BS in Sport Management
Division of Adult Education Degree Completion Program
No more than 61 hours may be completed online or off-site.
Minimum of 124 academic credit hours and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 are required for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport Management.
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Graduates with a major in Sport Management could pursue jobs as athletic directors, coaches on any academic level, sports team managers, armed forces sports coaches, sports administrators in private or semiprivate enterprises, municipal sports directors, front-office personnel and administrators with professional sports organizations, public colleges, and universities (facilities, marketing, and sports information), and in businesses that have a strong sports emphasis. In addition, graduates could go on to pursue graduate degrees that may prepare them for highly specialized jobs in sports.
Degree Requirements
| 36 hours of Core Curriculum Requirements: |
| 5 hours |
The Spiritual Self (REL, HPE) |
| 6 hours |
The Social (AIS, HIS) |
| 3 hours |
The Aesthetic (AES) |
| 7 hours |
The Scientific (BIO, CHM, GPS, and MTH) |
| 15 hours |
The Cognitive/Critical Thinking (ENG, SPC, LOGIC, CLE) |
9 hours of Liberal Arts Guided Electives |
19 hour of General Electives |
60 hours of Degree Requirements: |
| ACC 2113 |
Financial Accounting |
| ACC 2123 |
Managerial Accounting |
| BUS 2143 |
Business Law I |
| CIS 3213 |
Technical Applications in Business |
| HPE 3403 |
Prevention & Care of Injuries |
| MGT 2223 |
Principles of Management |
| MGT 3323 |
HR Management |
| MGT 4113 |
Organizational Behavior & Leadership Theory |
| MKT 2283 |
Principles of Marketing |
| MKT 3413 |
Sales Management |
| SME 1003 |
Introduction to Sport Management |
| SME 2113 |
Sport Facility Management & Design |
| SME 3003 |
Governing Bodies in Sport |
| SME 3103 |
Ethics in Sport Management |
| SME 3113 |
Sport Marketing |
| SME 3213 |
Sport Communications |
| SME 4113 |
Sport Law |
| SME 4303 |
Psy of Human Behavior in Sport |
| SME 4506 |
Internship in Sport Management |
Other Requirements:
Computer Literacy: demonstrated through completion of appropriate high school or college course or testing out.
Reading Proficiency: demonstrated through appropriate ACT score or completion of developmental Reading courses.
Outcomes Assessment (CAAP Test): required after completing 60 credit hours of general education coursework.