Sport Management, BS (43-612) (120 hours) [Also available as an accelerated program]

Major Requirements: 51-57 Semester Hours

• SM 1100  -  Introduction to Sport Management (3)
• SM 2300  -  Leisure and Sport (3)
• SM 3200  -  Recreational Sport Management (3)
• SM 3210  -  Sport and Media (3)
• SM 3400  -  Sport Communication (3)
• SM 3500  -  Sport Leadership (3)
• SM 3700  -  Sport Facility Management (3)
• SM 3720  -  Managing Sport Events (3)
• SM 4000  -  Seminar in Sport Management (3)
• SM 4200  -  Applied Sport Marketing (3)
• SM 4220  -  Sport Sponsorship and Retention (3)
• SM 4740  -  Sport Law and Risk Management (3)
• SM 4770  -  Sport Finance (3)
• SM 4820  -  Sport Public Relations (3)
• SM 4880  -  Sport Consumer Behavior (3)
• SM 4980  -  Internship (6) (6 or 12)

General Education Requirements: 43 Semester Hours

All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. See The General Education Program Requirements  for the full listing of requirements. The following general education courses are required by this major:

• CIS 1600  -  Business Information Management GE (3)
• ECON 1010  -  Principles of Macroeconomics GE (3)

Free Electives: 20-26 Semester Hours

Various minor options are available to Sport Management majors with an additional 12-15 semester hours. Contact the Sport Management faculty advisor for guidance.

Suggested Minor Options:

• Sport Communication Minor (883) (21 hours) : Sport Management requirements + 12 semester hours 
• Business Administration Minor (545) (18 hours) : Sport Management requirements + 12 semester hours
• Marketing Minor (512) (18 hours) : Sport Management requirements + 15 semester hours

Minimum Total: 120 Semester Hours

Accelerated Program Notes:

The Accelerated model for this program is designmed for the MS Sport Management.

Students should apply for admittance to the Accelerated Program at the beginning of the junior year, after earning at least 60 hours of undergraduate college credit that includes 6 credit hours of Sport Management major courses, SM 1100 and SM 2300. The application must be made prior to the student earning senior status in the BS in Sport Management, through Sport Management Graduate Coordinator.

Students must meet specific academic criteria for acceptance into the Accelerated program.  The minimum criteria for acceptance are:

• Cumulative GPA of 2.75 (4.00 scale) or higher for the first 60 hours of undergraduate college credit.
• Earn a B or better in both SM 1100 and SM 2300 courses.

In order to remain in good standing, students must:

• Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.75/(4.00 scale), and
• Earn a C or better in all Sport Management coursework taken in the senior year.

In any semester, if either condition is not met, students will become ineligible to continue in the Accelerated program.

Students can enroll in graduate courses only after the junior year (90 earned hours).

Courses that an accelerated student may be eligible (up to 12 semester hours) to include as the overlap between the undergraduate and graduate programs:

SM 5740 Sport Law and Risk Management (SM 4740 )

SM 5770 Sport Finance (SM 4770 )

SM 5820 Sport Public Relations (SM 4820 )

SM 5880 Sport Comsumer Behavior (SM 4880 )