Students in this degree program take a combination of Physical Education and Education classes that have been approved by the State of Alabama to certify K-12 Physical Education teachers. This degree program includes numerous opportunities to get into the classroom, including a student teaching assignment of 14 weeks. Faulkner receives regular accolades about the preparation and quality of its student teachers and now has graduates teaching in public and private education throughout the Southeast.
Below is a degree plan for Sports Management.
| Core Requirements | 70-76 |
| Christian Literacy | 18-24 |
| Lower Level Courses | |
| BI 1211/1311 Life of Christ | |
| BI 1214/1314 Book of Acts | |
| BI 2202/2302 Pentateuch | |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) | |
| Upper Level Courses | |
| BI 3311 Marriage andFamily | |
| BI 4311 Christian Cultural Heritage | |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) | |
| BI Elective (2/3 hours) | |
| Cultural Heritage Literacy | 12 |
| HU 1310 Western Cultural Heritage I | |
| HU 1320 Western Cultural Heritage II | |
| HU 2310 Western Cultural Heritage III | |
| HY 2320 American Cultural Heritage | |
| Mathematical and Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| Mathematics Requiremen: MH 1338 Finite Mathematics or higher | |
| BIO 2393 Anatomy & Physiology I | |
| BIO 2193 Anatomy & Physiology Lab | |
| Natural Science Requirements (one course from Biology) | |
| Information and Communication Literacy | 15 |
| Composition and Literature | |
| EH 1301 English Composition I | |
| EH 1302 English Composition II | |
| EH 2301 or EH 2303 or EH2304 | |
| Communication: EH 1303 Speech Communication | |
| Technology (one from the following list, according to desired emphasis) | |
| CA 1302 Computer Applications or | |
| CS 2305 Intro to Computer Science & Programming or | |
| INF 1300 Information Research and Strategies or | |
| Personal and Social Literacy | 9 |
| Personal | |
| PE 1300 Lifetime Fitness | |
| FE 1100 Freshman Experience | |
| PE Activity - Two one-hour activity courses | |
| Social Science | |
| BA 2303 Macroeconomics | |
| Major Field Requirements | 34 |
| PE 1317 Foundations of PE | |
| PE 2301 Individual and Dual Sports | |
| PE 2303 Team and Recreational Sports | |
| PE 3300 Health Nutrition | |
| PE 3303 Kinesiology | |
| PE 3360 Exercise Physiology | |
| PE 4302 Prevention and Treatment | |
| PE 4304 Developing Fitness Programs | |
| PE 4305 Psychology of Coaching | |
| PE 3315 First Aid | |
| PE 4495 Sports Management Internship | |
| Required Business Courses | 18 |
| BA 2301 Accounting I | |
| BA 2302 Accounting II | |
| BA 3380 Legal Environment of Bus. I | |
| BA 3381 Legal Environment of Bus. II | |
| MN 3300 Principles of Management | |
| MKT 3310 Principles of Marketing | |
| Total Hours | 122-128 |
Note: 48 Hours of upper level credits are required for graduation. This number decreases by one hour for each upper level BI course taken for 2-hour credit.
Graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Sports Management include successful completion of the Departmental Exit Exam.