- Graduates will be able to understand essential business concepts and how the various functional areas of business are related.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of ethical concepts and corporate social responsibility, and be able to evaluate business problems from multiple ethical perspectives.
- Graduates will be able to identify and structure business problems and propose actionable solutions to business problems, utilizing appropriate technology when applicable.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate effective written communication.
- Graduates will be able to understand how cultures, politics, laws, ethics and economies influence and impact business and use tools and concepts to analyze and formulate an international business strategy.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively in teams.
- Graduates will be able to access and develop both organizational and career networks.
The Sports Business B.S. requires eighteen major-specific credits in addition to coursework in the Business Common Body of Knowledge.
Code | Title | Credits |
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UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE CORE | 32-35 | |
BUSINESS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
Program Requirements | 15 | |
Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) | 48 | |
Sports Business Requirements † | ||
MGT 3400 | Intro to Sports Management | 3 |
MGT 4400 | Integrated Sports Business Planning | 3 |
MKT 3500 | Sports Marketing | 3 |
Sports Business Electives | 9 | |
Select three of the following: | ||
ECON 4500 | Sports Economics | |
MGT 3301 | Negotiations and Conflict Resolution | |
MGT 3401 | Intercollegiate Athletics Mgmt | |
MGT 3800 | Project Management | |
MGT 4401 | Legal Issues Sports and Entertainment | |
MGT 4403 | Sports Analytics | |
MGT 4914 | Sports Business Internship | |
GENERAL ELECTIVES ‡ | 18-21 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
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In addition to completing lower and upper-division coursework in all areas of business, each student typically selects a business major before or during the first semester of the junior year. 18 major-specific credit hours are required as determined by the appropriate department. To broaden their expertise, students may complete more than one major in business, or a major and a minor in business. Outside of the Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK), however, a maximum of one business course (3 credit hours) may be used to fulfill requirements in two business majors/minors.
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General electives may be selected from any area of study within the University, giving the student the opportunity to diversify their experiences. Students should consider University Undergraduate CORE attribute requirements when selecting electives.
Continuation Standards
Sports business students must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses used to fulfill the major-specific course requirements.
Students will be on program probation if their GPA in major-specific courses used to fulfill major requirements falls below a 2.00. Students will have one semester to increase their major-specific cumulative GPA to a 2.00; if not, students will not be allowed to register for 3000- or 4000-level major-specific courses.
Students will be automatically placed on University probation if any of the following occur:
- Their Saint Louis University cumulative grade point average falls below 2.00
- Their Saint Louis University semester grade point average is below a 1.00
- More than two "incomplete" or two "in-progress" grades on their academic transcript
During the probationary period, advisors help students achieve academic success by closely monitoring their academic performance.
In order to improve scholastically and demonstrate their ability to make progress toward a degree, students on probation may not register for more than 12 credits in the fall and spring semesters, three credits in the winter term, and no more than one course/four credits in any single summer session term.
The conditions under which a student is dismissed from the school include:
- Inability to eliminate probationary status within the two semesters subsequent to the assignment of probation or
- A grade point average deficit of more than 15 points.
For more information, see University Academic Policies and Procedures.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
BIZ 1000 | Business Foundations (meets CORE 1500) 1 | 1 |
CMM 1200 | Public Speaking (meets CORE 1200) 2 | 3 |
CORE 1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
CORE 3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
Elective in Business or Other Areas (MATH 1200, if appropriate) | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MATH 1320 or MATH 1510 |
Survey of Calculus (meets CORE 3200) 2 or Calculus I |
3 |
PSY 1010 | General Psychology (meets CORE 3600) | 3 |
CORE 1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
BIZ 1100 | Business in Action | 1 |
BIZ 1002 | Business Foundations Excel Lab | 0 |
BTM 2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
ECON 1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
CORE 2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
ACCT 2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
BTM 2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
IB 2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
OPM 2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
CORE 3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
ACCT 2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
BIZ 3000 | Career Foundations (meets CORE 3500) 3 | 1 |
MGT 2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
MGT 3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
CORE 2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
PHIL 2050 | Ethics (meets University CORE Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
FIN 3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
MKT 3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
MGT 3400 | Intro to Sports Management (Sports Business Major requirement) | 3 |
Sports Business Major Elective | 3 | |
OPM 3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
Elective in Business or Other Areas | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
CORE 4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
CORE 4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Writing Intensive 4 | 3 | |
MKT 3500 | Sports Marketing (Sports Business Major requirement) | 3 |
Sports Business Major Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 12 | |
Spring | ||
MGT 4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 5 | 3 |
MGT 4400 | Integrated Sports Business Planning (Sports Business Major requirement) | 3 |
Sports Business Major elective | 3 | |
Electives in Business or Other Areas | 7 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
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Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.
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Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU
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Must take second semester sophomore year unless studying abroad.
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Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.
2+SLU programs provide a guided pathway for students transferring from a partner institution.