Pre-Sport Management, A.A. (Western Michigan University)

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Academic Program Code: 637

The Pre-Sport Management program is designed to prepare students to complete an Associates Degree and transfer to complete a 4-year degree in Sport or Recreation Management at Western Michigan University. This program prepares students to pursue leadership/administrative roles in public, non-profit, commercial, and recreational sport organizations or for roles in sport organizations on the interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional and recreational levels.

General Education Courses

Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work from the General Education course list. Course work must be selected as directed in the areas below.

English Composition and Communications

EN 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
EN 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

Select one (1) Humanities General Education Elective from a discipline other than PL.

Humanities General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course
Select one (1) course from the following:
PL 207 - Contemporary Moral Choices Credit Hours: 3
PL 209 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences

PS 110 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
OR
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Natural Sciences

Select two (2) Natural Sciences General Education courses from two (2) different subject areas; one (1) must be a lab.

Nat Sci Lab General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course
Nat Sci Lab/Non Lab General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course

Mathematics

MA 215 - Statistics Credit Hours: 4

General Education Total Credit Hours

30 (minimum)

Program Courses

BA 103 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 4
BA 145 - Computer Applications in Business I Credit Hours: 3
COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
EXS 201 - Introduction to Sport Management Credit Hours: 3
WE 156 - CPR/AED/First Aid for Professional Rescuer Credit Hours: 2
WE 189 - Healthy Living Credit Hours: 2

Program Elective Courses

Select fifteen (15) credits from the following courses.

Students interested in pursuing a Business Minor should select BA 256, BA 270, and BA 282.

Students interested in pursuing a Communications Minor should select two (2) of the following COM courses.

Students interseted in pursuing a Coaching Minor should select BI 121, BI 122, and EXS 185.

EXS 180 - Football Theory Credit Hours: 2
EXS 181 - Baseball Theory Credit Hours: 2
EXS 182 - Basketball Theory Credit Hours: 2
EXS 185 - Sports Officiating Credit Hours: 2
BA 256 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
BA 270 - Marketing Credit Hours: 3
BA 282 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BI 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BI 122 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 235 - Gender and Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 236 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 240 - Family Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 250 - Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
PL 205 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours

College/University Admission Requirments

Students using this agreement must apply and be admitted to Western Michigan University prior to beginning the Sport Management program at Western Michigan University.

Transfer Notes

It is recommended that students meet with an advisor to review the requirements for this articulated program and have any questions about transfer answered prior to completing this degree program at GRCC. Western Michigan University will accept courses taken at GRCC as outlined in the program agreement.

The following courses satisfy Western Michigan University’s 3000 level general education requirement: EN 281, EN 282, PL 206, PL 207, and PL 209.

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards

No specific essential abilities or technical standards are required to complete this program. However, an internship and fieldwork are required in WMU’s four year program and intership hosts are seeking the following skills:

Interpersonal
Communication
Teamwork
Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Ethical Reasoning
Ability to Multitask