Sports Management Four-Year Academic Plan
120 credit hours are required for the Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management. The Sports Management major is an interdisciplinary program that includes coursework in business, biology, psychology, and physical education. The program concludes with a career-oriented internship and capstone in Sports Management. Students should use academic planning to schedule and track their degree progress. Detailed course information can be found in the academic catalog.
See the suggested four-year academic plan for the Sports Management (courses required in the major are in bold) below.
Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 101: Composition I | 3 |
| EXSC 130: Intro to Exercise Science | 3 |
| MATH 135: Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| BUSP 101: Business Matters | 3 |
| TS 100: Transitions | 1 |
| EXSC 112: Health and Fitness | 3 |
| Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| PHIL 140/150 (T): The Examined Life | 3 |
| PSYCH 101: Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| ACCT 210: Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ENGL 102: Composition II | 3 |
| Semester 3 | Credit Hours |
| CHEM 102: What's in Your Food? | 3 |
| ECON 202: Microeconomics | 3 |
| EXSC 203: Nutrition for Sport | 3 |
| BIOL: Human Biology BIOLB: Human Biology Lab |
3 1 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 4 | Credit Hours |
| GE Diversity Studies | 3 |
| EXSC 210: Motor Behavior | 3 |
| GE Humanities (Lit/Art/Music) | 4 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Religious Studies Course | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credit Hours |
| MGMT 370: Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| GE Global Studies Course | 3 |
| MKTG 300: Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| EXSC 275 Exercise Physiology for Sport | 3 |
| EXSCL 275 Exercise Physiology for Sport Lab | 1 |
| Semester 6 | Credit Hours |
| MGMT 364: Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EXSC 319: Biomechanics | 3 |
| SMGT Elective | 3 |
| GE History Course | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credit Hours |
| SMGT 391: SMGT Senior Seminar | 3 |
| GE Humanities: Rel St/Phil | 3 |
| SMGT 320: Sports Program Administration | 3 |
| GE Digital Literacy | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 8 | Credit Hours |
| SMGT 381: Sports Management Internship | 3 |
| EXSC 335: Sports Psychology | 3 |
| GE Writing Intensive | 3 |
| SMGT Elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |