Brandon Harrison, Program Coordinator
Email address: h[email protected]
The growing emphasis on athletics, coupled with the increasing amount of leisure time
the public now enjoys, has made the world of sports one of the fastest-growing segments
of American business. The sports industry requires a great variety of people with
expertise in business. The goal of this program is to prepare you — using both hands-on
and theory-based training — for a career in the areas of administration, marketing,
sales, fund development, finance, event promotion and management, communication, and
facility management.
Employment and continuing education rate of 100 percent – 100 percent are employed.
Business Administration (BBA)
Business Administration (AS)
Financial Planning (BBA)
Marketing
Required: Algebra, Geometry
Recommended: Algebra 2
Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.
A tier 1 laptop computer is required for students entering this degree program. Laptop specifications are available at www.alfredstate.edu/required-laptops.
TYPICAL EIGHT-SEMESTER PROGRAM
First
| CISY | xxx3 | Computer Elective | 3 |
| COMP | 1503 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| SPMG | 1123 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | Math Elective | 3 |
| ACCT | 1124 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| 16 |
Second
| BUAD | 2033 | Business Communication | 3 |
| SPMG | 2003 | Sport in Society | 3 |
| MKTG | 2073 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| GLST | 2113 | Global Perspectives:Spcl Topic | 3 |
| ACCT | 2224 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| 16 |
Third
| BUAD | 3153 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| BUAD | 3043 | Business Law I | 3 |
| SPMG | 3001 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| ECON | 1013 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| SPCH | xxx3 | Effective Speaking or Equivalent | 3 |
| OR | |||
| SPCH | 1083 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| LITR | xxx3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
| 16 |
Fourth
| ECON | 2023 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| SPMG | 4123 | Sport Facility Management | 3 |
| SPMG | 4001 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed. Natural Science Elective | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed./LAS Elective | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed/LAS Elective | 3 |
| 16 |
Fifth
| COMP | 5703 | Technical Writing II | 3 |
| SPMG | 6003 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SPMG | 5003 | Sport Business and Finance | 3 |
| SPMG | 5013 | Sport Communication | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Open Elective - Upper | 3 |
| 15 |
Sixth
| SPMG | 6033 | Sponsorship | 3 |
| SPMG | 6013 | Licensing and Endorsements | 3 |
| SPMG | 6023 | Event Promotion and Sales | 3 |
| SPMG | 6043 | Sport Law | 3 |
| MKTG | 1063 | Principles of Sales | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| 18 |
Seventh
| SPMG | 7001 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 |
| SPMG | 7023 | Strategc Mgmt in Sport Organtn | 3 |
| SPMG | 7013 | Sport Management Capstone | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Open Elective | 3 |
| 13 |
Eighth
| SPMG | 8112 | Internship | 12 |
| 12 |
Be advised that a prior felony conviction may impede a student's ability to participate in an internship and complete the program.
All students are required to complete an end-of-program exam. This exam will be taken in the capstone course for the student’s specific program in SPMG 7013 Sport Management Capstone. The end-of-program exam will also be considered an assignment in the capstone course. The benefit of taking the end-of-program exam is to test the student’s knowledge at the time of graduation. Students may include the progress from the end-of-program exams on their resume. Taking the end-of-program exam will have some fees, which are currently $45 per exam. Exams will be taken once and they will impact the student’s capstone course grade by 5%. Please refer to the syllabi for the relevant capstone course to know the grading scale for the end-of-program exam.
The end-of-program exams are required, not optional.
Information on how to take the exams will be given in the course prior to the end-of-program exam.
How should I prepare for the assessment exam?
The comprehensive end-of-program exam covers topics taught throughout the degree program, which are aligned to the topics required for accreditation. The preparation for the exam comes from your educational experience with the school, specifically through the required courses for your degree. The exam assesses the foundational knowledge areas for your discipline.
Learn about specific knowledge areas tested (pdf).
2017-18 Summary (pdf)
