Recommended Course Sequence

Typical Course Sequence for Communication Division Major: Sports Administration

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First Year		Prerequisites/Notes
BA 212	Business Computing Applications (2)
COM 180	Public Speaking and Rhetorical Analysis (4)
COM 220	Fund. of Interpersonal Communication (3)
ECON 200	Economic Principles (4)	Also satisfied by BA210 or ECON 210
SPAD 280	Introduction to Sport Administration (4)	Take concurrently w/SPAD 295
SPAD 295	Experiential Learning in Sport Admin. (1)	Take concurrently w/SPAD 280

Sophomore Year		Prerequisites/Notes
COM 240	Introductory Statistics (4)	COM 200 prereq waived for SPAD majors
COM 303	Introduction to Quantitative Communication Research (3)	SPAD 280 & COM 240
COM 225 or BA 220	Accounting/Finance Non-Business Majors (4)
BA 355	Principles of Marketing (3)
BA 352 or BAA 366	Management Theory & Practice (3) Organizational Behavior (3)	ENG 101
SPAD 330	Sport Media and Strategic Communication (3)	COM 180
SPAD 350	Sport Facility & Event Administration (3)

Junior Year		Prerequisites/Notes
COM 313	Introduction to Intercultural Communication (4)
SPAD 350	Sport Finance (3)	BA 212, BA 220, & ECON 200 (or BA/ECON 210)
SPAD 360	Sport Organizational Culture (3)	PSYC or SOC 200/Fall semester only
SPAD 370	Sport Law (3)
SPAD Elective: Choose 1	BA 354 (4), SPAD 380 (4), SPAD 390 (3) PE 292/SPME 300 (4), or SPAD 490 (3-4)	Including Summer International Program

Summer		Prerequisites/Notes
SPAD 495	SPAD 495* Sport Administration Internship (1-4)	*Recommended to be completed the summer prior to your senior year.

Senior Year		Prerequisites/Notes
COM 400	Communication Ethics (3)	Senior status
COM 419	Communication and Conflict (3)	COM 220 & COM 303
SPAD 450	Sport Marketing (3)	BA 355 & SPAD 350

Updated 07/20/2026