The doctoral degree has three concentrations :

• Curriculum and Instruction
  The concentration in curriculum and instruction (pedagogy) is directed to prepare individuals for college teaching and research in those portions of professional preparation programs dealing with curriculum development, teaching, school environments, and supervision of teachers and programs in Physical Education.
• Exercise Science
  This program is designed to prepare students for one or more of the following American College of Sports Medicine Certifications: Health/Fitness Instructor, Exercise Test Technologist, and/or Exercise Specialist. Students are also prepared to take the Exercise Physiologist Certification Exam from the American Society of Exercise Physiologists.
• Sport Administration
  This concentration is designed to prepare students to provide leadership in positions such as high school athletic directors, college athletic administrators, and directors of amateur and professional sports organizations, as well as those interested in careers in higher education. The program provides students with a choice of five areas of emphasis:
  1. interscholastic/intercollegiate sport administration;
  2. sport marketing;
  3. sport leadership;
  4. sport risk management; and
  5. sport psychology (program designed to provide all AAASP certification criteria).

The Sport Administration Program has received "Approved Program" status from NASPE/NASSM