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Nov 04, 2025
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2025-2026 Catalog
Professional Studies AS - Sports Management Option
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Code: AS.PS.SPORTS.MGMT
The option in Sports Management is designed for students seeking a career in the sports field and who have not yet decided on an area of concentration or expertise in that field. This option provides a platform for transfer to four year institutions for further study.
The Sports Management option provides a combination of business, liberal arts and sports management courses, which include contemporary and current information and communication skills necessary in today’s sports industry.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Identify the local, domestic and international aspects and trends in sports management.
- Incorporate relevant business practices, information technology and management skills and apply them to sports management.
- Apply the necessary communication skills required to be a successful Sports Administrator and Manager.
- Define, describe and explain basic sports management principles that can apply to the field of sport.
CAREER PATHWAYS
| Athlete Representative |
Professional Sports Scout |
Sports Marketing Specialist |
| Director: Athletics, Corporate Fitness |
University Athletics Administrator |
Professional Team General Manager |
| Athletic Trainer |
Health Club Owner/Operator |
Collegiate Sport Marketer |
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Recommended Semester Sequence
Third Semester
- Natural Science Elective 4 Credit(s)
- Social Science Elective 3 Credit(s)
- Mathematics: One 4-cr Mathematics OR [One 3-cr Math AND One 1-cr INF] 4 Credit(s)
- Humanities Electives 6 Credit(s)
General Education Requirements
Humanities Electives *
Two general education courses selected from the following fields, with no more than one course in any one field: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN). Social Science Elective *
One general education course selected from the following fields: Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT). Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Mathematics Elective - Recommended: MAT-150 3 Credit(s)
- Technology - Recommended: INF-102 1 Credit(s)
Natural Science Electives
Recommended: Total Credit Hours: 60
Specific Program Notes Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order. Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details. *General Education Elective(s) . **Recommended Free Elective: IST-123 |
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