Sport Management, B.S.

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Students majoring in Sport Management who have a 3.25 or higher GPA after completion of seventy-six (76) hours are eligible to apply for the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership. Commonly known as the 4+1 Program, it allows students to complete an undergraduate and graduate degree in five (5) years. Students provisionally accepted into the program can take up to six (6) of the required thirty (30) graduate courses during their senior year. Graduate courses taken while an undergraduate student are included in full-time undergraduate tuition. Classes count toward both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

GPA 2.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (120 credit hours)

C or Better on All Sport Management and Business Core Courses

Sport Management Core (36 credit hours)

SSPE 280 - Introduction to Sport Management and Recreation Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 340 - Principles of Sport Management and Recreation Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 350 - Facility and Event Management Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 401 - Sport Administration and Leadership Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 430 - Sport Law Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 450 - Psychological and Sociological Dynamics of Sport Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 475 - Sport Marketing Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 479 - Seminar in Sport Management and Recreation Credits: 4 hours

Experiential Learning (4 credit hours)

Students must complete at least four credit hours of supervised field experience. An approved elective that contributes to the student’s professional preparation may be substituted in lieu of supervised field experience.

SSPE 477 - Practicum in SSPE Credits: 4 hours
or
SSPE 490 - Internship Credits: 4-8 hours

Business Core (24 credit hours)

ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting Credits: 4 hours
ACCT 203 - Managerial Accounting & Analytics Credits: 4 hours
BUS 220 - Foundations of Marketing Theory Credits: 4 hours
BUS 261 - Foundations of Management Theory Credits: 4 hours
ECON 252 - Principles of Economics Credits: 4 hours
Choose one from the following:
BUS 321 - Advertising and Sales Promotion Credits: 4 hours
BUS 322 - Selling Credits: 4 hours
BUS 329 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 4 hours
BUS 375 - Social Media Marketing Credits: 4 hours

Additional Requirements (16 credit hours)

General Electives Credits: 16 hours

Life Skills Core (40 credit hours)

CU 101 - Life Skills I Credits: 4 hours
CU 301 - Life Skills II Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 102 - Advanced College Writing Credits: 4 hours
COMM 101 - Effective Communication Credits: 4 hours
HIST 105 - Interpreting History Credits: 4 hours
IS 101 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Credits: 4 hours
REL 101 - Cultures and Contexts of the Bible Credits: 4 hours
SSPE 201 - Wellness Credits: 4 hours
Mathematics Credits: 4 hours