Sport Management, BS (MBU Online)

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CIP Code: 31.0504

Students wishing to be admitted into the Sport Management major will be allowed to present a written request for acceptance to the Associate Dean of the School of Management & Marketing after at least one full semester of study at MBU if the cumulative 2.5 GPA requirement has been met.

General Education Requirements (MBU Online)

Bachelor of Science (MBU Online)

Sport Management Major Requirements

Required Courses

PHED 413/513 - Sport Facility Management Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 113 - Introduction to Sport Management Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 223 - Sport Management Practicum Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 253 - Tournament and Event Management Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 263 - Communication in Sport Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 323 - Governance and Leadership in Sport Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 333 - Sport Sociology Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 373 - Sport Marketing Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 423/523 - Sport Law Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 433 - Sport Psychology Semester Hours: Three
OR
EXSC 403/503 - Exercise Psychology Semester Hours: Three
SMGT 463/563 - Sport Finance Semester Hours: Three ¹
SMGT 476 - Sport Management Internship Semester Hours: Six *
SMGT 483 - Senior Seminar Semester Hours: Three

Total: 42 Hours

¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
*Qualifying students may spend the equivalent of full-time employment (400 hours) in an appropriate agency for six elective internship credit hours. Prerequisites: 90 hours of accumulated course credit, a minimum of 24 hours of course credit completed in the major, 3.0 GPA in the major, and the internship coordinator’s permission.

Business Administration Minor

Required Accounting Courses

ACCT 213 - Principles of Financial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 223 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Required Business Courses

BCIS 403/503 - Management Applications of Information Technology Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 353 - Communication Strategies in Business Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Required Management Course

MGMT 303 - Management Concepts and Practices Semester Hours: Three
OR
MGPS 403/503 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Required Marketing Course

MRKT 313 - Introduction to Marketing Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Total: 18 Hours

Total: 60 Hours

Note(s)

At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University
A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor
If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.

Requirements for degree conferral:

At least 24 of the last 32 hours taken at Missouri Baptist University
Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (those seeking certification must achieve a GPA of 2.75)
At least 42 hours of Upper Division (54 for a dual degree)
At least 120 total credit hours (144 for a dual degree)

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Sport Management, BS (MBU Online)

Sport Management Major Requirements

Required Courses

Total: 42 Hours

Business Administration Minor

Required Accounting Courses

Total: 6 Hours

Required Business Courses

Total: 6 Hours

Required Management Course

Total: 3 Hours

Required Marketing Course

Total: 3 Hours

Total: 18 Hours

Total: 60 Hours

Note(s)