The Commission on Sport Management Accreditation is a specialized accrediting body whose purpose is to promote and recognize excellence in sport management education worldwide in colleges and universities at the baccalaureate and master's levels through specialized accreditation.

Programs, students, employers, and the general public all benefit from the external verification of quality provided through COSMA's accreditation process. They also benefit from the process of continuous quality improvement that is encouraged by COSMA's developmental approach to promoting excellence in sport management education.
New Programs in Candidacy Status: Ashford University, East Stroudsburg University and Lasell College (master's degree)!

Elections are underway April 16 - 27 for open positions on the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners. Members only!

​Last Training: Friday, April 20, 12pm EDT: Site Reviewer Training (Heather Alderman, COSMA)

COSMA Recognized by CHEA (Council on Higher Education Accreditation). See our scope of accreditation statement.

#COSMA2018 Conference: It is over and it was fantastic! Slides from various presentations will be posted and archived over the next two weeks.
Evaluation forms can be downloaded and emailed to COSMA headquarters.

Congratulate Slippery Rock University - our first program to go through the Reaffirmation of Accreditation process! See a list of all 53 accredited programs.

Members Only! Program, Individual and Student Members may purchase COSMA's Faculty Salary Survey. Contact COSMA staff for the member-only password. The 308-page report analyzes sport management faculty salary data by location, Carnegie classification, accreditation status, and more.

Next deadline for Candidacy Status applications: June 15, 2018 (deadlines occur every two months)

Need help talking about accreditation? See CHEA's "Talking Points: The Future Face of Accreditation - Serving the Public Interest."

Hiring new faculty? Have graduate students new to teaching? Access COSMA's Adjunct Training Module eight part series, free for members. Contact Heather Alderman for more information.

A Board Member's Guide to Accreditation (CHEA, 2016)
  • An overview of accreditation: what it is, its values and how it operates.
  • Accreditation's relationship with federal and state governments.
  • The impact of accreditation on colleges and universities.
  • The role of governing boards in engaging accreditation.​
This publication is intended to provide important background information and to serve as a useful tool for governing boards and individual board members. It also will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about accreditation and the challenges it faces.

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Accredited Programs

How to Comply with COSMA's Public Disclosure Requirements - Download the instructions and template.