Sports Management Major

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The Bachelor of Science in Sports Management is based on an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines a thorough kinesiology education with additional training in management. This combination provides graduates the tools and training to play, organize, and manage programs associated with sports or physical activities of all types and at all levels, and does so while emphasizing biblical principles and a Christian world. Students graduating from this program are highly qualified to lead in careers related to sports, health, and fitness, while also being uniquely qualified as entrepreneurs in these areas.

The Bachelor of Science in Sports Management requires completion of the following 120 credits:
General Education Core (49 credit hours)
Kinesiology Core (51 credit hours)
Management Core (18 credit hours)
General Electives (2 credit hours)

General Education Requirements (49 credit hours)

Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)

Take one course from each of the following three academic disciplines:

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

PHL 202 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Take the following four courses (some courses are cross-listed and only one prefix needs to be taken):

BIB 111 - Old Testament (3) OR
HIS 111 - Old Testament (3)
BIB 114 - New Testament (3) OR
HUM 114 - New Testament (3)
PHL 315 - World Religions and Systems of Belief (3)
THE 201 - Introduction to Theology (3)

Communication (6 credit hours)

COM 103 - Public Speaking (3)
ENG 102 - English Composition (3) OR
ENG 105 - Advanced English Composition (3)

Integrative Studies (3 credit hours)

* Please see the First-Year Integration (FYI) page for specific information about this required course.

INT 101 - First-Year Integration (3)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3) OR
MAT 112 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts (3)

Science (4 credit hours)

Social Sciences (12 credit hours)

Take each of the following four courses:

Kinesiology Core (51 credit hours)

Management Core (18 credit hours)

Graduation Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Sports Management

The faculty recommends students in the B.S. in Sports Management to the Board of Trustees as candidates for graduation when they have completed the following requirements.

Completion of a total of 120 credits, including all general education, electives and Sports Management major program requirements.
A letter grade of D or better and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all CCU coursework, and a GPA of 2.0 or higher for all courses specified for the major.
Completion of 180 hours of ministry/community service and 180 chapel credits. Transfer students are required to complete 45 hours of ministry/community service and 45 chapel credits each year of attendance at CCU. For further details on ministry/community service, see the Life Directions Center (LDC) section of this catalog. For further details on chapel credits, see the Student Life section of this catalog.
Meet the CCU Residency requirements .
Acceptable performance on exit exams, as required by the faculty.
Formal and timely application for graduation by the date specified by the University Registrar.
No outstanding financial obligation to the University.