Program: Sport and Entertainment Management, BS - Columbia Campus

1. Carolina Core (31-43 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-7 hours)

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

Two approved CC-SCI courses from the natural sciences including one laboratory selected from Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Marine Science or Physics

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

College of HRSM students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by achieving a score of 2 or higher on the foreign language placement test or by completing one foreign language course through 110 or 121.

CC-GFL courses

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours)

any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours)

any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding — AIU (3 hours)

any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (3 hours)

SPCH 140 - Public Communication

Information Literacy* — INF (0-3 hours)

any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (21 hours)

Pre-Professional Division Courses (9 hours)

College-Required Courses (12 hours)

3. Program Requirements (14-26 hours)

Supporting Courses (12 hours)

Pre-Professional Related Coursework (9 hours)

Other Related Coursework (3 hours)

FINA 363 - Introduction to Finance OR FINA 333 - Finance and Markets

Minor (18 hours) optional

Sport and Entertainment Management majors may pursue a minor in any course of study offered by the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management (HRSM) as well as any other University program with an approved minor. College of HRSM required courses may not be counted toward a minor.

Electives (2-14 hours)

The SPTE curriculum includes 2-14 hours of electives, depending on how students fulfill the Carolina Core requirements. Courses used to satisfy the elective requirement, which may include additional SPTE Major Electives, must be approved by the SPTE advisor.

4. Major Requirements (42 hours)

a minimum grade of C is required in all major courses

Major Courses (42 hours)

Pre-Professional Division Major Courses (15 hours)

Note: SPTE 295 is the final course taken in the Pre-Professional Division required hours. Students must achieve the required 2.75 GPA prior to enrolling in SPTE 295.

Professional Division Major Courses (27 hours)

Concentrations (12 hours) optional

Sport and Entertainment Management majors may pursue a concentration in one of three areas: entertainment management, sport management, or venue and event management. The concentration will fulfill the SPTE Electives requirement of the major. Requirements for the concentrations are:

Entertainment Management (12 hours)

Sport Management (12 hours)

Venue and Event Management (12 hours)

B.S. with Distinction (51 hours)

The Departmental Undergraduate Research Track is available to students majoring in sport and entertainment management who wish to participate in significant research activities of the major field in collaboration with, or under the supervision of, a faculty mentor.

Prerequisite

A minimum GPA of 3.50 in major courses, 3.30 institutional GPA.

Requirements

Three courses in addition to the major requirements:

Additional Requirements:

Presentation of the senior thesis in an appropriate venue (SEVT, USC Discovery Day, IAVM research session, NASSM, CSRI).
A written sponsorship agreement from the faculty mentor will be placed on file in the department office.
Students who successfully fulfill these requirements with a GPA of at least 3.50 in all major courses and a 3.30 overall GPA will be awarded their degree “With Distinction in Sport and Entertainment Management” upon graduation.

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