TC3 Transfer Planning for Sport Studies

Tompkins Cortland Community College Transfer Planning for Sport Studies, (SPST), B.S.

SUNY Cortland recommends that students complete the following courses prior to transfer. The transfer credit limit from a 2-year college is 64 credits. Of those, 32 major-required credits can be transferred. Students who complete their General Education requirements prior to transfer will have their General Education requirements met at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY General Education
Cortland Degree Requirements	Complete at TC3
Communication 1 (GEC1): CPN 100 Writing Studies I	ENGL 100 (GE required)
Communication 2 (GEC2): CPN 101 Writing Studies II	ENGL 101 (GE required)
Communication – Presentation (GECP): EXS 410 Ethics in Sports	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (GE & major required)
Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (GEDI): EXS 368 African American Sport History	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (GE & major required)
Mathematics (GEMA):	_______ (GE required)
Natural Sciences (GENS):	_______ (GE required)
Humanities (GEHU): ENG 260 Literature of Sports	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (major required)
Social Sciences (GESS): PSY 101 Introductory Psychology	PSYC 103 (major required)
The Arts (GEAR): EXS 350 Aesthetics of Sports	no equivalent – consider taking at Cortland, unless earning associate degree (major required)
US History & Civic Engagement (GEUS):	_______________________
World History & Global Awareness (GEWH):	_______________________
World Languages (GEWL): (Sign language is acceptable)	_______ 101 (required for B.S.)

Additional **Major-Requirements**
Cortland Major Requirements	Complete at my TC3
BIO 301 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 cr.)	BIOL 201 (or take BIO 206 at Cortland)
BIO 302 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 cr.)	BIOL 202 (or take BIO 206 at Cortland)
CAP 100 Intro to Computer Applications	Must do all 3 – CAPS 111, 121, 131
EXS 100 Intro to Kinesiology	RECR 112
EXS 397 Exercise Physiology I	RECR 232
PED 189 Aquatics (1 cr.)	FITN 101 OR 102
PED 246 Yoga (1 cr.)	FITN 170

*For more information about transfer equivalencies, please visit SUNY Transfer Path.

Sport Studies

School of Professional Studies

The program requirements pertain to the Undergraduate Catalog and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students currently on SUNY campuses should consult their academic advisor for additional choices in general education categories when any course is recommended.

To view all required courses for the program and Cortland’s General Education courses, see the most current undergraduate Catalog.
Use the transfer equivalency tables to choose equivalents at your transfer college.
If you plan to transfer before you complete your associate’s degree, you can still earn your degree via Reverse Transfer.

About Sport Studies

As a sport studies major, you’ll look at sports and other physical activity through the lens of history, psychology and sociology. In addition to studying sports history, you’ll look at the role of sport in American society. Sport studies examines sport’s cultural relationship with education, the economy, families, the media and politics and considers race, class and gender differences in the sport experience.

Career Potential

Youth sports director — YMCA/YWCA
Sport psychologist
Sport historian
Sport sociologist
Sports journalism
Sports broadcasting
Sport management
Sports Information
Coaching

What Will I Learn?

You’ll be in a flexible, broad-based program that combines major courses with a number of electives.
Courses emphasize current research as well as its practical application.
You’ll take core courses in exercise science along with classes in other disciplines such as:
History, Sociology, Psychology
Physical education

Applying to Cortland

SUNY Cortland accepts the Common Application and the SUNY Online application. Choose just one way to apply; both require a $50 non-refundable application fee.
If you apply to Cortland using the SUNY application, SUNY will waive the $50 application fee for transfer students graduating with an associate degree from a SUNY or CUNY college, who apply directly to Cortland for baccalaureate programs.
Fall applicants should apply by June 1. Spring applications should apply by November 1.
After applying, students must send transcripts from all colleges attended and a high school transcript.