Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Contents
Catalog Links
Share

Sport and Fitness Administration, B.S.

Sport and Fitness Administration is a branch of health sciences that combines the study of the human body and foundational business concepts.  Graduates provide clients with health and fitness assessments, skill training, recommendations for community health and welfare, and have the ability to create, conduct, and assess sport and fitness programming.  Sport and Fitness Administrators are frequently employed in secondary school, college, or professional sports, out-patient wellness facilities, community and commercial fitness and recreation, equipment sales, and coaching.  Students will also have completed the prerequisites to enter Piedmont’s Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program to continue advanced studies in sports administration, coaching, or public health. All students must also complete a 3 credit hour internship with a community partner.

Sport and Fitness Administration Curriculum Outline

In addition to meeting all Piedmont University General Education and graduation requirements, all students must also earn a C or better in all prerequisite, supporting, and exercise and sport science core courses and have a cumulative 2.5 GPA to graduate.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Sport and Fitness Administration Foundation

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3
BIOL 2150Medical Microbiology

4
HSCS 2210Basic Nutrition

3
 
MATH 1100College Algebra

3
OR
MATH 1113Precalculus

3
OR
MATH 2450Calculus I

4
Total Credit Hours:13-14

BIOL 2100, BIOL 2110, BLAB 1101, BUSA 1210, MATH 1300, PSYC 2290: Courses required by Sport and Fitness Administration included under General Education and not counted again here.

Sport and Fitness Administration Concentration

ACCT 2010Financial Accounting

3
ACCT 2020Managerial Accounting

3
BUSA 2210Introduction to Macroeconomics

3
BUSA 2700Principles of Management

3
BUSA 2200Principles of Marketing

3
BUSA 3700Project Management

3
HSCS 1101Emergency Techniques

2
HSCS 1110Introduction to Health Sciences

3
HSCS 2202Care and Prevention

3
HSCS 2221Kinesiology and Biomechanics

3
HSCS 2301Health Promotion, Physical Activity, and Wellness

3
HSCS 3321Fitness Assessment and Prescription

3
HSCS 3440Sport Psychology

3
HSCS 4410Research Methodology in Health Sciences

3
HSCS 4411Health Policy, Law, and Issues

3
HSCS 4440Sport Nutrition

3
HSCS 4450Health Sciences Capstone (Capstone Course)

3
HSCS 4499Internship in Health Sciences

1-6
 
CHOOSE TWO:
BUSA 3340Sports Economics

3
BUSA 4120Sports Marketing

3
HSCS 2321Principles of Athletic Coaching

3
HSCS 3430Athletic Administration

3
Total Credit Hours:59
HSCS 4499 is a variable credit hour course. For the Sport and Fitness Administration Concentration requirement 3 credit hours are required.

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:1-2

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1
Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this University requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 121

Course Descriptions