Sport Management
Combined Degree Programs
The combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Science allows qualified students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management with 12 credit hours of graduate coursework counting toward both degrees. The two degrees may be earned with a minimum of 138 credit hours for the thesis option (instead of the 150 required if the degree were pursued separately) and 145 credit hours for the non-thesis option (instead of the 157 credit hours if the degrees were pursued separately). Therefore, both degrees can be attained within a five year period, rather than the usual six years.
Students should apply to the combined degree program before the completion of the first semester of their Junior year. Interested students should contact an academic advisor during their freshman or sophomore year to ensure their eligibility.
Combined Degree Admission Requirements: (please note that admission is highly competitive and meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.)
• Overall GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Universal Tracking GPA of 3.0 or higher
Completion of the following courses with a B or better on the first attempt:*
SPM 2000c Introduction to Sport Management
MAN 3025 Principles of Management
EME 2040 Intro to Education Technology
SPM 3206 Ethical Issues in Sport
FIN 3403 Business Finance must make a C or better on 1st attempt
3 credit hours of option specific course
(i.e. LEI 3832, LEI 3836, LEI 3830, etc.)
3 credit hours of cognate course
GRE is required as part of the application*
*Students may apply to the program without the completion of the GRE or grades in the listed courses. These students may be admitted conditionally.
Application Instructions:
Complete the Department Application for Entry into Combined Bachelors/Masters Program and the Combined Bachelors and Masters Degree Request
Meet with an Academic Advisor to ensure eligibility (verification of GPA)
Obtain approval from the Sport Management Program Coordinator
Obtain approval from the Department of TRSM Graduate Coordinator
Submit forms with coordinators signatures to Academic Advisor for final approval
Courses counting toward both degrees:
SPM 5305 Sport Marketing (substitute for SPM 3306)
SPM 6158 Management & Leadership in Sport (substitute for SPM 4154)
SPM 6726 Issues in Sport Law (substituted for SPM 4723)
SPM 6948 Advanced Practicum (substituted for 3 credit sport management elective)
Junior and Senior Year Semester Schedule for Combined Degree Students:
(Assuming the completion of all critical tracking, general education and Gordon Rule)
First Semester of Junior Year:
PET 3251 Sport and Society
FIN 3403 Business Finance
SPM 3206 Ethical Issues in Sport
4 credits sport management elective
(APPLY TO COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM)
Second Semester of Junior Year:
MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing
SPM 4515 Sport & Business Finance
SPM 6106 Managing and Planning Sport Facilities
LEI 3921 Field Experience
3 credits sport management elective
First Semester of Senior Year:
SPM 6158 Management & Leadership in Sport (substitute SPM 4154)
SPM 6726 Issues in Sport Law (substitute for SPM 4723)
SPM 5305 Sport Marketing (substitute for SPM 3306)
SPM 6948 Advanced Practicum in Sport Management (substitute for sport management elective)
3 credits sport management elective
Second Semester of Senior Year:
SPM 4941c Internship in Sport Management
(Graduate with B.S.)
(APPLY FOR GRADUATE ADMISSION*)
*To continue in the Master’s program after graduating with the Bachelor of Science, combined degree students must submit an application for graduate admission to the Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management by the set deadline (during internship semester).