Sport Management Degree Programs
Graduate
The graduate sport management program has received program approval/accreditation through the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). The ODU program is one of a small group of programs nationally that have received program approval. The curriculum is designed to academically prepare students for positions in the ever expanding and changing sports industry. Graduate students enrolled in the program pursue a number of sport career paths including college athletic administration, professional sport marketing and promotions, sport facility management, sport event management, recreational sports management and supervision, health club and fitness management, amateur sport organization administration, etc.
Undergraduate
The undergraduate sport management program has received national approval/accreditation from 
the North American Society for Sport Managment (NASSM) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). The program offers an innovative curriculum that allows students to progress toward specialization options that eventually lead to a job oriented internship experience. The curriculum is closely aligned with the national competencies as outlined by NASSM and NASPE. Students take courses in a variety of sport and business areas including sports marketing, sports law, sports facility management, sports fiscal management, and personnel management.
Minor
The sport management minor program is designed to 
prepare individuals for managerial positions within sport-oriented organizations such as college and university athletics, professional sport teams, amateur sport organizations, sport arenas and facilities, sport event management, sport marketing agencies, recreational sports management, health and fitness clubs, sporting goods industry, sport entrepreneurship, etc.
For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses taken toward the minor (2.75 for teacher licensure with no less than C- earned in all core courses) and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University.