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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sport Management Major, BS in Education


The sport management major is designed for students interested in working in the sport industry. The program combines sport management and sport studies with a minor in business administration. The program concludes with a semester-long internship experience.

Progression Requirements

Students must submit an application upon meeting the following minimum criteria.

Board of Admissions

The Board of Admissions consists of the sport management program faculty and will meet at the end of each term to review applications. Applications must be submitted by December 1, May 1, or August 1 to be considered for the following term.

The Board of Admissions will base admissions decisions on applicants’ academic qualifications, oral and written communication skills, experience in sport management, and expressed interest in sport management.

Retention

Students admitted to the sport management major must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 to remain in good academic standing. Any sport management course taken before or after progression into the sport management program must be passed with a minimum grade of C. Students who drop below the minimum for one semester will be advised of their status by letter. Students who are below the minimum for two semesters will be advised by letter that they have been dropped from the major.

Service Learning Honors Program

Sport Management majors have the opportunity to participate in the college’s Service Learning Honors Program. For eligibility and requirements, see Service Learning Honors Program .

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Education • Sport Management Major


   

First Year

Hours Credit

ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * 6
Cultures and Civilizations Electives* 6
Social Science Elective* 3
SPMG 100  1
Arts and Humanities Elective* 3
MATH 125 * or MATH 141 * 3-4
General Electives 7
   

Second Year

 
1ACCT 200  3
1ECON 201 * 4
Natural Sciences Electives* 7-8
CMST 210 * or CMST 240 * 3
SPMG 250 , SPMG 290 2 6
1BUAD 201  4
1STAT 201 * 3
   

Third Year

 
1MGT 300  3
1  3
1MARK 300  3
SPMG 350 2, SPMG 390 2 6
Arts and Humanities Elective* 3
SPST 335  3
Communicating through Writing Elective* 3
General Electives 6
   

Fourth Year

 
2SPMG 490  12
Choose 5 (at least three must be sport management courses) from: SPMG 330 2, SPMG 340 2, SPMG 360 2, SPMG 370 2, SPMG 380 2,  2SPMG 440 2, SPMG 450 2, SPMG 460 2;  , RELS 415 ,  , RELS 440 ; SPST 336 ,  ,   15
General Electives 4
   
 

Total 120-122

   
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Business administration minor requirement.
2 Requires progression into the sport management major.