B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management
The Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Business Administration to Master of Science Degree in Sport Management (SPMM) is a 150 semester hour program available to qualified students, which can be completed in five years plus thesis or a summer internship (eleven semesters). The program requires 120 undergraduate semester hours and 36 graduate semester hours, six of which count towards the needed 120 undergraduate total. The student who successfully completes the program meets the requirements for both the Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Business Administration and the Master of Science degree in Sport Management.
The student may select one of two tracks, thesis or internship. The thesis track is designed to prepare the student for doctoral study and/or positions in a sport-related career. All thesis track students must be approved for thesis by the sport management coordinator. The internship track includes a graduate level applied experience working in an area of particular interest, such as facility management, marketing, and promotions, or management within a sport or recreational organization.
Academic Good Standing for B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management
By the end of the fifth semester of study, B.S. in Sport Management and Business Administration to M.S. in Sport Management students must have obtained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA to begin graduate coursework. Students not meeting and maintaining the cumulative program GPA requirement will not be allowed to begin or continue with graduate coursework. Students will have their major changed from B.S. to M.S. to only the B.S. degree program for degree completion.
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of the course and credit hour requirements;
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate-level courses, no “D” or “F” grades, and no more than six credits with a grade of “C”; and
- Successful completion of the internship and the internship project (internship track); or successful completion of the thesis (thesis track).
Bachelor of Science to Master of Science (150 credits)
University Distribution – Including Corequisites (45 credits)
Required Courses
| MAT-108 | PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| MAT-152 | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 3 |
| ECO-201 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECO-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| PHI-292 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 3 |
| ART-205 | GRAPHIC DESIGN FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
ART-205: Strongly recommended but not required
Note: Corequisites must be completed with a grade of C
Business Core (30 credits)
| ACC-201 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| ACC-202 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
| BUS-239 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3 |
| BUS-315 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| MGT-305 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MGT-325 | BUSINESS PROCESSES AND SUPPLY CHAIN MGT | 3 |
| MKT-306 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| BUS-311 | APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| FIN-319 | MANAGERIAL FINANCE | 3 |
| MGT-352 | HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Sport Management Core Requirements (30 credits)
General Electives – Including Corequisite (15 credits)
| CS-180 | INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL LITERACY | 3 |
| ORI-100 | FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE SEMINAR | 1 |
Note: It is strongly recommended that all new first-time college students (freshmen with no college credits) in the School of Business take ORI-100 in their first semester. ORI-100 can be taken as a CR/NC course or for a letter grade. Students not taking ORI-100 must complete a one credit general elective instead.
Sport Management Graduate Requirement (36 credits)
Sport Management Core
Choose one of the following options
Internship (18 credits)
| SMB-679 | INTERNSHIP/PROJECT | 6 |
| - | SMB, MBA, SES electives from approved list | 12 |
Or
Thesis (18 credits)
| SMB-689 | THESIS I | 3 |
| SMB-690 | THESIS II | 3 |
| - | | |
| SES-624 | ADV STATS FOR SPRT & EX SCS | 3 |
| - | Or | |
| SES-630 | QUAL RES SPRT & EXC SCIENCES | 3 |
| - | | |
| - | SMB, MBA, SES electives from approved list | 9 |
Course Electives