Accreditation for the B.A. in Sport Management
The Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management is offered by the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication and is covered by High Point University’s institutional accreditation from SACSCOC. That accreditation also covers the sport management minor.
How Sport Management Programs Are Measured
Teams, leagues and agencies hire on experience. HPU students take sport management classes in their first semester, complete a professional development course before applying for internships, solve problems for local clients in class projects and finish with a required internship.
The Nido R. Qubein School of Communication
The program sits in the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication, a community of more than 750 scholars and producers in eight disciplines. Students work beside majors in sports media, strategic communication and media production.
University Accreditation
High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
What Sport Management Graduates Say About Their Education
High Point University is accredited by SACSCOC to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, and the B.A. in Sport Management is offered through the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication. U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 edition named HPU the #1 Most Innovative Regional University in the South. The 52-credit major’s required courses are listed in the undergraduate bulletin. Sport management graduates describe the leadership, professionalism and community connections they built at HPU.
Halle Nichols
Graduate Student, Coventry University
“HPU helped me to become a leader.”
Lucy Ruiz
Recruiting Coordinator, NCSA College Recruiting
“HPU helped me get to where I am now by connecting me with colleagues and community partners.”
Alana Sullivan
Coordinator for Partnership Services, Learfield
“HPU prepared me for my future career by instilling professionalism in students from day one.”
Executives in Residence
Cynt Marshall, former CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, is HPU’s Sports Executive in Residence. Charlie Freeman, president of business operations for the Orlando Magic, is HPU’s Sports Business Executive in Residence and coaches students during campus visits.
Dallas Mavericks Externship
The Mavericks’ executive leadership has hosted HPU sport management students at team headquarters, where students shadow staff on game day and see how the organization runs values-based leadership.
Case Study Competition Team
Students join the sport management case study team and present their solutions at national conferences. Students can also join the sport management honor society. The team won first place at the Sport Entertainment and Venues of Tomorrow case study competition in Columbia, South Carolina, in November 2023. Read more.
Recognition for Undergraduate Research
The Council on Undergraduate Research named High Point University the recipient of its 2025 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments, judged against CUR’s Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
In U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 edition, High Point University was named the #1 Most Innovative Regional University in the South and ranked #3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching among Regional Universities in the South.
Rho Phi Lambda Honor Society
HPU’s chapter of Rho Phi Lambda, the sport management honor society, recognizes students with at least 16 sport management credits, a 3.6 department GPA and a 3.25 overall GPA.
Explore Sport Management at High Point University
Sport management at High Point University puts students in front of NBA executives and real clients.
Curriculum & Research Careers & Student Organizations
Questions about the program? Email Dr. Amy Rundio at [email protected].