise Science at Ripon College and create a career with endurance.
Requirements
- Resume including experiences relevant to exercise science, research and other related activities.
- 3.0 college GPA*
- *Provisional admission status may be granted with a 2.75-2.99 GPA. Provisional admission students will earn full status after completing 9 graduate credits with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Letter of interest
- Official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended
- Three letters of recommendation
- No GRE requirement
- No requirement for specific undergraduate majors/minors
- A maximum of 9 hours of graduate coursework completed before a student is admitted to the graduate program may count toward meeting the requirements of the master’s degree
- Prerequisites of one semester of anatomy and physiology and exercise physiology are required for the exercise physiology specialization only
- No prerequisites are required for sport management or sport psychology
- Students admitted to the graduate program lacking the recommended undergraduate coursework may be required to complete courses in these areas to meet prerequisites for specific graduate courses.
- International applicants are not eligible for admission to the program based on requirements from the US Department of State.
Living Arrangements
Graduate students have the option to choose housing in the on-campus apartments at Ripon College. Housing is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. You also can choose to have a meal plan if desired.* You are not required to live on campus or have a meal plan as a graduate student.
*Meal plans are not available during summer terms.
Affordability and Financial Aid
Ready to elevate your career? Our financial aid office staff is here to help you every step of the way. Learn more about graduate program tuition and fees at Ripon, and how to apply for aid.
Application Timeline
The initial start term for the Master of Exercise Science program is Summer 2025. Graduate application opens on Aug. 1, 2024. Admission will be on a rolling basis with the first admission decisions being released in November 2024. For full consideration, all application materials must be submitted by April 1, 2025.
