Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 12
Certificate description: The complexity, globalization, and impacts of the sport and recreation industries on society create the demand and need for precise preparation. Sport and recreation employers often require advanced degrees or certificates from accredited institutions as part of job requirements and/or for promotion. The principal target student population for the recreation and sport administration graduate certificate are working professionals who have received their undergraduate degree and are pursuing career advancement or changing fields. The certificate will emphasize the unique business, management, marketing and ethical principles and practices necessary to succeed in these industries. Ultimately, the program will prepare professionals who are critical thinkers, interdisciplinary in their approach, and capable of effectively managing and marketing sport and recreation enterprises in vastly different markets.
Certificate web site:
https://catalog.missouri.edu/collegeofagriculturefoodandnaturalresources/additionalcertificatesminors/grad-cert-recreation-sport-administration/
Admission Criteria
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | July 1 |
| Spring | November 15 |
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Graduate Certificate Program
- Unofficial Transcripts