Sport Communication, Media and Promotion Certificate

Requirements

Students must have a 2.0 to be admitted to the Certificate in Sport Communication, Media and Promotion Program and maintain a 2.0 overall GPA at the end of their first year, and a 2.0 in certificate classes to graduate from the certificate. Additional requirements include the following:

• A minimum of 12 credits of course work taken for a letter grade.
• At least three credits at the 200-level and a minimum of three credits at the 300-level.
• No more than nine credits taken for a certificate can be used to satisfy the requirements for the student’s bachelor’s degree, a minor or another certificate, exclusive of free or unrestricted electives.
• Certificates will only be awarded to students who successfully complete a degree or have completed a four-year degree.
• The student must complete a three-credit breadth component. The breadth component requires that a student take courses in at least two disciplines, with a minimum of three credits to be completed in a second discipline.
• Student must earn a C or better in each required certificate course to receive the certificate.

Both of the following are required (6 credit hours):

• COM 327: Communication and Sport
• JOU 208: Issues in 21st Century Sports Journalism

Choose two of the following (6 credit hours):

• COM 353: Technology-Mediated Communication in Sport
• COM 426: Sport Communication and Analytics
• ISC 473: Sport Promotion and Branding
• ISC 551: Sales Promotion and Sponsorship
• JOU 308: Sports Reporting and Editing
• JOU 538: Law, Media and Sports