Sport Management Undergraduate Advising
Meet Your Academic Advisor
Ricki Ellison is the academic advisor for all undergraduates in the Sport Management program. Ricki will guide you in course selection and career exploration. Contact Ricki by e-mail or by phone at (316) 978-5998.
New Students
Are you a brand new sport management student? You'll need a Shocker Connection appointment. During this appointment, you will meet with your academic advisor to learn more about the program, discuss career options, and choose first semester coursework.
Please call us at (316) 978-3300 to schedule a Shocker Connection appointment.
Current Students
Current sport management students will meet with an academic advisor each semester.
Each semester, schedule an appointment with your academic advisor to:
• Plan your upcoming semester schedule
• Register for classes
Contact Education Support Services at (316) 978-3300 to schedule an advising appointment.
Be prepared for your advising session by:
• Reading your role as a student
• Find your degree program check sheet and mark off what is completed
• Use the Schedule Building Worksheet to build your schedule
• Outline a tentative class schedule using the Schedule of Courses
• Make a list of questions to ask your advisor about classes
• Think about career planning or other requirements you need to meet
Requirements for a Minor
Students have the option of taking additional courses for a minor. The subject of
the minor appears in the final transcript, along with the title of the primary degree.
Generally, pursuing a minor requires taking several classes in that area.
Minors are offered by individual programs. For example, a student in sport management may wish to pursue a minor in Marketing. In this case, the student's primary department is Sport Management and the department offering the minor is Marketing.
Departments that offer minors have their own requirements. For example, a minor in Marketing requires 15 credit hours from a specific list of marketing classes, while a minor in Communications consists of 18 credit hours from a list of classes in that department. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details on specific minors.
Transfer Students
Students in the College of Education may transfer in some of their courses from other
institutions. However, there is a limit to the number of transfer courses. Your academic
advisor can assist in establishing course equivalencies for transfer credit. This
service is especially recommended for those students who are planning to take a course
elsewhere and transfer it to WSU.
Transferring from a community college?
WSU has worked extensively with Kansas community colleges to develop a list of courses
that will transfer to the WSU College of Applied Studies. Called Transfer Guides, these lists cover transfer information and recommended courses. Community College Transfer Guides
Additionally, WSU provides a service called Dual Advising. This provides you with an advisor in the WSU College of Education to help guide
you as you prepare to transfer to WSU. You can make an appointment to come for an
in-person visit or phone call, with the Dual Adviser by filling out the Community College Dual Advising form.
Graduation from WSU requires a minimum of 121 credit hours, with at least 60 of those
hours taken at a four-year institution and 45 of those hours taken at the upper-division
level. Students seeking a bachelor's degree in sport management should be encouraged
to take no more than 61 hours at a community college, unless seeking an associate's
degree.
Does my course transfer?
Check to see if a course at another institution will transfer to WSU by using the Transfer Course Equivalency form. If a course has not yet been evaluated students may need to supply appropriate
course descriptions and/or syllabi for transfer credit evaluations.