+ Sport Management

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Sport management offers these options: athletic training and clinic management, sport information management (sport information emphasis, sport marketing emphasis) and sport organization management (sport enterprise emphasis). Refer to the department for matriculation requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in sport management are expected to:

• Understand the sociocultural aspects of sport and appreciate sport as a medium for integrating gender, ethnic, religious and disabilities interests;
• Apply fundamental concepts of management, marketing, finance and economics to sport organizations;
• Establish a code of professional ethics and apply a personal code of ethics to issues in sport;
• Demonstrate skill in interpersonal and organizational communication and understand the theoretical foundations of mass communication and mass media, both print and electronic;
• Understand the relationships between sport and state/federal legislation, the court system, contract law, tort liability, agency law, antitrust law, constitutional law, and collective bargaining;
• Be familiar with the various agencies that govern sport at the professional, collegiate, high school, and amateur levels and understand how governmental agencies influence the roles of sport governing bodies.

These learning outcomes reflect the requirements of the program approval standards established by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the North American Society for Sport Management (NASPE/NASSM). The standards are published in the Journal of Sport Management, May 1993.

Major—Option I: BGSU Athletic Training/Clinic Management Program ( SMRT Division)
The Athletic Training/Clinic Management major will prepare students to enter the athletic training profession. Athletic Training students in this undergraduate program are educated in all aspects of the professional practice of a certified athletic trainer (ATC). Through a combination of extensive classroom and clinical experiences in athletic training, this undergraduate program provides students the necessary competencies to challenge the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification Examination.

Due to the competitive admission criteria of the athletic training/clinical management program and the guidelines set by the NATA and The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), students must apply separately for admission into the BGSU Athletic Training/Clinic Management Program. Students are considered Pre-professional students as they enroll in the introductory courses and begin their directed observation of the athletic training program. The pre-professional phase is completed in their first three semesters on campus.

Students desiring admission to the Professional Phase of the Athletic Training/Clinic Management Program must meet the following requirements:

1. Completion of all program application forms
2. Completion of SMD 202, Introduction to Athletic Training/Clinic Management, and SMD 310, Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries, with a grade of "B" or better
3. Documentation of a minimum of 250 clinical observation hours
4. Successful completion of Athletic Training Modules during observation hours
5. Minimum overall BGSU GPA of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale
6. Objective evaluations from certified staff include: Evaluation based on professionalism, work ethic, dependability, taping skills and techniques, injury evaluation and treatment progression, record keeping
7. Personal interview with program selection committee upon request. Physical examination for health and the ability to perform athletic training duties is required. Required immunizations for the program include measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria and Hepatitis B. Documentation is required on the health exam of the previous immunizations. Technical standards must be read, understood and signed.
8. First Aid and CPR certification

Retention Policy
After official acceptance into the Athletic Training/Clinic Management Program the athletic training student should make continued progress toward mastery of all competencies. To achieve this mastery, the following guidelines have been instituted:

1. All students must maintain at least an overall grade point average of 2.5.
2. All students must earn a "C" or better in all of the following courses: BIOL 331, 332; KNS 230, 313, 360, 370, 429; SMD 311, 366, 387, 391, 410, 411, 413, 415, and 489.
3. All students must maintain a 2.70 grade point average in their major classes. A grade point average of 2.70 is required by the College to be eligible to begin an internship or SMD 489.
4. All students must progress through the modules and competency matrix at a satisfactory rate. Each module is to be completed in specific semesters and is outlined in the course syllabi.
5. All students must abide by all policies and procedures detailed in the BGSU Athletic Training Handbook.
6. Mock written and oral examinations will be given at the end of each academic year to those students in the professional phase of the Athletic Training/Clinic Management Program. Students will be required to achieve a score of 40% for a Level 2 student, 50% for a Level 3 student and 60% for a Level 4 student.

Graduation Requirements
To complete the Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Athletic Training/Clinic Management, the student must meet the following criteria:

1. A minimum of 2.70 grade point average overall. This is a department requirement that must be met prior to the initiation of an internship. Students who do not achieve this GPA requirement will not be permitted to start an internship, which will require them to stay an additional semester or semesters to improve their GPA.
2. Achieve a minimum of a "C" or higher in all Athletic Training required courses. A grade of a "B" must be earned in SMD 202 and SMD 310.
3. Completion and mastery of all competencies listed in the competency matrix developed by the NATA Educational Council. The Program Director will have final approval on this completion.
4. Completion of the Mock Oral/Practical/Written Examination that will be given in the student's junior and senior years.

Major—Option II: Sport Information Management
Students choose either of two emphases. Students who choose the sport information emphasis usually seek careers as sport journalists, sport information directors in intercollegiate athletic programs or athletic conference offices, or they work in public/community relations with professional teams. Students who select the sport marketing emphasis are preparing for careers such as account executives for professional teams, sales representatives for sporting goods companies or marketing directors in intercollegiate athletic programs, conference offices, governing bodies or in professional sport.

Requirements (90-95 hours)

• CS 100 or MIS 200 (3)
• SMD 201, 305, 306, 375, 387/487, 390, 489, 490 (36-39)

Sport information emphasis (51 hours)

• ACCT 200 or 221 (3)
• JOUR 100, 200, 250, 341, 400, 450 (15)
• Approved JOUR electives (12)
• MGMT 305 or 360 (3)
• MKT 300, 410 (6)
• PEG (2)
• SMD 365 or 366, 421, 425 (9)
• SOC 417 (3)

Sport marketing emphasis (53 hours)

• ACCT 200 or 221 (3)
• JOUR 100, 201, 341 (9)
• MGMT 305 or 360 (3)
• MKT 300, 410 (6)
• Approved MKT electives (9)
• PEG (2)
• SMD 414, 421, 425 (9)
• SOC 417 (3)
• Approved communications electives (9)

Major—Option III: Sport Organization
This option has a strong business component to help students develop skills applicable to management-level positions in organized sport. Examples of such positions are professional sport administrator, corporate administrator of sporting events, tournament director, college/university athletics director, business manager, fund-raising administrator or sport facility manager.

Requirements (92 hours)

• CS 100 or MIS 200 (3)
• SMD 201, 305, 306, 375, 387/487, 390, 489, 490 (36-39)

Sport enterprise emphasis (53 hours)

• ACCT 221, 222 (6)
• BA 310 or MKT 405 (3)
• IPC elective (3)
• JOUR 341 (3)
• MGMT 305 or 360 (3)
• MKT 300 (3)
• PEG 100/200 (2)
• SMD 421, 425 (6)
• SOC 417 (3)
• VCT 203 (3)
• Approved electives (18)