Sports Media, BA

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
Select one of the following:3
Composition II
Critical Analysis and Writing II
Technical Writing
American History & Government
HIST 1103Survey of American History3
or HIST 1483 American History to 1865 (H)
or HIST 1493 American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q)
STAT 2013Elementary Statistics (Q)3
or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q)
Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H)
Courses designated (H)6
Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course
Courses designated (N)6
Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S)
ECON 1113The Economics of Social Issues (S)3
or ECON 2103 Introduction to Microeconomics (S)
SPCH 2713Introduction to Speech Communication (S)3
Diversity (D)
MC 1143Media in a Diverse Society (DS)3
Global Cultural Competency (G)
Courses designated (G)3
Additional General Education
Additional general education credit hours (at least 1 hour) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 1 hour of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum.
Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F).1
Hours Subtotal40
College/Departmental Requirements
UNIV 1111First Year Seminar (or other approved first-year seminar course)1
Arts & Humanities
See note 2.a.9
Natural & Mathematical Sciences
See note 2.b.3
Foreign Language
See note 39
Upper-Division General Education
Select 6 hours outside major department
See note 2.c.
Hours Subtotal22
Major Requirements
Minimum 2.50 GPA. Minimum grade of "C" in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses.
Lower-division Professional Sequence
2.75 GPA, 24 earned credit hours and declared SPM major required to take the following classes:
MC 2003Mass Media Style and Structure3
MC 2023Digital Media Essentials3
SPM 2843Sports and the Media3
Upper-division Professional Sequence
Proficiency Review required
MMJ 3153Fundamentals of Video and Studio Production3
SPM 3813Sports Reporting for Multimedia3
MMJ 4393Data Journalism3
SPM 3863Advanced Sports Reporting for Multimedia3
SPM 4883Sports Media Capstone3
MC 4143Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications3
MC 4163Mass Communication Law3
Select 9 hours from the following:9
Multimedia Reporting
Multimedia Editing
Podcast and Audio Production
Multimedia Content Creation
Multimedia Feature Writing and Storytelling
Live Production (3 hours, max 6)
Sports Announcing
Sports Media Production
Sports Information
Advanced Sports Writing
Select 9 hours additional of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM (3 hours must be upper-division)9
Select 6 hours of upper-division Traditional Liberal Arts (A&S, AERO, AMIS, AMST, ANTH, ART, ASL, ASTR, BIOL, CDIS, CHEM, CHIN, CS, DANC, DIVR, ENGL, FLL, FREN, GEOG, GEOL, GREK, GRMN, GWST, HIST, JAPN, LATN, MATH, MICR, MUSI, PHIL, PHYS, POLS, PSYC, REL, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, SPCH, STAT, TH) or Business or Gen Ed6
Hours Subtotal54
Electives
Select 4 hours - One hour may need to be upper-division.4
May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education or College of Arts and Sciences courses outside major department (see note 2.c.)
MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 required if student does not place directly into STAT
Hours Subtotal4
Total Hours120

Passing the proficiency review is required for upper-division major requirements. This includes a 2.75 graduation retention GPA, and at least 12 OSU hours earned, and a 2.75 OSU GPA, and a passing score on the Language Proficiency Exam.

No more than 12 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM can be transferred from other institutions

Students are required to develop and maintain a portfolio exhibiting specific and appropriate work including required class assignments.

Other Requirements

  • See the College of Arts and Sciences Requirements.
  • Minimum 2.50 GPA in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses.
  • Upper-Division Credit: Total hours must include at least 40 hours in courses numbered 3000 or above.

