Criteria for admission to the Sport Management Major:

1. Completion of KSS 1500 and KSS 2440 (or equivalent) with a grade of C or better.

General education requirements plus:

Semester Hours required for the Major: 65-68

Core Requirements:

• KSS Aquatics course. Credits: 1 
• 2 hours Coaching courses

• KSS 1500 - Kinesiology and Sports Studies as a Profession. Credits: 2
• KSS 2440 - Structural Kinesiology. Credits: 3
• KSS 2761 - Introduction to Sport Management. Credits: 3
• KSS 2850 - Fitness for Life. Credits: 3
• KSS 3900 - Technology in Kinesiology and Sports Studies. Credits: 3
• KSS 4274 - Pre-Internship and Career Development in Kinesiology & Sports Studies. Credits: 1
• KSS 4275 - Internship. Credits: 3-9

• (Register for a minimum of 6 credits)

• KSS 4326 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport. Credits: 3
• KSS 4327 - Ethics in Sports. Credits: 3
• KSS 4328 - Governance in Sport. Credits: 3
• KSS 4760 - Sport Law. Credits: 3
• KSS 4764 - Sport Management Principles. Credits: 3
• KSS 4765 - Marketing in Sport. Credits: 3

One technique/theory course:

• KSS 2101 - Technique and Theory of Badminton, Tennis and Pickleball. Credits: 2
• KSS 2102 - Technique and Theory of Golf, Bowling, and Disc Golf. Credits: 2
• KSS 2360 - Technique and Theory of Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee and Lacrosse. Credits: 2

Business Administration Minor (21 hours)

Footnotes:

A grade of C or better is required in BUS 3010, BUS 3100, and all Kinesiology and Sports Studies courses counting toward the major.

Aquatics Proficiency: If you pass the aquatics proficiency exam, you must then take an additional KSS activity course.

(Major GPA based on all Kinesiology and Sports Studies courses taken at EIU)