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Sport Administration - B.S.

Kent State University
Kent , United States
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Business Administration | Sports Management | Sports Science
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Business and Administration | Sports
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Program Overview

Sport Administration - B.S.

Overview

The Sport Administration B.S. curriculum blends coursework in sports management, marketing, finance, and law to prepare students for a career in the sports industry. With hands-on experiences through internships and real-world projects, students gain the skills and knowledge to excel in this exciting field.


Contact Information

  • Aaron Mulrooney | |
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Program Delivery

  • Delivery: In person
  • Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

  • Coaches and scouts
    • 11.8% much faster than the average
    • 292,000 number of jobs
    • $36,330 potential earnings
  • Education administrators, all other
    • 8.1% much faster than the average
    • 52,100 number of jobs
    • $87,580 potential earnings
  • Fundraisers
    • 14.3% much faster than the average
    • 100,600 number of jobs
    • $59,610 potential earnings
  • Market research analysts and marketing specialists
    • 17.7% much faster than the average
    • 738,100 number of jobs
    • $65,810 potential earnings
  • Marketing managers
    • 6.7% faster than the average
    • 286,300 number of jobs
    • $142,170 potential earnings
  • Sales and related workers, all other
    • 1.9% slower than the average
    • 142,900 number of jobs
    • $30,550 potential earnings
  • Sales managers
    • 3.5% about as fast as the average
    • 433,800 number of jobs
    • $132,290 potential earnings
  • Miscellaneous entertainers and performers, sports and related workers
    • 4.2% about as fast as the average
    • 33,300 number of jobs
    • $N/A potential earnings
  • Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
    • -1.8% decline
    • 1,189,200 number of jobs
    • $116,350 potential earnings

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents, and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.


  • First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum, and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
  • First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull, and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
  • International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
  • Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
  • Current Kent State and Transfer Students: Active Kent State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
      • BA 24056 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I | 3
      • or BMRT 21004 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I
      • or MATH 10041 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR)
      • SPAD 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORT ADMINISTRATION | 3
      • SPAD 25000 | SPORT IN SOCIETY (DIVD) | 3
      • SPAD 25092 | PRACTICUM I IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 1
      • SPAD 35021 | GOVERNANCE IN SPORT | 3
      • SPAD 35025 | FACILITY MANAGEMENT | 3
      • SPAD 35065 | HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (WIC) | 3
      • or SPAD 45029 | HISTORY AND CURRENT ISSUES IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
      • SPAD 35092 | PRACTICUM II IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 1
      • SPAD 45020 | ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP IN SPORT | 3
      • SPAD 45022 | EVENT PLANNING AND PRODUCTION | 3
      • SPAD 45023 | SPORT MARKETING | 3
      • SPAD 45024 | SPORT IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 3
      • SPAD 45026 | SPORT AND THE MEDIA | 3
      • SPAD 45027 | PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PROMOTION IN SPORT | 3
      • SPAD 45030 | SPORT ENTERPRISE (WIC) | 3
      • SPAD 45032 | SALES MANAGEMENT IN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT | 3
      • SPAD 45091 | SEMINAR FOR INTERNSHIP PREPARATION | 1
      • SPAD 45092 | INTERNSHIP IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 6-12
      • SPAD 46080 | LEGAL ISSUES IN SPORT AND RECREATION | 3
    • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
      • ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3
      • COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3
      • ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3
      • ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3
      • MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3
      • PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3
      • or SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
      • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
      • Kent Core Composition | 6
      • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3
      • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9
      • Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
      • Minor Requirements and General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 23
      • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

Progression Requirements

  • Student must maintain a minimum 2.500 overall GPA and the minimum GPA for their selected minor(s) every semester, until graduation.
  • Students who do not maintain the minimum required GPA will receive a warning and will be required to meet with their faculty and professional advisor to develop a plan of continuation. The plan will include all actions necessary to continue in the current program, the opportunity to declare a different program, a timeline of when actions should occur, and next steps if actions are not followed. Please refer to the Program Progression Requirements policy in the Academic Policies section in the University Catalog.

Graduation Requirements

  • Graduation Requirements Summary
    • Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA
    • 2.500 | 2.500
  • Successful completion of one of the following minors is required for graduation: Business, Data Analytics, Finance, International Business for Non-Business Majors, Management for Non-Business Majors, or Marketing. A minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing. Students should consult their advisor when choosing electives to fulfill minor requirements.

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.


Plan of Study Grid | Semester One | Credits


  • | SPAD 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO SPORT ADMINISTRATION | 3
  • | UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 16
  • Semester Two
  • | COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3
  • | PSYC 11762
  • or SOC 12050 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
  • or INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Three
  • ! | ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3
  • | SPAD 25000 | SPORT IN SOCIETY (DIVD) | 3
  • ! | SPAD 25092 | PRACTICUM I IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 1
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Kent Core Requirement | 3
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 16
  • Semester Four
  • | ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3
  • | ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3
  • ! | MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3
  • | SPAD 35065
  • or SPAD 45029 | HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (WIC)
  • or HISTORY AND CURRENT ISSUES IN COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS | 3
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Five
  • ! | BA 24056
  • or BMRT 21004
  • or MATH 10041 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I
  • or BUSINESS ANALYTICS I
  • or INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR) | 3
  • ! | SPAD 35021 | GOVERNANCE IN SPORT | 3
  • | SPAD 35025 | FACILITY MANAGEMENT | 3
  • | SPAD 45026 | SPORT AND THE MEDIA | 3
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Six
  • ! | SPAD 35092 | PRACTICUM II IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 1
  • | SPAD 45020 | ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP IN SPORT | 3
  • | SPAD 45023 | SPORT MARKETING | 3
  • | SPAD 45032 | SALES MANAGEMENT IN SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT | 3
  • | SPAD 46080 | LEGAL ISSUES IN SPORT AND RECREATION | 3
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 3
  • | Credit Hours | 16
  • Semester Seven
  • | SPAD 45022 | EVENT PLANNING AND PRODUCTION | 3
  • | SPAD 45024 | SPORT IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 3
  • | SPAD 45027 | PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PROMOTION IN SPORT | 3
  • | SPAD 45030 | SPORT ENTERPRISE (WIC) | 3
  • ! | SPAD 45091 | SEMINAR FOR INTERNSHIP PREPARATION | 1
  • | Minor Requirement or General Elective | 2
  • | Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Eight
  • ! | SPAD 45092 | INTERNSHIP IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | 6
  • | Minor Requirements and/or General Electives | 6
  • | Credit Hours | 12
  • | Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.


  • NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.

Bachelor's Requirements Requirement | Credits/Courses


  • Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour
  • Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
  • Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses
  • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
  • Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies
  • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
  • Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours
  • Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course
  • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
  • Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours
  • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.

Kent Core Requirements

Bachelor's Requirements Requirement | Credits/Courses


  • Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6
  • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3
  • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9
  • Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6
  • Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
  • Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6
  • Total Credit Hours: | 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:


  1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge in the areas of promotion and marketing as related to sport.
  2. Effectively and safely implement sporting events and fundraising events.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the policies and organizations that govern sport.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic legal concepts and theory as it applies to sport.
  5. Demonstrate financial knowledge of accounting, economics, and finance as it applies to sport.
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of ethics in sport management.
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of management and organizational skills in sport.
  8. Demonstrate an understanding of behavioral dimensions in sport.

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