Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation and Tourism - Commercial, Community and Sport Management

The Commercial, Community, and Sport Management (CCSM) emphasis focuses on preparing individuals with interests in managing sport programs, activities, sport/recreation related business, and sporting related events for children, youth, adults and seniors.

There are a variety of roles that a specialist in this emphasis area may assume, including direct leadership of sport activities, supervision of seasonal sport leagues and instructional programs, marketing sport activities in a city or county park and recreation department, organizing and managing local tournaments in baseball, softball, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, etc., as well as planning and leading the instruction of coaches, referees, seasonal and part time staff, budgeting, evaluating, and overseeing the maintenance of fields, aquatic facilities, gymnasia, golf courses and other sport facilities.

CCSM professionals are provided a curriculum that addresses the socio-cultural dimensions of sport, management and leadership techniques, ethics in sport, marketing, communication, budgeting and finance, legal aspects of sport, economics in sport management, governance in professional and amateur sport, and contemporary issues facing the profession. In addition, each student is required to engage in a supervised field experience through an internship with an approved agency.

Shorelight offers dedicated support to international students in the US by providing services including:
Choosing the right program and major for your goals
Obtaining your F-1 student visa
Support for improving your English skills
Transitioning to US campus life
Exploring your career paths and opportunities to grow professionally
Test dates must fall within two years of submitting your application and paying your application fee to be valid.
Our office cannot use expired test scores to evaluate the English proficiency requirement.
TOEFL - 80 or higher, IELTS - 6.5 or higher