BS Sport Management at West Virginia University

Programme overview

Since its inception in 1981, the WVU Sport Management undergraduate program has prepared students to work across all levels of sport as the team behind the team. The curriculum has received national and international recognition as one of the best of its kind. Students are required to complete a minimum of three credit hours of internship.

Faculty: College of Applied Human Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Sport Facility Management, Sport Event Management, Sport Governance, Contemporary Issues in Sport Management, Sport Finance and Economics, Sport in the Global Market, History of American Sports. Programme/major requirements total 54 credit hours.

Career pathways

This “hands-on” experience is mutually beneficial and serves to help students gain full-time employment in the sport industry. The internship provides the student an opportunity to learn the sport industry while the sport organization evaluates a potential future employee.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): Direct Admission Criteria First time students who meet University requirements are directly admitted to the Sport Management major. Students admitted from other majors within WVU must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA). Students transferring from another institution must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA). Major Code: 5511

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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