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Bachelor of Science – Sport Management Studies with a concentration in Wellness and Fitness – 120 credits

The Sport Management Studies program has three distinctive tracks: 1) Sport Management, 2) Professional Golf Management, and 3) Wellness and Fitness.

The Sport Management Studies program is open to any student who has been admitted to California University of Pennsylvania.

Once a student matriculates in the Sport Management Studies program, the student must maintain the following:

  • Students beginning in the fall 2008 semester must have a minimum of 2.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA)

  • A student earning a D in a SPT major course must repeat this class. Students who begin in fall 2004 through spring 2008 must have a minimum of 2.25 cumulative GPA.  A student earning a D in a SPT major course must repeat this class

The course sequence is designed so that it does not overwhelm our busy students. In most semesters, students will not be required to take more than two courses at once (six credits each term), allowing students to focus time and energy on successful completion of each course. Fall and Spring semesters include two eight week terms each. The summer includes two five week terms or one ten week term.

Students pursuing the program will be prepared to sit for a certification in personal training offered by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). This undergraduate program was created based on Cal U's extremely successful online graduate programs in Wellness and Fitness, Performance Enhancement, Rehabilitation Science, and Sport Psychology.

Enrollment is limited, so if you are interested in the program, please e-mail us immediately atbsfitness@calu.edu and specify that you are interested in the Bachelor of Science in Sport Management: Wellness and Fitness track. For detailed explanation of the cohort format and the sequencing of courses, please click on the course sequence links above.

Transfer credits are accepted, so students who have previous college coursework will be able to apply appropriate credits toward their Cal U degree. For students who do not have any college credits, all 120 credits of the program will be available in a 100 percent online format via the Internet (in some instances, a few courses may be taken outside of Cal U at an institution with whom we have an articulation agreement to fulfill some credits).

The following sequence is one of three potential sequences for this program. The program has different matriculation dates necessitating this need. Visit our website at http://www.calu.edu/academics/online-programs/wellness-fitness to determine which sequence best fits your situation.

Year One


Fall Semester - Year One
Credits

FIT 100 Introduction to Fitness

3 crs.

HSC 110 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4 crs.

SPT 100 Introduction to Sport Management

3 crs.

SPT 300 Psychology of Sport

3 crs.

Spring Semester - Year One
13 Credits

ATE 340 Sports Nutrition

3 crs.

HSC 120 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4 crs.

HSC 115 Current Health Issues

3 crs.

SPT 305 Ethics in Sport3 crs.


Summer Session - Year One12-18 Credits
General Education and/or elective credit12-18 crs.

Year Two

Fall Semester - Year Two
12 Credits

HSC 275 Functional Kinesiology

3 crs.

FIT 300 Business Aspects of Fitness

3 crs.

SPT 310 Sport Marketing3 crs.
SPT 400 Legal Aspects of Sport3 crs.


Spring Semester - Year Two
12 Credits

FIT 325 Integrated Personal Fitness Training

3 crs.

HSC 325 Physiology of Exercise

3 crs.

SPT 415 Sport Finance

3 crs.

FIT 335 Integrated Personal Fitness Program Design

3 crs.

Summer Session - Year Two12-18 Credits
General Education and/or elective credit12-18 crs.

Year Three


Fall Semester I - Year Three
Credits

FIT 405 Wellness Seminar I

3 crs.

FIT 425 Evaluation Research in Wellness and Fitness

3 crs.

FIT 430 Applications of Research in Wellness and Fitness

3 crs.

SPT 420 Economics of Sport

3 crs.


Spring Semester - Year Three
Credits

FIT 410 Wellness Seminar II

3 crs.

FIT 420 Trends and Issues in Fitness

3 crs.

FIT 350 Fitness for Special Populations

3 crs.

General Education and / or elective credit

3 crs.



Year Three (Continued)

Summer Session - Year Three
Credits
 General Education and/or Elective Credit
 12-18 Crs.

Fall Semester II - Year Three
 Credits
 General Education and/or Elective Credit
12-18 Crs.