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Sports Management and Business (BS)

We offer rigorous but flexible degree programs that build students’ critical knowledge of business and sports issues.

Faculty and staff are dedicated to providing students with a well-rounded learning experience by using the latest technology, engaging classes with real-world business scenarios and hands-on learning exercises.

We offer both a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts in sports management and business. The Bachelor of Science is an in-depth business curriculum and requires a 42-hour business core with a stronger mathematics focus; while the Bachelor of Arts requires a 39-hour business core and is best suited to students who want a broad liberal arts foundation with an emphasis in business. Counselors with our Office of Admission can help you decide on the degree program that best matches your strengths and career interests.

The business core curriculum lays the foundation for your degree. These courses include:

Accounting
Economics
Statistics
Management
Ethics
Finance
Marketing
Business law
Sports management and business courses are designed to hone your knowledge to help you on your track to your vocation: foundations of sports management, diversity of sport, governance of sport and more. You also will choose electives from courses such as intercollegiate athletic administration of sport and sport media communication.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

The BA and BS in Sports Management and Business enable students to:

Evaluate concepts of management, leadership and entrepreneurship.
Evaluate the interrelationship between sports and media in today’s society.
Develop and apply fundamental marketing concepts to the sport industry and consumer markets.
Evaluate the relationship between sport finance, economic and corporate sponsorship in sports.
Apply critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills as sports managers and leaders.
Incorporate ethical and legal concepts when developing programming and providing services.

PSW Opportunity

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

Contact our PSA counselor for more information

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

To apply, you will need the following:

A completed admission application for Concordia University Chicago.
Official transcripts of all college coursework from each institution you have attended.
Foreign transcripts evaluated by a Concordia-Chicago-approved international credentialing service. Concordia-Chicago accepts evaluations from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).
A certified document pledging financial support for your first year of study and without any unexpected events, and enough funding from the same or an equally dependable source for the following years.
Proof of graduation from a secondary school.
A transfer verification form for students transferring from a school in the United States.
Proof of English proficiency, via one of the following:
A score of at least 72 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) — Concordia-Chicago’s DI code is 1140
A score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Successful completion of Level 112 at an ELS Language School (ELS) or a certificate of completion of program from an English Language Institute (ELI), along with a recommendation of the program director
Duolingo test with a minimum score of 95

Concordia University Chicago

River Forest , Illinois ,United States