Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) In Sport Management Degree Plan/Progress Record

Degree Requirements:

1. GRE, or equivalent exam, test scores submitted
2. Official transcript(s)
3. Unconditional Admission
4. 60 Semester hours of credit
5. Complete New Student Orientation
6. All credit earned within 8 years of start date
7. Passed comprehensive exam
8. Research topic approved by Dissertation Committee
9. Dissertation proposal approved by committee
10. Admission to candidacy
11. Successfully defend dissertation within 8 years of program start date
12. No more than two grades below “B”
13. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0
14. Graduation Application filed

Doctoral Core:

(15 Semester Hours)

• SM 8822 - Seminar in Sport Management Pedagogy
• SM 8812 - Seminar in Sport Marketing
• SM 8814 - Seminar in Sport Finance
• SM 8816 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• SM 8820 - Seminar in Legal Aspects of Sport

Research and Statistics Requirements:

(15 Semester Hours)

• SM 8803 - Research Methods I
• SM 8805 - Research Methods II
• SM 8810 - Seminar in Applied Statistics in Sport Management
• SM 8835 - Seminar in Advanced Statistics in Sport Management
• Students should select 3 hours of advisor approved electives of research courses

Cognate Area:

(12 Semester Hours)

Synthesis and Evaluation:

(18 Semester Hours)

• SM 8860 - Dissertation
• SM 8860 - Dissertation 
• SM 8860 - Dissertation 
• SM 8860 - Dissertation 
• SM 8860 - Dissertation 
• SM 8860 - Dissertation 

Items to be Discussed:

1. Unconditional Admission
2. Availability of faculty for academic advising
3. Petition for master’s credit once unconditionally admitted
4. Class attendance
5. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadline and consequences
6. Petition for an Incomplete grade
7. Student participation in course and program evaluation
8. Selection of major adviser
9. Selection of dissertation committee
10. Petition for transfer credit from another doctoral sport management program
11. Comprehensive exam
12. Dissertation proposal
13. Dissertation defense
14. Other

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