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Jan 28, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog
Physical Education, Professional Tennis Management and Coaching Concentration, MS
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The USTA-endorsed M.S. in Physical Education, Professional Tennis Management & Coaching (PTM & C) concentration is a course of study offered via a range of modalities. We offer a 19-month, cohort-based, low-residency program designed to support the training and preparation of tennis professionals for careers within the tennis industry. We also offer many of the degree program courses on-site at Sportime locations for Sportime employees. For the low-residency cohort, degree program courses are offered online, with the exception of a required, short-term on-campus residency experience. A minimum of a three-credit internship experience in the tennis industry is a requirement of this program, and students may need to complete additional internships to meet all of the industry certifications and standards, outlined by the USTA.
*With permission of the graduate coordinator, a student demonstrating evidence of current or prior experience as a tennis professional may opt to complete an additional approved elective course in lieu of the internship experience (PHED 595).
Learning Outcomes
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Admission Requirements
- Completed graduate degree application and application fee
- Current resumé, including evidence of tennis experience, including coaching background, participation, certifications, recognitions and awards, and/or other related experience
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
- A minimum 2.75 GPA based upon four years of work or a minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon work completed during the junior and senior years
- *GRE Scores required for applicants with a GPA below 3.5
- Evidence of current or past certification through PTR or USPTA is recommended
- Evidence of current certification in Basic Life Support (Adult and Pediatric CPR & AED)
- Three appropriate letters of recommendation. One must be from a current or former tennis trainer, tennis coach, or other tennis professional, and must address the applicant’s playing ability (current or in the past), and potential for future success as a tennis professional.
- Personal statement
*Applicants are eligible for the GRE waiver if they have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher from an accredited college or university. Required courses (6 credits)
- PHED 511 - Research Methods in Physical Education
- PHED 595 - Internship in Physical Education or other graduate chair-approved course with embedded internship (3 credits minimum, 15 credits maximum)
Following a discussion with their advisor, students may need to undertake additional credits of internship beyond the 3-credit minimum. This is especially important for students who wish to obtain certification from a tennis professional organization. Certification qualifiers will be held on campus for students. Students who take PHED 595 for more than nine credits must take at least four different courses when fulfilling their concentration courses for the degree. Following a discussion with their advisor, a student demonstrating evidence of current or prior experience as a tennis professional may opt to complete an additional approved elective course in lieu of the internship experience (PHED 595).
Concentration courses (19 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Complete one course, selected from the following: Exit requirement: culminating experience (3-6 credits)
Complete one of the following options; an oral defense is required for either option: Note:
*Students choosing to complete a thesis (PHED 502) are also required to complete PHED 517 or PHED 579 as an elective. **Courses for PTM take place at both the Bridgewater main campus and the approved learning site in New York City. Total minimum credits: 31
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