Program Availability
The nine-credit Sport Administration Graduate Certificate is offered asynchronously and 100 percent online. Courses are eight weeks, and the program offers six entry points each year: August, October, January, March, May, and June. This certificate is open to U.S. and international applicants who meet admission requirements.
Why Earn a Sport Administration Graduate Certificate at Indiana State?
Managing an athletic program takes more than a passion for sports. It also requires the skills to read a budget, manage risk, and lead an organization through the challenge of change.
Two required courses in this graduate certificate provide you with the operational core: how athletic programs and businesses are managed day to day, and how to navigate the legal and risk questions that come with running one.
As your elective, you can take Sport Finance to sharpen your budget and revenue skills, or select Analytical Decision-Making in Sport to build your comfort with data. Either way, you’ll gain practical tools you can use in budget meetings, risk assessments, staffing decisions, and more.
Every course is fully online and asynchronous to accommodate your other life and career responsibilities. The Sport Administration Graduate Certificate stands on its own as a nine-credit credential. It also fulfills one of two required certificates inside Indiana State's MS in Sport Leadership and Administration. If you pursue the full 30-credit degree, the courses you complete here carry will count toward your master’s degree.
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The Sport Administration Graduate Certificate includes two required courses plus your choice of one quantitative course. The required classes cover the fundamentals of managing an athletic program and the legal and risk questions that come with that job.
From there, you’ll shape the certificate around your interests, choosing Sport Finance to build your budgeting and revenue skills, or Analytical Decision-Making in Sport to build your data skills.
What You'll Learn in the Sport Administration Graduate Certificate
The Sport Administration Graduate Certificate includes two required courses plus your choice of one quantitative course. The required classes cover the fundamentals of managing an athletic program and the legal and risk questions that come with that job.
From there, you’ll shape the certificate around your interests, choosing Sport Finance to build your budgeting and revenue skills, or Analytical Decision-Making in Sport to build your data skills.
REQUIRED COURSES (6 CREDITS)
- SPM 600 — Principles of Athletic Administration (3 credits)
- SPM 623 — Sport Law and Risk Management (3 credits)
CHOOSE ONE QUANTITATIVE COURSE (3 CREDITS)
- SPM 622 — Sport Finance (3 credits)
- SPM 630 — Analytical Decision-Making in Sport (3 credits)
Career Applications for the Sport Administration Graduate Certificate
This certificate supports you in such advanced sports industry roles as general manager, budget director, operations manager, and more. It furnishes you with the operational skills to manage a budget, assess risk, and keep a program running profitably in an athletic department, a conference office, or a sports-related business.
Admission Requirements and Application Instructions
Enrollment is accepted for six entry dates, in January, March, May, June, August, and October.
All students seeking admission to the online Sport Administration Graduate Certificate program must apply and be accepted as a graduate student by Indiana State University. Applicants are considered for admission on a rolling basis upon submission of required materials, including undergraduate transcripts, a personal statement outlining your career goals, and a résumé.
Application Instructions
Applying for admission to the Sport Administration Graduate Certificate program is a multi-step process. Your first step is to complete Indiana State University’s online application.
arrow_forward Apply for graduate admission.Submit official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. To be official, transcripts must be sent directly from the college attended to: Graduate Admissions, Indiana State University, Welcome Center, 318 North Sixth Street, Terre Haute, IN, 47809. E-transcripts should be sent to admissions@indstate.edu.
Submit a nonrefundable application fee of $45.00 (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) or $65.00 (international students) payable by Visa, MasterCard, or check or money order payable to Indiana State University.
Submit the following as part of the online application process.
A current résumé.
A personal statement essay describing your academic interests, career aspirations, experience in the field of sport leadership and administration, and how graduate school will help you reach your career goals.
Applications for the online Sport Administration Graduate Certificate are accepted year-round, with six available start dates each year.
Next Steps
Once admitted, you will receive notification from the University as well as your University ID number needed to activate your University username on the MyISU Portal. The Portal offers access to online registration, University records, and other important services, including email and University announcements.
Note: Returning Indiana State University students must apply for re-admission if they have not attended the University for more than two calendar years.
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