Brandon Harrison, Program Coordinator
Email address: harrisbg@alfredstate.edu
The growing emphasis on athletics, coupled with the increasing amount of leisure time the public now enjoys, has made the world of sports one of the fastest-growing segments of American business. The sports industry requires a great variety of people with expertise in business. The goal of this program is to prepare you — using both hands-on and theory-based training — for a career in many areas of sport management and administration.
Students obtain a holistic and in-depth understanding in many areas, such as principles of facility management, the unique aspects of sports marketing, promotions, finance, sport law, media relations, ticket sales, and sponsorship.
Alfred State sport management graduates may enter directly into the business administration BBA, the interdisciplinary studies BTech, the sport management BBA, or the technology management BBA program.
Students may transfer directly into our four-year sport management program, which results in a BBA degree.
Employment and continuing education rate of 100 percent – 100 percent continued their education.
Business Administration
Sport Management (BBA)
Required: Algebra, Geometry
Recommended: Algebra 2
A tier 1 laptop computer is required for students entering this degree program. Laptop specifications are available at www.alfredstate.edu/required-laptops.
Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at oas@alfredstate.edu or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.
TYPICAL FOUR-SEMESTER PROGRAM
First
| CISY | xxx3 | Info Technology Elective | 3 |
| COMP | 1503 | Writing Studies | 3 |
| SPMG | 1123 | Intro to Sport Management | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed Elective | 3 |
| MKTG | 2073 | ||
| 15 |
Second
| BUAD | 2033 | Business Communication | 3 |
| SPMG | 2003 | Sport in Society | 3 |
| LITR | xxx3 | Gen Ed Literature Elective | 3 |
| GLST | 2113 | Global & Diverse Perspectives | 3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | Gen Ed Math Elective | 3 |
| 15 |
Third
| BUAD | 3153 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| ACCT | 1124 | ||
| ECON | 1013 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BUAD | 3043 | Business Law I | 3 |
| SPMG | 3001 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| SPCH | 1083 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| OR | |||
| SPCH | xxx3 | Effective Speaking Equivalent | 3 |
| 18 |
Fourth
| ECON | 2023 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| SPMG | 4001 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| SPMG | 4123 | Sport Facility Management | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed/Natural Science | 3 |
| XXXX | xxx3 | Gen Ed/LAS Elective | 3 |
| ACCT | 2224 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| 17 |
64 semester hours with a 2.0 cumulative index.
All students are required to complete an end-of-program exam. This exam will be taken in the capstone course for the student’s specific program in SPMG 4123 Sport Facility Management. The end-of-program exam will also be considered an assignment in the capstone course. The benefit of taking the end-of-program exam is to test the student’s knowledge at the time of graduation. Students may include the progress from the end-of-program exams on their resume. Exams will be taken once and they will impact the student’s capstone course grade by 5%. Please refer to the syllabi for the relevant capstone course to know the grading scale for the end-of-program exam.
The end-of-program exams are required, not optional.
Information on how to take the exams will be given in the course prior to the end-of-program exam.
How should I prepare for the assessment exam?
The comprehensive end-of-program exam covers topics taught throughout the degree program, which are aligned to the topics required for accreditation. The preparation for the exam comes from your educational experience with the school, specifically through the required courses for your degree. The exam assesses the foundational knowledge areas for your discipline.
2017-18 Summary (pdf)
