FAST-TRACK TO A CAREER IN SPORTS SCIENCE
With Nova Southeastern University’s Dual Admission program, you can earn any bachelor's degree and your Master of Sports Science degree in five-and-a-half years. You’ll be exposed to research-based training in high-level human exercise and sport performance. Prepare to be educated as a scholarly practitioner and to work and excel in public, private, or government settings, including sport performance centers; college and high school athletics; professional sports; military organizations; and sport science laboratories.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A Dual Admission program is available to qualified freshman and transfer students, allowing them to complete a combined bachelor's degree and master’s degree in a total of a five-and-a-half year period (4+1.5).
After successfully completing a four-year undergraduate degree at NSU (see requirements chart below), students are eligible to immediately start their Master’s in Sports Science.
Degrees Earned
You can earn any bachelor’s degree and your Master’s in Sports Science (M.S.).
Interview Required
Students applying for Dual Admission must interview during Shark Preview Weekend, an exclusive admitted students event.
Program Length
Earn your bachelor’s in four years and your master’s in one-and-a-half.
Deadline to Apply
Fall Admission: February 1
ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for Dual Admission and fill your reserved seat in graduate or professional school, there are some requirements you must meet. Undergraduate Admission Requirements are for first-time in college students applying to earn a bachelor’s degree. Graduate Admission Requirements are the standards students need to maintain, while earning their undergraduate degree, to remain eligible for the graduate or professional program.
Undergraduate
Graduate Admission Requirements
Keep your dual admission status while you earn your bachelor’s.
Dual Admission reserves your seat in NSU’s M.S. in Sports Science program, but you must still complete a graduate application once you finish your bachelor’s degree.
Keep in mind that these are the basic requirements, and final determination of admission into the professional program is at the discretion of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences.
Degree Required
Undergraduate GPA
You must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and earn a minimum grade of C or better in pre-requisite courses.
Additional Requirements
College credits that were earned through advanced high school programs such as AP, IB or college academy—or in summer coursework following high school graduation, prior to attending NSU—may transfer to NSU.
Students who enter NSU with earned college credits through advanced high school programs may be able to complete their degree and program requirements earlier than scheduled and request to enter their graduate professional programs earlier as well.
Please contact your admissions representative for more details regarding high school transfer credits.
Ready for the Next Step?
Here’s how to apply.
Dual Admission is just one of NSU’s distinctive Premier Programs. These programs are designed to help highly motivated students accelerate their success.
You can apply for just about any combination of the following Premier Programs:
• Dual Admission
• The Fischler Academy of Education
• Huizenga Business Innovation Academy
• Razor’s Edge Scholars
You may apply for and be admitted into only one Dual Admission program for your first semester. Each program is unique and has its own eligibility requirements.
Apply for Undergraduate Admission
You can use the Shark Select Application or the Common App to apply to Nova Southeastern University.
Submit a Supplemental Application
Complete the supplemental Premier Programs application for fall entry.
Interview During Shark Preview
If you’re admitted to NSU and submit the supplemental application, you will be invited via email to choose which Shark Preview Weekend works for your schedule.