Sports Business, B.B.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Upper-Division Businesses Courses GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B856
To enroll in upper-division business courses, students must be certified for degree candidacy and meet all prerequisites.
A maximum of six hours of transfer work will apply toward the major.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 3153 | An Introduction to the Business of Sports | 3 |
| Skills Elective | 3 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| The Law of Commercial Transactions | ||
| Supervision Skills | ||
| Negotiation | ||
| Sports Business Internship 1 | 3 | |
| Management Internship for Credit | ||
| Sports Business Topics or Sports Analytics Track | 9 | |
| Choose 3 courses from the Sports Business Topics list or 3 courses from the Sports Analytics Track | ||
| Sports Business Electives | 3 | |
| Choose one course | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
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Internship must be pre-approved by Sports Program Director.
REQUIRED COURSES
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 12 | |
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Principles of Organization and Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Business Strategy and Policy (Capstone - to be taken last semester of senior year) 1 | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| B AD 2091 | Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | 1 |
| B AD 3091 | Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | 1 |
| ENT 2113 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 20 | |
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Requires completion of all other business core courses prior to enrollment and permission from Price Academic Advising Services.
SPORTS BUSINESS TOPICS
Choose three from the Division’s approved Sports Topics course list (see the Sports Business Program webpage for the current list). One course must be offered by Price College of Business.
Available courses include the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HES 4273 | Sport Finance | 3 |
| HES 4283 | Sports Economics and Policy | 3 |
| MGT 3163 | Licensing and Intellectual Property Management in Sports | 3 |
| MGT 3173 | Sports Logistics | 3 |
| MGT 3193 | Sports Marketing and Management | 3 |
| MGT 3203 | Pay for Play: College Sports at the Precipice | 3 |
| MGT 3213 | Sports Sales and Revenue Generation | 3 |
| MGT 3223 | Sports Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 3243 | Financing in Sports Business | 3 |
| MGT 3253 | The Economics of Sports Business | 3 |
| MGT 4173 | Sports Management Practicum | 3 |
NOTE: Internship must be pre-approved by Sports Program Director. If used for Analytics Track, must be approved for that purpose. Only one internship can be used for credit.
SPORTS BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Choose one from the Division’s approved Sports Business Elective course list (see the Sports Business Program webpage for the current list). Additionally, any Sports Business Topics course not used previously can be used to fulfill this requirement.
Available courses include the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MKT 4123 | Professional Selling and Negotiations | 3 |
| H R 3313 | Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics | 3 |
| H R 4313 | Intercollegiate Athletic Administration | 3 |
| PSY 4940 | Seminar in Psychology | 1-3 |
SPORTS ANALYTICS TRACK
Students pursuing the Analytics Track must pick three of the following or choose courses from the Division’s approved Sports Analytics course list:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGT 3223 | Sports Analytics | 3 |
| Choose two courses from the following list: | ||
| SOC 3123 | Social Statistics | 3 |
| ECON 4223 | Econometric Analysis | 3 |
| MIS 3213 | Business Data Analysis | 3 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses taken to fulfill the University General Education Requirements must be chosen from the approved General Education course list published at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | 6-16 | |
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
| Principles of English Composition (Core I) | ||
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (Core I) - Students who have completed two years of high school language are exempt from this general education requirement (0-10 hours). | ||
| Mathematics | 6 | |
| Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | ||
| Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) 1 | ||
| Core Area II: Natural Science | 7 | |
Natural Sciences - Choose two courses taken from the biological and/or physical sciences. The two courses must be from different disciplines and at least one course must include a laboratory component (Core II) | ||
| Core Area III: Social Science 2 | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | 12 | |
| United States to 1865 (Core IV) | ||
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | ||
Choose one course in each of the following fields (Core IV): | ||
Artistic Forms 3 | ||
World Culture 3 | ||
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | 3 | |
Choose one course | ||
| Basic Business 4 | 22 | |
| Fundamental Financial Accounting 5 | ||
| Fundamental Managerial Accounting 5 | ||
| Personal Computing Productivity Tools | ||
| Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III-SS) 2, 5 | ||
| Elements of Statistics (Core I-M) 5 | ||
| Computer-Based Information Systems 5 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 59-69 | |
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Substitute: MATH 1523 for MATH 1643; MATH 1823 or MATH 1914 for MATH 1743.
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Two courses, 6 hours, of Core III Social Science are required and one course must be P SC 1113. ECON 1113 or ECON 1123 will meet the other 3 hours of this requirement.
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It is recommended students take either World Culture or Artistic Forms at the 3000/4000 level to fulfill the university requirement of one upper-division course outside the major from the approved University-Wide General Education. It may also be satisfied in the upper-division or free elective categories.
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College requirement: courses are part of the degree candidacy application process that students must complete to earn degree candidacy and begin upper-division business courses.
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Minimum grade of C required.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 40 upper-division hours. B AD 2110, B AD 2113, MGT 2013, and MKT 2013 will not count for credit toward a BBA.
Additional Requirements
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Candidates for the B.B.A. degree must complete their last 30 hours as resident students in Price College. However, if a candidate has completed the last 51 hours as a resident student at the University of Oklahoma, 9 of the last 60 hours may be taken at another university or by correspondence from OU. Students must take a minimum of 24 hours of their upper-division business courses in residence for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
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Pass/No Pass will not be accepted for any upper-division Business or General Education courses or any specifically required courses.
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Sixty hours, excluding physical education activity courses, must be taken at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
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A combined maximum of 8 hours of general military experience and flight instruction courses will count toward the required hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Additional hours may be required if remedial math or language is required. Please see an academic counselor to develop a plan of study.
Apply for permission to take upper division business courses the semester in which you will complete the prebusiness courses1.
This major normally requires three semesters of study beyond the business core requirements.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH 1643 | Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) 2 | 3 | |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| B AD 1001 | Personal Computing Productivity Tools | 1 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III) 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| Natural Science (Core II) 2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| B AD 2091 | Career Readiness I-Transitioning to the Workplace | 1 |
| B C 2813 | Strategic Communication for Business Professionals 1 | 3 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics 1 | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT 2123 | Fundamental Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| PHIL 1273 | Introduction to Business Ethics (Core IV: Western Culture) | 3 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| ENT 2113 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Natural Science with lab (2nd discipline) (Core II) | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| B AD 3091 | Career Readiness II-Advancing in the Workplace | 1 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| World Culture (Core IV) 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| MGT 3153 | An Introduction to the Business of Sports | 3 |
| MGT 3700 | Management Internship for Credit | 3 |
| Sports Business Topic Course (Upper-Division) | 3 | |
| Upper-Division General Education Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Sports Business Topic Course (Upper-Division) | 3 | |
| Sports Business Topic Course (Upper-Division) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Upper-Division Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| B AD 4013 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| Sports Business Elective (Upper-Division) | 3 | |
| Management Skills Elective (Upper-Division) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Prebusiness course.
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University-Wide General Education course, refer to online listing.
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May be free elective if artistic form, World culture or science is 3000- or 4000-level.