Degree Requirements
Program: BA-SPRT-A
I. Core Courses (25)
| SPEX-17100 | First Aid and Adult CPR | 1 |
| SPEX-20200 | Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management | 3 |
| SPEX-20600 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader | 1 |
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| SPEX-20700 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 2: Job Shadowing Practitioner | 1 |
| SPEX-25800 | Sport and Fitness Leadership | 3 |
| SPEX-26000 | History and Sociology of Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| SPEX-36200 | Sport and Fitness Facility Management | 3 |
| SPEX-37000 | Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness | 3 |
| SPEX-41000 | Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| SPEX-47100 | Sport and Exercise Science Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| SPEX-48000 | Sport and Exercise Science Internship | 4 |
II. Required Business Courses (12)
Select two of the following courses:
The addition of two non-required courses (BSAD 37500 Organizational Behavior and BSAD 38000 Supervisory Management) will provide the student with a minor in Business Administration for Non-Business Majors if BSAD 35500 and BSAD 36000 are chosen.
III. Sport Administration and Leadership Courses (22)
A. Required Sport and Exercise Science Courses
| SPEX-28100 | Sport and Fitness Promotion and Sales | 3 |
| SPEX-30200 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 4: Sport Business Work Experience | 1 |
| SPEX-31400 | Sport and Fitness Finance | 3 |
| SPEX-36000 | Sport and Fitness Program Administration | 3 |
| SPEX-37500 | Risk Management for Sport and Fitness | 3 |
B. Select nine credit hours from the following Electives:
| COMM-32600 | Sports Broadcasting | 3 |
| SPEX-20100 | Foundations of Coaching | 3 |
| SPEX-25600 | Sport and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| SPEX-26100 | Women In Sports | 3 |
| SPEX-28000 | Computer Applications in Sport and Fitness | 1 |
| SPEX-30300 | Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 5: Fitness or Sport Business Work Experience | 1 |
| SPEX-31600 | Public Relations for Sport and Fitness Managers | 3 |
| SPEX-32300 | Technology and Innovation in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| SPEX-34300 | Sport and Fitness Performance Enhancement | 3 |
| SPEX-36700 | Ethics and Governance in Sport and Fitness | 3 |
| SPEX-36900 | Data and Analytics in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |
| SPEX-37400 | Revenue Generation for Sport and Fitness Organizations | 3 |
IV. Internship Prerequisites
Students will be allowed to enroll in SPEX 48000 Sport Management Internship when the following conditions have been met:
a. The student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.50 in the following courses:
SPEX 17100 First Aid and Adult CPR (1)
SPEX 20200 Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management
SPEX 25800 Sport and Fitness Leadership
SPEX 36200 Sport and Fitness Facility Management
SPEX 37000 Legal Aspects of Sport and Fitness
MKTG 20000 Principles of Marketing
BSAD 20000 Principles of Management
b. Successful completion of the Internship Proposal Form by the appropriate date:
Fall Internship - August 1
Spring Internship - December 1
Summer Internship - April 1
V. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
| SPEX-41000 | Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Science | 3 |