Sport Administration (BS)
Departmental Admission Requirements
Students must complete 45 credit hours or more and earn a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher to apply for the SPAD major, including completion of SPAD 281 and SPAD 284 with a grade of C or better (C-minus will NOT count).
General Education Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | 31 | |
The following course can be taken to fulfill the respective General Education Requirement and a major requirement: | ||
Social and Psychological Dimensions of Physical Activity - SB |
All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program (link provided above). Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.
College/School Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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HSS 181 | First-Year Experience | 1 |
Select two (2) Physical Activity Courses (see list below) | 2 | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Healthy Lifestyles I | ||
Healthy Lifestyles II | ||
Social and Psychological Dimensions of Physical Activity - SB | ||
Minimum Total Hours | 6 |
Program/Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Admission Courses in Sport Administration | ||
SPAD 281 | Principles of Sport Administration | 3 |
SPAD 284 | Sport Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
Core Courses in Sport Administration | ||
SPAD 382 | Strategic Management in Sport | 3 |
SPAD 383 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
SPAD 390 | Sport Governance | 3 |
SPAD 391 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
SPAD 401 | Career Development in Sport Administration | 3 |
SPAD 402 & 402 | Internship in Sport Administration - CUE Internship in Sport Administration - CUE (take course twice) | 6 |
SPAD 404 | Financial Principles in Sport | 3 |
SPAD 445 | Sport Communication | 3 |
SPAD 489 | Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
SPAD 490 | Senior Seminar in Sport Business | 3 |
SPAD Electives | ||
Select three of the following courses: | 9 | |
Digital Development & Technology in Sport | ||
Race and sport in the U.S. - SB, D1 | ||
Sport and Film | ||
Administration of Intramural Activities | ||
Sport Facility Management | ||
Data and Analytics in Sport | ||
Athletics in Higher Education | ||
International Sport | ||
Entrepreneurship in Sport Business | ||
Management of Professional Baseball | ||
Sport Event Planning and Management | ||
Women and Sport | ||
Sport Promotion and Sales | ||
Sport Administration in Nonprofit Organizations | ||
Special Topics in Sport Administration | ||
Sport for Development and Peace | ||
Minimum Total Hours | 48 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Supporting Courses | ||
Electives 1 | 35 |
A minimum of 120 credit hours with an overall GPA of 2.25 is required including a minimum of 50 credit hours at the 300 level.
No grades of D will be accepted in any SPAD or HSS courses used to meet requirements for the major.
1SPAD majors are strongly encouraged to complete a minor. Suggested minors include: Business Administration, Communication, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Equine Business, Exercise Science, Finance and Management.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Culminating Undergraduate Experience (Graduation requirement) | ||
Requirement fulfilled by completing: | ||
Internship in Sport Administration - CUE |
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Consult advisor. Students who satisfy General Education Requirements by courses defined by the program will require additional electives to complete the minimum hours for the degree.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Physical Activity Courses | ||
HSS 101 | Beginning Swimming | 1 |
HSS 102 | Advanced Swimming | 1 |
HSS 103 | Life Saving | 1 |
HSS 104 | Scuba | 1 |
HSS 108 | Water Fitness | 1 |
HSS 109 | Weight Training | 1 |
HSS 110 | Physical Fitness and Conditioning | 1 |
HSS 111 | Aerobic Fitness | 1 |
HSS 112 | Mini-Marathon Training | 1 |
HSS 114 | Fitness Walking | 1 |
HSS 115 | Step Aerobics | 1 |
HSS 116 | Introduction to Yoga | 1 |
HSS 117 | Intermediate Yoga | 1 |
HSS 118 | Beginning Martial Arts | 1 |
HSS 119 | Intermediate Martial Arts | 1 |
HSS 120 | Beginning Racquetball | 1 |
HSS 121 | Billiards and Table Games | 1 |
HSS 122 | Badminton | 1 |
HSS 123 | Tennis | 1 |
HSS 124 | Advanced Tennis | 1 |
HSS 125 | Golf | 1 |
HSS 126 | Tumbling and Apparatus | 1 |
HSS 127 | Beginning Fencing | 1 |
HSS 128 | Pickleball | 1 |
HSS 132 | Canoeing | 1 |
HSS 133 | Backpacking and Hiking | 1 |
HSS 134 | Rappelling | 1 |
HSS 136 | Soccer | 1 |
HSS 137 | Volleyball | 1 |
HSS 138 | Basketball | 1 |
HSS 140 | Softball | 1 |
HSS 144 | Physical Activity for the Older Adult | 1 |
HSS 145 | Activity for the Physically Challenged | 1 |
HSS 150 | Special Topics: Physical Education Activities | 1 |
HSS 160 | Beginning Aerobic Dance | 1 |
HSS 161 | Intermediate Aerobic Dance | 1 |
HSS 162 | Beginning Modern Dance | 1 |
HSS 163 | Intermediate Modern Dance | 1 |
HSS 164 | Beginning Country Western Dance | 1 |
HSS 165 | Ballroom Dance | 1 |
HSS 166 | African Dance | 1 |
HSS 167 | Country Line Dance | 1 |
Flight Plan
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to College Writing - WC | 3 |
HSS 181 | First-Year Experience | 1 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences Lab - SL | 1 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Quantitative Reasoning - QR | 3 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - SB | 3 | |
HSS Activity course (HSS 101-167) | 1 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 102 | Intermediate College Writing - WC | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities US Diversity - AHD1 | 3 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Social & Behavioral Sciences Historical Perspective - SBH | 3 | |
HSS Activity Course (HSS 101-167) | 1 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
SPAD 281 | Principles of Sport Administration | 3 |
SPAD 284 | Sport Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Healthy Lifestyles I | ||
Healthy Lifestyles II | ||
Social and Psychological Dimensions of Physical Activity - SB | ||
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities Global Diversity - AHD2 | 3 | |
General Elective | 1 | |
General Elective | 1 | |
Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
SPAD 382 | Strategic Management in Sport | 3 |
SPAD 383 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
SPAD 391 | Sociology of Sport | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication - OC | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
SPAD 390 | Sport Governance | 3 |
SPAD 445 | Sport Communication | 3 |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPAD 489 | Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
Sport Administration Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
SPAD 401 | Career Development in Sport Administration | 3 |
SPAD 404 | Financial Principles in Sport | 3 |
SPAD 490 | Senior Seminar in Sport Business | 3 |
Sport Administration Elective | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPAD 402 | Internship in Sport Administration - CUE | 3 |
SPAD 402 | Internship in Sport Administration - CUE | 3 |
Sport Administration Elective | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Minimum Total Hours | 120 |
Degree Audit Report
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