Admissions Criteria
The admissions criteria for the MS in Sport Management will be as follows:
- Completed application form
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 preferred
- Official transcripts from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com). You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended. If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.
- Two letters of recommendation (one academic and one professional preferred). Drexel University Online now accepts electronic letters of recommendation. Please access the following webpage for instructions regarding their submission: http://www.drexel.edu/apply/recommend. If a recommender prefers to submit an original, hard copy letter of recommendation, please remind the recommender that it must be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope signed across the flap by the recommender.
- 1,000 word personal essay including a biographical sketch that should include information regarding the applicant’s background and experience in the sports industry, a summary of his/her professional career interests and goals, and a discussion of his/her personal strengths
- A minimum of three years of work experience since baccalaureate graduation (highly recommended)
- Resume
- Telephone interview
- International Students must submit a TOEFL score of 550 or higher. ;Click here for additional International Students requirements.
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The admissions committee will evaluate the applicant’s potential and commitment to succeed in graduate study in the online environment. The applicant’s potential to contribute to the overall quality of the program of study will also be considered.
Classes start in the Fall & Winter. Applications are submitted throughout the year.
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