In addition to the MSTRSM and MTRSM degree programs in sport management, the department offers a joint degree program in business and sport management. Admission to the joint program requires the approval of the Graduate School of Business and the Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management. In most cases, the student will make simultaneous applications to both programs. The joint degree program is not open to students who have already earned one of these degrees. Admission requirements include acceptable performance on the GMAT and GRE examinations, the entrance interview and undergraduate GPA. A student wishing to apply for the concurrent program while in his/her first semester of the TRSM program may do so with TRSM program director's approval. The MBA office must receive the application no later than November 1st of a student's first term.
Essential elements of the joint program include:

Candidates are admitted in the fall term only. The program offers two options for students with a business undergraduate degree and the other for those without the degree. Sixty-six credits are required in each option.

For the first year the student is classified as a 7HH (College of Health and Human Performance) taking TRSM courses fall term and completing an internship the second term (which may extend through summer term).

After successful completion of the first year a deferred admission into the MBA program is granted for summer or fall terms of the second year at which time the student's classification become 'CD' (concurrent degree). During the second year the student takes designated MBA courses, and in the third year MBA and TRSM courses are taken in combination.

TRSM coursework to be credited toward the MBA degree must carry a 'B' or higher grade.

A student must satisfy the curriculum requirements for both degrees before either degree is awarded.

Students who enroll in the joint program but do not complete the program may receive credit for a maximum of two courses (not to exceed 6 credits) taken from either program to be applied to the other program's degree. A grade of 'B' or higher must be earned for these credits to count.

Students in the joint program will be eligible for the graduate teaching/research assistantships in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences on the same basis as other TRSM graduate students.

To facilitate student progress in the joint program, the student's graduate supervisory committee will be comprised of two TRSM graduate faculty members and one MBA program faculty member.
PROPOSED MBA/MTRSM JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM WITHOUT BUSINTRSM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Credit Hours COURSES (Year One) Year One Credits = 18

Fall Term (TRSM - 12 Credits)
3 HLP 6515 Evaluation Procedures in Health & Human Performance
or
PET 6948 Practicum in Sport Management
3 HLP 6535 Research Methods
3 PET 5465 Sport Finance and Marketing
3 PET 6476 Sport and Fitness Management
Spring Term (TRSM - 6 credits - January - August)
6 MTRSM Residency

Summer Term
6 Continuation of MTRSM Residency
Credit Hours COURSES (Year Two) Year Two Credits = 26
Fall Term (MBA - 13 Credits)
2 ACG 5005 Financial Accounting
2 ACG 5075 Managerial Accounting
2 ECP 5702 Managerial Economics
2 MAN 5246 Organizational Behavior
2 MAR 5620 Intro to Managerial Statistics I
2 MAR 5620 Intro to Managerial Statistics II
1 GEB 5926 Professional Development Module 1

Spring Term (MBA - 13 Credits)
2 BUL 5811 The Legal Environment of Business
2 ECO 5715 Open Economy Macroeconomics
2 FIN 5437 Finance I Asset Value, Risk and Return
2 FIN 5439 Finance II: Capital Structure & Risk Management Issues
2 MAN 5502 Production & Operations Management
2 MAR 5806 Problems & Methods in Marketing Management
1 GEB 5926 Professional Development Module 2
Credit Hours COURSES (Year Three) Year 3 Credits = 22

Fall Term (Both Colleges - 10 Credits)
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
3 HLP 6515 Evaluation Procedures or PET 6948 Practicum in Sport Management
1 GEB 5977 Professional Development Module 3

Spring Term (Both Colleges - 12 Credits)
2 MAN 6724 Business Policy
3 PET 6456 Planning, Renovating & Maintaining Sports/Fitness Facilities
3 PET 6478 Issues in Sport Law
3 PET 5936 Sport Sociology
1 GEB 6928 Professional Development Module 4
Total Credits: CBA 36 TRSM 24 Residency 6 Total 66

PROPOSED MBA/MTRSM JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM WITH BUSINTRSM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

Credit Hours COURSES (Year One) Year One Credits = 26

Fall Term (12 credits)
3 HLP 6515 Evaluation Procedures in Health & Human Performance or PET 6948 Practicum in Sport Management 3
3 HLP 6535 Research Methods
3 PET 5465 Sport Finance or PET 5466 Sport Marketing
3 PET 6476 Sport and Fitness Management
Spring Term (TRSM - 6 credits -January - May)
6 MTRSM Residency

Summer Term (MBA - 1 credit - Summer A)
0 MBA Turbo Program (For 11-Month Students)
1 GEB 5925 Professional Development Module 1
Summer Term (MBA - 7 credits - Summer B)
3 Integrated Case Course
3 Integrated Case Course
1 GEB 5926 Professional Development Module 2
Credit Hours COURSES (Year Two) Year Two Credits = 22

Fall Term (MBA - 11 Credits)
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
1 GEB 6927 Professional Development Module 3

Spring Term (MBA - 11 Credits)
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
1 GEB 6928 Professional Development Module 4
Credit Hours COURSES (Year Three) Year Three Credits = 18

Fall Term (Both Colleges - 7 Credits)
2 MBA Elective
2 MBA Elective
3 HLP 6515 Evaluation Procedures or PET 6948 Practicum in Sport Management

Spring Term (Both Colleges - 11 credits)
2 MAN 6724 Business Policy
3 PET 6456 Planning, Renovating & Maintaining Sports/Fitness Facilities
3 PET 6478 Issues in Sport Law
3 PET 5936 Sport Sociology
Total Credits: CBA 36 TRSM 24 Residency 6 Total 66