Sport Analytics Minor
Coordinator
Jackie Dorchester, Program Manager, Sport Analytics
300 MacNaughton Hall
315-443-9369
jdorches@syr.edu
Description
The 18-credit minor in Sport Analytics is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a path in the sport analytics field along with their chosen major. Students selecting this minor, within the Department of Sport Management, should have an interest in studying research methodology, sport economics, database management, computer programming, and technology integral to sport analytics.
Admission
The Sport Analytics minor is available to matriculated undergraduate students. Applicants are required to have a minimum 3.4 cumulative GPA, will be admitted on a space available basis, and must have a minimum of four semesters on campus to complete the requirements. There are two deadlines for submitting applications for the Sport Analytics minor: November 1 and April 1 of each academic year. Due to course sequencing and enrollment limitations, students must have a minimum four semesters on campus to complete the minor requirements. Any student wishing to apply for a Sport Analytics minor after the spring of the sophomore year will be ineligible to declare the minor due to space availability and course sequencing. It is recommended that students complete the following courses prior to applying for the minor:
MAT 221 Elementary Probability and Statistics I
ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics
ECN 102 Introductory Macroeconomics
OR
ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues
Students will be admitted on a space available basis. Student must have completed 30 credits at Syracuse University in courses graded A-F and must submit a minor application to the Department of Sport Management (402 MacNaughton Hall) by November 1st for spring admission or April 1st for fall admission. Students must declare the sport analytics minor no later than the first semester of their junior year.