2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
Requirements
Students in the sport management program at Grand Valley must follow all general education requirements as defined in the Grand Valley State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.
Note: To fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences Foundations requirements it is recommended students select from the following courses: DS 201, HPE 207, SOC 101 or WGS 101. To fulfill the Life Sciences with lab requirement it is recommended students select from the following courses: BIO 101, BIO 107, BIO 109, BIO 120 or CMB 140, CMB 150. To fulfill the Issues requirement it is recommended that students select ECO 330 and DS 350.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
Requires 63 to 66 credits, including:
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- HTM 375 - Hospitality and Tourism Research (3 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits)
- MKT 300 - Fundamentals of Marketing for Nonbusiness Majors (3 credits)
- SPM 201 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 202 - Social Cultural Dimensions of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 225 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPM 226 - New Media and Technology in Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 326 - Governance and Legal Aspects of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 327 - Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 356 - Current Topics in Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPM 376 - Sport Facility and Event Management (3 credits)
- SPM 390 - Practicum in Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPM 426 - Revenue Generation in Sports (3 credits)
- SPM 427 - Sports Budgeting and Finance (3 credits)
- SPM 490 - Internship in Sport Management (6 or 9 credits)
- SPM 495 - Administration in Sport Management (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- STA 345 - Statistics in Sports (3 credits)
Program Elective Courses
Requires nine credits. Choose three of the following sport management program elective courses:
- CAP 105 - Technology in Public Relations and Advertising (3 credits)
- CAP 305 - Sports Promotion (3 credits)
- DS 350 - Social Media in Culture (3 credits can be selected for Issues to pair with ECO 330)
- ECO 330/SPM 330- Sport Economics (3 credits can be selected for Issues to pair with DS 350)
- HST 322 - American Identity and Sports (3 credits)
- HTM 117 - Customer Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry (1 credit)
- HTM 273 - Hospitality and Tourism Financial Decision-making (3 credits)
- HTM 340 - Event Sustainability (3 credits)
- HTM 343 - Human Resource Management (4 credits)
- JBM 240 - Sports Media (3 credits)
- MOV 345 - Disability, Sport and Physical Activity (3 credits)
- PNH 335 - Grant Writing (3 credits)
- PNH 360 - Voluntarism and the Nonprofit Sector (3 credits)
- SPM 280 and or SPM 380 - Special Topics in Sport Management (1 to 3 credits)
- SPM 355 - Contemporary Concepts of Coaching (3 credits)
- WRT 381 - Writing and Sports (3 credits)
Note: Additional courses may be substituted to satisfy program electives with faculty advisor approval, Program elective credit is not also granted for any class used to satisfy a sport management major requirement.
Suggested Order of Coursework
Prerequisite Notes
- WRT 150 or both WRT 120 and WRT 130 must be completed before any SWS and SPA 495
- BUS 201 must be completed before SPM 326 and SPM 427
- MTH 108 and MTH 109, or MTH 110, or fulfillment of MTH 110 through Math Placement. must be completed before STA 215
- STA 215 must be completed before STA 345 and HTM 375
- MKT 300 must be completed before SPM 426
- SPM 202 and SPM 225 must be completed before SPM 356
- SPM 356, SPM 376, and proof of current First Aid Certification must be completed before SPM 390 and SPM 490
- SPM 390 must be completed before SPM 490
- SPM 490 and SPM 495 are to be taken concurrently during the final semester
Year One
- SPM 201 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 225 - Introduction to Sport Management (3 credits)
- MTH 108 and MTH 109, or MTH 110, or fulfillment of MTH 110 through Math Placement.
- Foundation - Writing
- General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences Foundations course (3 credits)
- General education - Historical Analysis (3 credits)
- General education - Philosophy and Literature (3 credits)
- General education - Arts (3 Credits)
- Elective
Year Two
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- HTM 375 - Hospitality and Tourism Research (3 credits)
- SPM 202 - Social Cultural Dimensions of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 226 - New Media and Technology in Sport (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- SPM 356 - Current Topics in Sport Management (3 credits)
- SPM 376 - Sport Facility and Event Management (3 credits)
- General Education - Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
- General education - Physical Sciences (3 credits)
Year Three
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits)
- SPM 326 - Governance and Legal Aspects of Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 327 - Global Perspectives in Sport (3 credits)
- SPM 376 - Sport Facility and Event Management (3 credits)
- SPM 390 - Practicum in Sport Management (3 credits)
- STA 345 - Statistics in Sports (3 credits)
- General Education - Life Sciences with lab (4 credits)
- General Education - U.S. Diversity (3 credits)
- General Education - Global Perspectives (3 credits)
- Issues General Education - DS 350 (3 credits)
Year Four
Fall Semester:
- Issues General Education - ECO 330 - Sports Economics (3 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits)
- SPM 426 - Revenue Generation in Sports (3 credits)
- Program Electives (6 credits)
Winter Semester:
- SPM 427 - Sports Budgeting and Finance (3 credits)
- SPM 490 - Internship in Sport Management (6 or 9 credits)
- SPM 495 - Administration in Sport Management (3 credits)