Sports and Fitness Administration Four-Year Academic Plan
120 credit hours are required for the Bachelor of Arts in Sports and Fitness Administration. The Sports and Fitness Administration major is an interdisciplinary program that includes coursework in business, biology, psychology, and physical education. The program concludes with a career-oriented internship and capstone in Sports and Fitness Administration. Students should use academic planning to schedule and track their degree progress. Detailed course information can be found in the academic catalog.
See the suggested four-year academic plan for the Sports and Fitness Administration Program (courses required in the major are in bold) below.
Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| EXSC 130: Intro to Exercise Science | 3 |
| MATH 135: Introduction to Statistics | 3 or 4 |
| BUSP 101: Business Matters | 3 |
| TS 100: Transitions | 1 |
| EXSC 112: Health and Fitness | 2 |
| Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| PHIL 140: The Examined Life | 3 |
| PSYCH 101: Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| ACCT 210: Financial Accounting | 3 |
| Religious Studies Course | 3 |
| Semester 3 | Credit Hours |
| CHEM 102: What's in Your Food? | 3 |
| ECON 202: Microeconomics | 3 |
| EXSC 203: Nutrition for Sport | 3 |
| EXSC 275 Exercise Physiology for Sport EXSCL 275 Exercise Physiology for Sport (only if taking EXSC 275) |
3 1 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 4 | Credit Hours |
| GE Diversity Studies | 3 |
| EXSC 210: Motor Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 200: Human Biology with lab | 4 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credit Hours |
| MGMT 370: Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| GE Global Studies Course | 3 |
| MKTG 300: Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| GE Humanities: Literature/Art/Music | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 6 | Credit Hours |
| MGMT 300 Level Course | 3 |
| EXSC 319: Biomechanics | 3 |
| SAFA Elective | 3 |
| GE History Course | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credit Hours |
| SAFA 391: SAFA Senior Seminar | 3 |
| GE Humanities: Rel Studies/Philosophy | 3 |
| SAFA 320: Sport Program and Administration | 3 |
| GE Digital Literacy | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Semester 8 | Credit Hours |
| SAFA 381: SAFA Internship | 3 |
| EXSC 335: Sports Psychology | 3 |
| GE Writing Intensive | 3 |
| EXSC Elective or course for minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for minor | 3 |