Program Overview
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Contact: Alan Morse, Ph.D., Program Coordinator
Location: Butler-Hancock Hall 261A
Telephone: 970.351.1722
Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/sport-exercise-science/
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Required Minor Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Sports Administration is an applied field with diverse content areas and administrative populations. This major enables students to combine sport specific content and administrative practices in preparation for the continually changing world of sport administration. Students who select this concentration are not eligible for teacher licensure in Sport and Exercise Science (120 credit hours).
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- Prior to registering for SES 492, students must complete all SES prefix courses with a GPA of 2.7 or better and have consent of the Internship Director. In addition, the SES Internship Request Form must be submitted two weeks before the start of Final Exam week of the PRIOR SEMESTER. This request requires students to secure an internship experience and provide details of the internship site and supervisor.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the 49 required major credits.
Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
BA 205 (3) is recommended to fulfill Intermediate Writing Course requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
BA 150 (3) is recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirement and ECON 203 (3) is recommended to fulfill Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement and these courses will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 49 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| BA 150 | Foundations of Business ThoughtLAA3LAMS | 3 |
| BA 205 | Business CommunicationsLAW2 | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of MacroeconomicsLAB1 | 3 |
| SES 270 | Introduction to Sport Administration | 3 |
| SES 300 | Management of Sport Organizations | 3 |
| SES 370 | Sport Finance | 3 |
| SES 390 | Pre-Internship Seminar in Sport Administration | 1 |
| SES 461 | Sport Governance & Law | 3 |
| SES 478 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| SES 492 | Internship in Sport and Exercise Science | 6-12 |
Required Elective Credits (choose 12 credits from the following courses)
| BACS 200 | Web Design and Development for Small Business | 3 |
| BAMK 371 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
| BAMK 478 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| COMM 331 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 343 | The Art of Persuasion | 3 |
| ECON 310 | Economics of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ECON 315 | Labor Economics | 3 |
| JMS 100 | Introduction to Journalism and Media Studies | 3 |
| SES 160 | History of Sport in the United States | 3 |
| SES 333 | Psychology of Exercise and Physical Activity | 3 |
| SES 375 | Event and Facility Management | 3 |
| SES 436 | Social Influences on Sport and Exercise Behavior | 3 |
| SES 445 | International Perspectives of Sport | 3 |
| SES 450 | Sport Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| SES 451 | Sport Sales | 3 |
| SES 452 | Sport in Film | 3 |
3. Required Minor - Business Administration — 21 credits
See
Business Administration minor requirements
4. University-Wide Elective Credits — 19 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 19 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.
Four Year Plan
This four year plan is a recommended schedule to complete this bachelor's degree in 4 years. Courses are subject to availability. Students must consult with their major advisor to receive information on any additional graduation requirements and course sequence guidance.
Year 1 – 31 credits
Fall Semester
| ENG 122 | College CompositionLAW1 | 3 |
| | or | |
| BA 205 | Business CommunicationsLAW2 | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | LAC Arts and Humanities, History, or Social and Behavioral SciencesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4LAB1LAB2LAB3LAH1 | 3 |
| | LAC MathematicsLAX1 | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Major Elective: SES 160 is recommended.
LAC Mathematics: MATH 124 is recommended.
LAC Requirement: Choose U.S. Multicultural Studies (MS) or International Studies (IS) course.
Spring Semester
| BA 150 | Foundations of Business ThoughtLAA3LAMS | 3 |
| BA 205 | Business CommunicationsLAW2 | 3 |
| | or | |
| | LAC Advanced WritingLAW3 | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | LAC Natural and Physical Sciences with LabLAS1LASL | 4 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Year 2 – 30 credits
Fall Semester
| BACS 101 | Business Computing | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of MacroeconomicsLAB1 | 3 |
| SES 270 | Introduction to Sport Administration | 3 |
| | LAC HistoryLAH1 | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
BACS 101: Fulfills Business Administration minor.
Spring Semester
| BAAC 301 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 205 | Principles of MicroeconomicsLAB1 | 3 |
| SES 300 | Management of Sport Organizations | 3 |
| | LAC Arts and HumanitiesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4 | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
BAAC 301 and ECON 205: Fulfills Business Administration minor.
LAC Arts and Humanities: Choose U.S. Multicultural Studies (MS) or International Studies (IS) course.
Year 3 – 31 credits
Fall Semester
| BACS 300 | Information Systems | 3 |
| BAFN 302 | Essentials of Business Finance | 3 |
| BAMK 360 | Marketing | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | LAC Natural and Physical Sciences without LabLAS1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| BAMG 350 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| SES 370 | Sport Finance | 3 |
| SES 390 | Pre-Internship Seminar in Sport Administration | 1 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
BAMG 350: Fulfills Business Administration minor.
Major Elective: SES 450 is recommended.
Year 4 – 30 credits
Fall Semester
| SES 478 | Sport Marketing | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Major Elective: SES 451 is recommended.
Spring Semester
| SES 461 | Sport Governance & Law | 3 |
| SES 492 | Internship in Sport and Exercise Science | 6-12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |