UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Proposing department should complete this form.  For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

 

 

Submitted by: Tim DeSchriver                                    phone number: 302-831-2737

                               

Department:  HNES                                                   email address: deschriv@udel.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Action:  Revise Admission Requirements and Application Procedures for BS in Sport Management  _____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Example:  add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration,  revise major/minor/concentration,  academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

 

Effective term   08F_________________________________________________________________________________

                                                (use format 04F, 05W)

 

Current degree: BS___________________________________________________________

                                    (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of: No change in degree____________________

                                                                                             (Example:  BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

 

 

Proposed name:_______________________________________________________________

                                            Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

                                                                                (if applicable)

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

                                                                                    (Example:  Applied Music – Instrumental  degree BMAS)

 

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

                                   (Example:  African Studies,  Business Administration,  English, Leadership, etc.)            

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

                                                                  (Must attach  your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

 

            Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

                                 (Example:  Animal Science: MS  Animal Science:  PHD  Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

 

 

                Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

 

 

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

 

 

 

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

 (Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

 

 

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

 

 

 

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units.  If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

 

 

 

 

 

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

To clearly explain the admission requirements and application procedure in the UD Undergraduate Catalog

 

 

 

 

Program Requirements: 

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog.  If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

 

The following is the proposed change in the course catalog for the BS in Sport Management degree:

 

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE

 

Incoming freshman and transfer students in the Sport Management major are admitted to the “Sport Management Interest”. After completion of the freshman year, students may apply for admission to the sport management major. All candidates must have completed the following prior to applying for admission.

1.      Successful completion of a psychology or sociology course, HESC 202, HESC 155, ENGL 110, and a math course.

2.      Minimum GPA of 2.7.

3.      Completion of the appropriate application form. Applications are accepted at the end of the fall and spring semester. Freshman may not apply in the fall of their first semester.

4.      Completion of Application Essay

 

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

 

Four criteria are evaluated as part of the admission process in accepting students into the Sport Management Program:

 

  1. Overall GPA
  2. Prerequisite Courses GPA
  3. Volunteer/Work/Community Experience
  4. Essay

 

In evaluating the criteria, different ranking scales (1-5, 1-10, etc.) are used. In each case the top student in each criteria would receive the lowest number score awarded.

 

The eight criteria are evaluated in the following manner:

 

 

Overall GPA – The total number of candidates applying for admission to the program is divided by 10. For example, if twenty students apply, 20 is divided by 10 and the result is 2. In cases where a number falls between whole numbers (i.e. 2.7) the number would be either rounded up or down depending on where it fell on the scale. 2.5 would be rounded upward to 3, whereas 2.4 would be rounded down to 2. We then rank the overall GPA of the students from high to low. The students would then be placed in groups of 2 with the top two students receiving a score of 1. The next two highest GPAs would receive a score of 2. We continue scoring the students until everyone receives a score. The maximum score that a student may receive for this area is 10.

 

Prerequisite GPA – A total of five classes (HESC 155, HESC202, ENGL110, PYSC/SOCI, and a math course) are used to calculate Prerequisite Courses GPA. The candidate’s Prerequisite Courses GPAs are ranked from highest to lowest. The student with the highest Prerequisite Courses GPA receives a score of 1. Similar to the scoring for overall GPA, the total number of candidates applying for admission to the program is divided by 10, and the Prerequisite Courses GPAs of the students are ranked from high to low. The students would then be placed in groups of 2 with the top two students receiving a score of 1. The next two highest Prerequisite Courses GPAs would receive a score of 2. We continue scoring the students until everyone receives a score. The maximum score that a student may receive for this area is 10.

 

 

Volunteer/Work/Community Experience – Throughout the course of the academic year, candidates are given a large number of opportunities to be involved in volunteer activities, work experiences, and community sporting events. Volunteer/work/community experience is ranked on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being assigned to excellent work in this area and a score of 5 being considered poor.

 

Essay – Candidates must complete a written essay that encompasses the following:

1.      Reasons for the candidate’s interest in the Sport Management major.

2.      The candidate’s future career choice(s) in the field of Sport Management.

 

Similar to the volunteer/work/community experience criteria, the candidate’s essay will be evaluated by the sport management faculty and assigned a score based on overall quality. The scoring range will be from 1 to 5, with 1 being awarded to excellent essays and 5 being awarded to poor essays.

 

When all the criteria have been scored/ranked, the four scores are added together to make a grand total score.  The candidate with the lowest (BEST) score grand total score is ranked as the first candidate who will be offered admission to the Sport Management program.

 

Acceptance into the Sport Management program is based upon the stated criteria and the number of available openings in the program. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Offers of admission into the Sport Management program are presented on a competitive basis to those individuals who are most qualified. 

 

 

 

When all the criteria have been scored, the four scores are added together, to make a grand total score. The candidate with the lowest grand total score is ranked as the first candidate who will be offered admission to the Sport Management Program.

 

Acceptance into the program is based upon the stated criteria and the number of available openings in the program. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Offers of admission into the Sport Management Program are presented on a competitive basis to the individuals who are most qualified. Students may apply for admission to the program at the end of the fall and spring semesters. All freshmen are not permitted to apply until the spring semester of their freshman year. Students will be notified of their acceptance/rejection to the program on January 15, if applying in the fall semester, and July 1, if applying in the spring semester.

 

Students interested in transferring from another institution or from another major within the University of Delaware must meet University and College of Health Sciences transfer requirements and complete the same requirements as freshman in the “Sport Management Interest” program.

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies                                                                   Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

Revised 5/02/06   /khs