Sport Management Accelerated Masters Program

Accelerated Master of Sports Management (MSM-AMP)

The MSM-AMP allows undergraduate-level students to begin work in the MSM program while completing their undergraduate degree at GWU. Qualified students may apply for admission to the Accelerated Master’s Program in Sports Management (MSM-AMP) during their junior year (after the completion of 60 credit hours).

Students enrolled in this program can take up to two graduate courses (6 hours) towards the MSM degree while completing their undergraduate degree at GWU, as long as they earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in each graduate course. Up to 6 hours of graduate courses will count in both the undergraduate and the graduate programs.

Application and Admission

Qualified Gardner-Webb University undergraduate students may apply for admission to the Accelerated Master’s Program in Sport’s Management. Program-specific admission requirements for full acceptance into the MSM-AMP program are the following:

1.     Complete at least 90 undergraduate credits (senior year status) with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0;

2.      Apply for the MSM-AMP through the office of the Dean of the College of Business; and

3.      Obtain approval of your course plan from both your undergraduate advisor and the Director of   Business Graduate Programs

Students admitted to the MSM-AMP program who achieve a 3.0 GPA or better in their graduate-level courses and maintain at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA will be granted seamless admission to the MSM program upon receiving their baccalaureate degree.

Courses

Students who complete an undergraduate degree at GWU are eligible to pursue the 30-hour MSM degree. If the maximum of 6 credit hours is double-counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, the student must complete a minimum of 24 additional credit hours of graduate-level coursework to complete the MSM degree. For a course to apply toward both degrees, the student must earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in the course.

All degree requirements for the 30-hour MSM will remain the same. Any 2 of the 10 required courses for the MSM degree can be counted as both graduate credit for the MSM and undergraduate elective credit toward the 120-credit hour graduation requirement.