Major in Sport Administration (BA/BS)

75-78 credits

Admission requirements

• Completion of ECON 201; and ENG 104 with a C or better.
• Completion of ACC 201; and SPTA 190 with a C- or better.
• Completion of at least 8 hours of field experience in the sport industry.
• Completion of Ball State University Sport Administration Program application.
• Attain a minimum overall grade-point average of 2.5 at the time of application.

Once admitted into the sport administration major the following guidelines will be used to evaluate each student in order to remain in this program of study. Only students admitted into the program will have access to advanced course work (200-400 level) in the area of sport administration (SPTA prefix).

• Maintenance of an overall grade-point average of 2.5 or higher.
• No grade lower than a C- will be accepted in any course within the sport administration and business core courses.
• Maintenance of an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or higher within the business minor requirement.
• Internship (SPTA 479) enrollment requires senior standing and approval of the coordinator.

Required Courses

ACC 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
BL 260	Principles of Business Law	3
ECON 201	Elementary Microeconomics	3
MGT 300	Managing Behavior in Org	3
MKG 300	Principles of Marketing	3
SPTA 190	Introduction to Sport Admin	3
SPTA 195	Comp Tech App for Sport Admin	3
SPTA 205	Sport History	3
SPTA 290	Revenue Generation in Sport	3
SPTA 300	Sport Law	3
SPTA 303	Sport Marketing	3
SPTA 305	Sport Finance	3
SPTA 345	Sport Communication	3
SPTA 402	Sport Event and Facility Mgt	3
SPTA 448	Sport Governance	3
SPTA 470	Int and Comp Admin of Sport	3
SPTA 479	Sport Admin Internship	12
SPTA 485	Sport Management	3
Total Credit Hours:		63

Students must also complete the additional credits from one of the following minors:

Foundations of Business (12 credits)

Foundations of Management (12 credits)

Marketing (15 credits)

Professional Selling (15 credits)

Total Credit Hours:

12-15

Total Credit Hours: 75-78