Curriculum

Sports Administration Core

Course	Title	Credits
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting II	3
BUSI 151	Introduction to Business	3
BUSI 202	Principles of Economics (MACRO)	3
BUSI 317	Business Statistics	3
FINA 312	Business Finance	3
MGMT 311	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 420	Organizational Behavior	3
MRKT 321	Principles of Marketing	3
SPAD 101	Orientation to Sports Administration	2
SPAD 297	Practicum/Internship Seminar	1
SPAD 298	Practicum Experience	3
SPAD 301	Sports Marketing	3
SPAD 325	Sports Media	3
SPAD 335	Sports Governance & Ethics	3
SPAD 420	Sport Sponsorship & Sales	3
SPAD 460 or 465	Sports Law I or II	3
SPAD 498	Sport Admin. Internship	3–6
Total		51–54

Courses Required for the Management Concentration

Course	Title	Credits
SPAD 320	Facilities Management	3
SPAD 330	Event Management	3
MGMT 318	Organ. & Operation Small Business	3
Total		9

Courses Required for the Communication Concentration

Course	Title	Credits
COMM 150	Intro to Mass Communications	3
COMM 201	Public Speaking	3
COMM 225	COMM Elective	3
Total		9

Sample Curriculum for Sports Administration Major - Management Track

Freshman Year

FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Title	Credits	Course	Title	Credits
UNIV 101	Orient. to University	3	UNIV 102**	The University Experience	1
NSCI 1xx*	Biology Course	4	HUMN 1xx*	Humanities Course	3
BUSI 151	Intro. to Business	3	BUSI 202	Macroeconomics	3
SPAD 101	Introduction to Sports Admin.	2	MATH 121	College Algebra	3
SPAD 297	Internship Seminar	1	BUSI 215	Computer Software	3
				Elective	3
Total		13	Total		16

* Class in which students complete their writing portfolios and COMM requirements. At the end of the first semester class, students who successfully complete the writing requirement in the course will receive 3 credits for COMM 101. At the end of the second semester class, students who successfully complete the writing requirement in the course will receive 3 credits for COMM 102.

** In this course, students will also complete the 1 credit requirement of Foundational Ethics (UNIV 112) and 3 credits for Foundational Speaking (COMM 103), both of which will appear on their transcript once the class is completed.

Sophomore Year

FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Title	Credits	Course	Title	Credits
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting I	3	ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting II	3
SPAD 325	Sports Info & Media	3	ENGL xxx	Mid-Level Creativity Literature LLO Course	3
MGMT 311	Principles of Management	4		Global Literacy LLO Course	3
SPAD 298	Practicum Experience	1–3	SPAD 320	Facilities Management	3
	Historical Literacy LLO Course	3		Mid-Level Critical Thinking LLO Course	3
Total		13–15	Total		15

Junior Year

FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Title	Credits	Course	Title	Credits
MRKT 321	Principles of Marketing	3	SPAD 335	Sports Governance & Ethics	3
	Mid-Level Creativity Non-Literature LLO Course	3	SPAD 301	Sports Marketing	3
	Physical Science LLO Course	3	BUSI 317	Business Statistics	3
MGMT 318	Org & Operation of Small Business	3	MGMT 420	Organizational Behavior	3
	Elective	3		Elective	3
Total		15	Total		15

Senior Year

FALL SEMESTER			SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Title	Credits	Course	Title	Credits
SPAD 420	Sport Sponsorship & Sales	3	UNIV 459	Senior Capstone	3
SPAD 498	Sports Internship	3-6	SPAD330	Event Management	3
SPAD 460	Sports Law I	3		Elective	3
	Elective	3		Elective	3
Total		12-15	Total		12