Business Administration:
Sport Management/
Personal Trainer Concentration

Program Description
The business administration-sport management degree program prepares students for entry-level positions in the sport industry, in careers like personal training, intercollegiate athletics, professional sport teams, facility management, community-based programs, sport marketing and promotion, pool management, and corporate fitness programs. Students are also exposed to the fundamentals of accounting, economics, management, marketing, anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, exercise, sport facility management, and topics in professional, collegiate, and recreational athletics. Throughout the sequence of courses, various exams will be made available to for students to become certified in personal training, pool management, water safety instruction, and CPR and first aid training. 

Degree Requirements
Students must earn an overall 2.0 Q.P.A., along with a minimum cumulative Q.P.A. of 2.0 in all major courses to meet graduation requirements.  A minimum of 60 credits is required for the completion of this associate degree program. All students are required to take the one-credit Freshman Experience course.

In addition to the liberal core curriculum, students are required to complete the following major requirements:

Acct 101 Principles of Accounting I
Bio 240/241 Human Anatomy and
Physiology I/Lab
Econ 105 Macroeconomics
Mgmt 120 Principles of Management
Mktg 162 Principles of Marketing
Mgmt 326 Human Behavior in Organizations
Pta 208 Therapeutic Exercise
Pta 365 Kinesiology
Smkt 102 Introduction to the Sport Industry
Smkt 201 Sport Marketing and Promotion
Smkt 203 Legal Aspects of Sport
Smkt 205 Facility Management
Smkt 302 Event Development and Management
Smgt 111 Sport Management Lab I -
Pool Management
   
Choose one of the following
Smgt 112 Sport Management Lab II -
Aquatic Management
Smgt 113 Sport Management Lab III -
Life Saving Techniques

Note: All students are required to take the one-credit Freshman Experience