2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Sport Management

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 3 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

3

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring students with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area I - Mathematics - 3-4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 112Trigonometry

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours

CIS 170Intro to Microcomputer Applications

3

or

ED 190Introduction to Computers for Instruction

3

Area II - The Arts - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3

or

ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

POLSC 223Introduction to American National Government & Politics

3

or

POLSC 224Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

or

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

or

SOC 223Social Problems

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose two difference science disciplines from any of the following:
ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4

or

BIO 111General Biology I

3

CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

and

CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1

or

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

and

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

PHY 201College Physics I

4

or

PHY 210General Physics I

4

PS 100Physical Science

4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Requirements for Sport Management - 14 hours

Choose one:
BUA 365Quantitative Methods I

3

PSY 205/MATH 205Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

3

AND choose all of the following:

EXSS 370/PSY 370Psycho-Socio Aspects of Movement

3

SM 402Administration of Health, Physical Education & Athletic Programs

3

EXSS 421Senior Seminar

2

EXSS 427Research Methods

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Internship Requirements - 10 hours

EXSS 499Internship

3-10

Students majoring in Sport Management must complete a 10 hours of internship credit. Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Sport Management - 24 hours

SM 201Introduction to Sport Management

3

SM 317Sport Law

3

SM 362Sport Ethics

3

SM 373Sport Enterprise

3

SM 392Sport Entrepreneurship

3

SM 407Sport Marketing

3

SM 408Sport Leadership and Governance

3

SM 409Facility Planning & Design in Recreation & Sports Administration

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Business Core for Sport Management - 9 hours

ACC 211Principles of Accounting I

3

BUA 101Introduction to Business

3

BUA 251/ENG 251Business Communications

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

General Electives required - 18-23 hours

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses.

Total GEC Credit hours (40-45 hours)
Sport Management Core (14 hours)
Internship requirement (10 hours)
Sport Management requirements (24 hours)
Business Core requirements (9 hours)
Required General Electives (18-23 hours)

120 minimum hours for graduation.