Plan Your Education
How to Apply
Apply for Admission
Please review the first-year and transfer apply pages for important information about application requirements, deadlines, and application status check.
Deadlines & Cost
Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: June 15
Financing Your Education
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Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process
Scholarships for First-Year & Transfer Students
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Curriculum
Core Courses (30 Credit)
- SL 101 - Foundations of Sport Leadership 3Credit(s)
- SL 180 - Career Exploration and Development in the Sport Industry 3Credit(s)
- SL 201 - Sport in Society 3Credit(s)
- SL 280 - Internship I: Sport Practicum 3Credit(s)
- SL 301 - Sport Operations 3Credit(s)
- SL 302 - Sport Marketing and Sales 3Credit(s)
- SL 380 - Internship II: Domestic 6Credit(s)
or - SL 381 - Internship III: International 6Credit(s)
- SL 401 - Sport Law, Ethics, and Equity 3Credit(s)
- SL 498 - Capstone: Sport and Social Change 3Credit(s)
Related Subject Area Courses (6 Credits)
Complete two from below.
- ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics 3Credit(s)
- ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics 3Credit(s)
- AF 210 - Financial Accounting 3Credit(s)
Electives (9 Credits)
Complete three from below.
At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
- ANTH 120L - Sports and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and the Labor of Sweat 3Credit(s)
- CAPS 131 - Business of Sports 3Credit(s)
- CLSICS 291 - Sport and Spectacle in Greece and Rome 3Credit(s)
- LABOR 120L - Sports and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and the Labor of Sweat 3Credit(s)
- POLSCI 345 - Sports, Politics, & Policy 3Credit(s)
- SL 110 - Sport and the Environment 3Credit(s)
- SL 120 - Sport and Religion 3Credit(s)
- SL 130 - Sport and African American Culture 3Credit(s)
- SL 310 - Race and Sport 3Credit(s)
- SL 331 - Gender and Sport 3Credit(s)
- SL 410 - Sport Activism, Advocacy, and Agency 3Credit(s)
- SL 420 - Sport and Globalization 3Credit(s)
Graduation Criteria
Degree Requirements
If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements for more information.
College of Education & Human Development Requirements for Bachelor of Arts
Major Requirements
Complete 45 credits from 14 courses including nine core courses, two related subject areas courses, and three electives.
GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required from all major courses.
Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the major.
Residency: All courses at the 300-level or higher applied toward the major must be completed at UMass Boston.
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