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

  1. Hours in One Department: For B.A. and B.S. degrees, no more than 54 hours in one department may be required to meet degree requirements. Courses used to satisfy the General Education English Composition, U.S. History, American Government, and Mathematics or Statistics requirements will not count toward the 54-hour maximum required from one department.
  2. A&S College/Departmental Requirements
    1. Arts and Humanities are defined as any course carrying an (H) designation or courses from AMST, ART, DANC, ENGL (except ENGL 3323 Technical Writing) HIST, MUSI, PHIL (except PHIL 1313 Logic and Critical Thinking (Q), PHIL 3003 Symbolic Logic (Q) and PHIL 4003 Mathematical Logic and Computability), REL, TH, and foreign languages.
    2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences are defined as any course from the following prefixes: ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CS (except CS 4883 Social Issues in Computing), GEOL, MATH, MICR, PBIO, PHYS, and STAT; or courses from other departments that carry an (A) or (N) general education designation.
    3. Six upper-division hours are required from General Education or any CAS courses outside the student’s major department. This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student’s degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
    4. Non-Western Studies Requirement for B.A. and B.F.A.; One course in Non-Western Studies (N.W.). This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student's degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
    5. The College of Arts & Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major requirements and a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major-prefix courses applied to the degree.
  3. Foreign Language Proficiency
    1. The foreign language requirement for the B.A. may be satisfied by 9 hours college credit in the same language, which must include 3 hours at the 2000-level, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement. Currently Arabic and Mvskoke are not offered at the 2000-level at OSU.
    2. The foreign language requirement for the B.S., B.M. and B.F.A. may be satisfied by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language (passing grades at second-year level of study). It may also be satisfied by 6 hours college credit in the same language, which must include language courses 1713 and 1813, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
    3. In addition to a. and b., students pursuing teacher certification must meet novice-high foreign language proficiency by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language with no grade below B. Or, students may complete 3 hours college credit in a single language with no grade below C (or pass an advanced standing examination, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam, or Oral Proficiency Interview developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, equivalent to 3 hours of college credit.) Or, students may meet the requirement by transfer of documentation of meeting the foreign language competency from one of the teacher education programs in the State of Oklahoma approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
  4. Exclusions. Courses with ATHL or LEIS prefixes and leisure activity courses may not be used for degree credit.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.

Finish in Four Plan of Study

The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
FallHours
ENGL 1113 Composition I 3
STAT 2013 is required for this degree. Students who do not place directly into statistics should discuss alternate math-prefixed courses with their advisor in order to qualify to take STAT 2013 next.
General Education Courses 11
 Hours14
Spring
ENGL 1213 Composition II 3
STAT 2013
Elementary Statistics (Q)
or Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (Q)
or Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (Q)
3
General Education courses 10
 Hours16
Sophomore
Fall
SPM 2843 Sports and the Media (Fall only) 3
MC 2003 Mass Media Style and Structure 3
MC 2023 Digital Media Essentials 3
1713 First Semester Foreign Language 3
General Education courses 3
Note: MC 2003 and MC 2023 could be taken as late as junior fall if necessary.
 Hours15
Spring
MMJ 3153 Fundamentals of Video and Studio Production 3
SPM 3813 Sports Reporting for Multimedia 3
1813 Second Semester Foreign Language 3
College or Elective courses or MMJ 3263 Multimedia Reporting from "Pick Three" List 6
Note: MMJ 3153 and SPM 3813 could be delayed until junior year if necessary.
 Hours15
Junior
Fall
SPM 3863 Advanced Sports Reporting for Multimedia (Fall only JR or SR year) 3
2000-level/Third Semester Foreign Language 3
Choice(s) from "Pick Three" List to be taken in JR and SR years. Fall options typically include: 3
Sports Announcing
Sports Information
Podcast and Audio Production
Multimedia Content Creation
Live Production
Major, College, or Elective courses 6
 Hours15
Spring
MMJ 4393 Data Journalism (must pass STAT first) 3
Choice(s) from "Pick Three" List to be taken in JR and SR years. Spring options typically include: 3
Sports Media Production
Advanced Sports Writing (often Senior Year - requires MMJ 3263 first)
Multimedia Reporting (good choice for sophomore or junior year)
Multimedia Editing
Multimedia Feature Writing and Storytelling
MC 4143 Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications 3
Major, College, or Elective courses 6
 Hours15
Senior
Fall
MC 4163 Mass Communication Law 3
Major, College, "Pick Three" or Elective courses 12
 Hours15
Spring
SPM 4883 Sports Media Capstone (Spring only) 3
Major, College, or Elective courses 12
 Hours15
 Total Hours120