Sport Management Major, BS

The Sport Management major prepares students interested in working in the sport industry. The program combines the sport management curriculum with a minor in business administration. The program concludes with a semester-long internship experience.

Major Requirements and Rules

Advising Transition

Academic advising for freshmen, sophomores, and transfer students in the Sport Management major occurs in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) Office of Advising and Student Services (BEC 332). If you have not been advised by anyone in CEHHS Advising before, please visit their website for more information about scheduling an appointment with their office. The KRSS Advising Staff is not able to review a student’s academic history if they are not currently a Sport Management major.

A student will transition from CEHHS Advising to KRSS Department Advising after he/she completes the following:

• Maintains a minimum UT GPA of 2.5 after a minimum of 30 hours of coursework
• Completion of RSM 250  with a grade of C or better
• Successful completion of ENGL 101*  and ENGL 102* , and one Quantitative Reasoning Elective  

At the end of each semester, staff of the CEHHS Office of Advising and Student Services will compile a list of students ready to change to departmental advising. Students will be emailed an advising transition letter with the name and contact information of their new department advisor. Students will then be responsible for scheduling a meeting with their new advisor to complete this transition. Scheduling with KRSS Advisors should be done via email by contacting your new advisor directly.

Minimum Grades and Required GPA for Continuation in the Major

Any Recreation and Sport Management course taken must be passed with a minimum grade of C. A 2.5 GPA is required to register for RSM 290N* , RSM 390N* , and RSM 490N  and to graduate.

Transfer Coursework

The Sport Management major has six (6) Sport Management required classes and four (4) Sport Management elective classes in the curriculum in addition to the practicum and internship requirements. A maximum of four Sport Management classes will be accepted for transfer credit in the major. The Recreation & Sport Management Curriculum Committee will determine which classes will be accepted for transfer credit and for which classes in which they can be substituted.

A substitution for RSM 290N – Sport Management Practicum I can be considered as well. The Recreation & Sport Management Curriculum Committee will determine if the requested class meets the minimum requirements of work hours, supervision, and evaluation as well as other aspects of the class. This would count as one of the four transfer classes allowed if accepted. Substitutions are not allowed for RSM 390N – Sport Management Practicum II or RSM 490N – Sport Management Internship.

College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Honors Program

Recreation and Sport Management majors have the opportunity to participate in the college’s honors program. For eligibility and requirements, see College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Honors program.