Program Overview

Major Notes

To graduate with a Business degree, students must:

• Have earned and maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0
• Have earned 60 credits
• Earn a “C” or higher in BUS 101, BUS 206, BUS 207 and the math course taken to fulfill the Liberal  Arts General Education.
• There is a 75 Hour Experiential Learning Graduation Requirement for all business majors. Please consult with your academic advisor for more information. 

Curriculum: General Education

Business Core (30 credits)

    • BUS 101: Financial Accounting*
    • BUS 200: Managerial Accounting or BUS 250: Accounting Principals
    • BUS 206: Management Principles*
    • BUS 207: Marketing Principles*
    • MAT 208: Introductory Statistics or MAT 209: Probability & Statistics
    • BUS 315: Business Data and Information Analysis
    • BUS 342: Business Law
    • BUS 410: Financial Markets
    • BUS 411: Corporate Finance
    • BUS 426: Strategic Management

* must earn a grade of "C" or better

Sport Management (18 credits)

    • SM 201: Intro to Sport Management
    • BUS 208: Introduction to Sales
    • SM 210: Sport in Society
    • SM 310: Facility & Event Management
    • SM 325: Sport Marketing, Promotion, Fundraising
    • SM 455: Sport Management Seminar

Related Area (9 credits)

    • ECON 248: Macroeconomics
    • ECON 249: Microeconomics
    • COM 344: Writing for the Workplace

High Performer Development Series (3 credits)

    • BUS 251: High Performer Development Series I
    • BUS 351 High Performer Development Series II
    • BUS 451 High Performer Development Series III*

*With department chair approval, transfer and/or adult education students may take BUS 452 to fulfill this requirement.

Recommended Courses (Optional)

    • BUS 441: Cooperative Education in Business I
    • BUS 442: Cooperative Education in Business II

Experiential Learning Opportunities

• In the John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne, our business lab and Bloomberg Terminals provide financial real time, historical data, market moving news and analytics.
• The O'Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship provides a support system that can elevate aspiring and existing entrepreneurs as well as provide experiential learning opportunities for students, clients and mentors. Services 
  are delivered through an integrated network of partners, mentors, staff and student expertise. Fields include accounting, business development, communications, digital design, engineering and marketing.
• The Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA) is the largest business career and technical student organization in the 
  world. FBLA Collegiate is the collegiate division of FBLA and is dedicated to inspiring and developing the next generation of 
  leaders by preparing members for careers in business and business-related fields.

Accreditation Statements

• Alvernia University's sport management program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
• Alvernia is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Career Outlook

After earning your Bachelor of Science in Sport Management, you can pursue a career in a variety of sports industry segments, including:

A sampling of employers of Alvernia sport management graduates:

• Binghamton Devils
• Lehigh Valley IronPigs
• State University of New York College at Brockport
• Reading Royals
• Reading Fightin Phils
• King's Promotions/King's Gym
• Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)
• Big Vision Foundation
• Mclean School of Maryland
• University of Houston
• Pitch In For Baseball
• All Star Baseball Academy

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the sport management field is projected to grow faster than the average occupation from 2022 to 2032. The median annual wage in this profession is $52,940 in May 2022.

Get to Know Your Faculty

For more information about Alvernia’s Sport Management program contact the Admissions Office at 610-796-8269 or admissions@alvernia.edu. Or reach out directly to Header School of Business Chair Tufan Tiglioglu at 484-254-2117 or tufan.tiglioglu@alvernia.edu.