Admissions Requirements

For Students in Fall 2019 Catalog and After:

• successfully completed all courses in Area A
• successfully completed Area E course ECON 2106 with grade of C or higher in no more than two attempts
• successfully completed Area F courses KH 2400 with grade of C or higher on first attempt, ACCT 2101 with grade of C or higher in no more than two attempts
• apply as you near completion of these courses
• submission of resume and 500-word grammatically correct essay containing a brief biographical sketch, career goals and statement outlining how BIS Sport Administration will assist in reaching goals (essay format: 1″ margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, name right-justified in header, title centered on first line, references in APA 6th edition format)

For Students in Catalogs From Fall 2016 to Summer 2019

• successfully completed all courses in Area A-E
• successfully completed Area F courses KH 2400 with grade of C or higher on first attempt, ACCT 2101 and ECON 2106 with grade of C or higher in no more than two attempts: apply as you near completion of these courses
• submission of resume and 500-word grammatically correct essay containing a brief biographical sketch, career goals and statement outlining how BIS Sport Administration will assist in reaching goals (essay format: 1″ margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, name right-justified in header, title centered on first line, references in APA 6th edition format)

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Program of Study

Program Degree Requirements

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum (42 hours)
(see section 1410 University Core Curriculum Requirements in the undergraduate catalog)

Students should complete ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics (3) in area E.

Area F. Preparation for the Major (18 hours)

Required (18 hours):

• ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I (3)
• JOUR 1010 Basic News Writing (3)
• KH 2400 Introduction to Sport Management (3)
• KH 2460 Sport and Society (3)
• LT 2010  Computer Skills for the Information Age (3) or CIS 2010 Introduction to Information Systems (3)
• SCOM 1500 Public Speaking (3)

Area G. Area of Concentration: Sport Administration (54 hours)

Students must complete all courses in Area G with a grade of “C” or higher unless otherwise noted.

Required (30):

• KH 3320 Sport Marketing (3)
• KH 3330 Sport Leadership (3)
• KH 4340 Sport Finance (3)
• KH 4370 Sport Law (3)
• KH 4450 Ticket Sales and Operations (3)
• KH 4460 Sponsorship Sales and Activation (3)
• KH 4570/JOUR 4570 Social Media Strategies (3)
• KH 4670 Field Experience in Sport Management-CTW (9)

Choose two of the disciplines below (24)

Hospitality Administration (12)

Required (6):

• HADM 3010 Perspectives in the Hospitality Industry (3)
• HADM 3600 Event Management (3)

Choose Two Courses (6):

• HADM 3750 Hospitality Human Resources Management (3)
• HADM 3760 Hospitality Service Marketing (3)
• HADM 4200 Venue and Facility Management (3)
• HADM 4800 Hospitality Strategic Leadership-CTW (3)
• Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

Journalism and Public Relations (12)
JOUR 1010 is a prerequisite for this discipline.

Required (6):

• JOUR 3010 Advanced Media Writing (3)
• JOUR 3900 Digital Journalism (3)

Choose Two Courses (6):

• JOUR 3500 Public Relations Techniques (3)
• JOUR 4001 Sports Journalism (2) and JOUR 4030 Journalism Practicum (1)
• JOUR 4610 Applied Graphic Communication (3)
• Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

Sport Coaching (12)

Required (6):

• KH 3630 Principles and Philosophy of Coaching (3)
• KH 3635 Special Considerations for Coaching Athletes with Disabilities (3)

Choose Two Courses (6):

• KH 3060 Performance and Analysis in Disability Sport (3)
• KH 3360 Disability, Sport, and Physical Activity (3)
• KH 4200 Analysis of Sport Coaching (3)
• KH 4210 Long Term Athlete Development (3)
• Other courses approved with the permission of the B.I.S. Sport Administration Program Coordinator.

CPR/First Aid/AED for child and adult and the USOC Safe Sport Certificate are required for discipline completion.

Area H: Allied Electives (6)

Students must complete all courses in Area H with a grade of “C” or higher unless otherwise noted.

Students can take courses numbered 1000 or above in Kinesiology and Health (KH), Hospitality Administration (HADM), Journalism and Public Relations (JOUR), Communication (SCOM), Managerial Sciences (MGS), Marketing (MK), International Business (IB), Policy Studies (PMAP), to fulfill allied elective requirement.

Reminder: Students must earn 39 semester hours at Georgia State University in courses numbered 3000 or above with an average grade of at least a C (2.00 GPA).

Total Program: minimum of 120 semester hours