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Bachelor of Science – Sport Management Studies: Professional Golf Management Concentration – 124 credits

The Sport Management Studies Program has three distinctive tracks:  Sport Management, Professional Golf Management and  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 into the Sport Management Studies Program, the student must maintain the following:

  • Students beginning in the fall 2008 semester must have a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA);
  • A student earning a D in a SPT major course must repeat this class. Students who began in fall 2004 through spring 2008 must have a minimum of a 2.25 cumulative GPA. A student earning a D in a SPT major course must repeat this class; and
  • Students enrolled before fall 2004 must have a minimum of 2.00 GPA.

The four-and-one-half year Professional Golf Management (PGM) Program is a structured undergraduate educational offering by California University of Pennsylvania. PGM provides students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the golf industry. One of the key components of the Professional Golf Management Program is the internship opportunities which require each student to complete a total of 16 months of internship. The 16 months are achieved through five separate internships which require students to work under a Class A PGA professional at a minimum of three different types of facilities, ranging from public, private, municipal and military golf facilities to organizations such as a PGA section office, an amateur or professional tournament series, or a golf equipment manufacturer. The internships are an invaluable opportunity for students to apply classroom theory to the practical applied skills necessary to acquire Class A PGA membership. Candidates must have a 2.50 GPA overall in order to matriculate and graduate from the PGM Program. Any student receiving a grade of D in a major course must repeat the class.

The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.

Freshman Year

First Semester – 16 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 100 Intro to PGM

3 crs.

*ECO 100 Elements of Economics

3 crs.

**ENG 101 English Composition I

3 crs.

**UNI 100 First-Year Seminar

1 cr.

General Education Courses6 crs.

Second Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 150 Teaching of Golf I

3 crs.

*SPT 100 Intro to Sport Management

3 crs.

*BUS 100 Intro to Business

3 crs.

**ENG 102 English Composition II

3 crs.

General Education Courses3 crs.

Summer Semester
 CourseCredits 
*PGM 125 PGM Internship I 1 cr.

Sophomore Year

Third Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 200 Intermediate Topics in PGM

3 crs.

*MGT 300 Principles of Management

3 crs.

General Education Courses

9 crs.

Fourth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 210 Golf Shop Management

3 crs.

*SPT 300 Psychology of Sport

3 crs.

*ACC 200 Financial Accounting

3 crs.

General Education Courses6 crs.

Summer Semester
CourseCredits

*PGM 225 PGM Internship II

1 cr.

Junior Year

Fifth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 300 Advanced Topics in PGM

3 crs.

*PGM 310 Turfgrass Management

3 crs.

*SPT 310 Sport Marketing

3 crs.

General Education Courses6 crs.

Sixth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 350 Food and Beverage Management

3 crs.

*SPT 400 Legal Aspects of Sport

3 crs.

General Education Courses

9 crs.

Summer Semester
CourseCredits

*PGM 325 PGM Internship III

1 cr.

Senior Year

Seventh Semester – 12 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 405 Expanded Golf Operations

3 crs.

*PGM 425 Senior Internship

6 crs.

*SPT 305 Ethics in Sport

3 crs.

General Education Courses

3 crs.

Eighth Semester – 12 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 410 Teaching of Golf II

3 crs.

*SPT 415 Sport Finance

3 crs.

*SPT 420 Economics of Sport

3 crs.

 General Education/Electives
3 crs.

Summer Semester – 6 credits
CourseCredits

*PGM 435 Capstone Internship

6 cr.

*Required major or related courses
**Required or recommended General Education courses