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Four Year Plan

Suggested Four-Year Course Plan | B.S. Sport Management

First-Year

Course 

Fall Semester

Credits

COR 101

 Cortland Experience (Freshmen )

 3

SPM 175

Intro to Sport Management

1

CPN 100

Writing Studies I (GE - Writing)

3

COM 100

Human Communication (GE - Humanities)

3

GE

GE Course

3

GE

GE Course

3

Total credits for fall semester: 16

 Course

Spring Semester

Credits

SPM 100 or CAP 100

 Intro to Computer Applications

 3

ECO 111

Principles of Microeconomics

3

CPN 101

Writing Studies II (GE - Writing)

3

GE

GE Course

3

GE

GE Course

3

Total credits for spring semester: 15 

Sophomore Year

Course

Fall Semester

Credits

COM 210 or
COM 300

Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication

3

MGT 250

Principles of Management

3

SPM 255

Sport Event Management

2

SPM 259

Event Practicum

3

STATS

MAT 201, COM 230, ECO 221, EXS 201, or PSY 201 (GE - Mathematics)

3

Total credits for fall semester: 14

Course

Spring Semester

Credits

SPM PE

SPM Professional Elective 

3

MGT 253

Principles of Marketing

3

MGT 254

Financial Accounting

3

GE

GE Course

3

GE

GE - Natural Sciences

4

Total credits for spring semester: 16

Optional: Declare minor or concentration within sport management

Junior Year

Course

Fall Semester

Credits

Free

Concentration or Free Elective

3

GE/Free*

GE Course if still needed

3

SPM 310

Ethical Issues in Sport

3

SPM 330

Sport Media Management

3

SPM 360

Sport Marketing

3

Total credits for fall semester: 15

Course

Spring Semester

Credits

SPM 335

Info Tech in Sport

3

SPM 373

Sport Law

3

SPM PE

SPM Professional Elective #2 (must be above 300 level)

3

FREE

Concentration or Free Elective

3

GE/FREE*

GE Course if still needed

3

Total credits for spring semester: 15

Senior Year

Course

Fall Semester

Credits

FREE

Concentration or Free Elective

3

FREE

Concentration or Free Elective

3

SPM 370

Pre-Internship Seminar

1

SPM 452 or ECO 366

Sport Business, Finance, & Politics or Sport Economics

3

SPM 466

Strategic Management of Sport Orgs.

3

ECO or MGT 300+

Economics/Management Elective (must be above 300 level)

3

Total credits for fall semester: 16

Course

Spring Semester

Credits

SPM 470

Internship in Sport Management

12

SPM 475

Internship Seminar

3

Total credits for spring semester: 15

Total Minimum credits: 121

*The World Language and US History and Civic Engagement GE may be fulfilled by NYS HS Regents score.