COSMA
  • ABOUT COSMA
    • MISSION >
      • CHEA Recognition
    • Value of Accreditation
    • Directory of Accredited Programs
    • 2023 Election
    • Board of Commissioners >
      • BOC Nominations
      • Commissioners Actions
    • Board of Directors >
      • BOD Nominations
      • Strategic Planning
  • Accreditation
    • Why Accreditation Matters
    • Step 1: Program Membership
    • Step 2: Candidacy Status >
      • Measuring Student Learning
    • Step 3: Self Study Preparation
    • Step 4: Site Visit >
      • Site Visit Costs
    • Step 5: Accreditation Decision
    • Accreditation Training
    • Annual Report
  • Join COSMA
    • Program Members >
      • COSMA Exit Survey
    • Organizational Members
    • Individual Members
    • Student Members
  • Conference
    • Esports Management Series
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Hall of Fame
    • Conference Host Application
    • Archives >
      • 2023 Conference
      • 2022 Conference
      • 2021 Conference
      • 2020 Conference
      • 2019 Conference
      • 2018 Conference
      • 2017 Conference
      • 2016 Conference
  • Resources
    • CSSM Access Signup >
      • CSSM Journal Access
    • COSMA Fellow
    • Job Board
    • S.M. Degree Programs
    • COSMA Institute
    • Mentoring Program
    • Faculty Salary Survey
    • Dashboard Data
  • Students
    • Scholarship & Grant
    • Chi Sigma Mu Honor Society
    • Student Sport Organizations
    • Graduation Cords
  • COSMA Store

Join COSMA

​The COSMA accreditation process benefited our program, faculty, students, and alumni greatly. Benefits include: 
            -  Enhanced curriculum (e.g., adding a new course in sport sales) 

            -  Raised program reputation and branding 

            -  Set strategic plan with goals and strategies for the program. 

            -  Cultivated student-centered opportunities (e.g., collaborative hands-on projects with industry organizations) 

            -  Encouraged faculty scholarly activities and faculty-student research projects 

            -  Continuing efforts by alumni advisory board to support students and program 

            -  Recognizing students by inducting them to Chi Sigma Mu student honor society."
Choose from four options. COSMA's fiscal year runs from July 1st - June 30th.
PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
STUDENT
MEMBERSHIP
1800
250
50
FREE
per year
per year
per year
each year
Program Membership
Organizational Membership
Individual Membership
Student Membership
What Sport Management Programs are "eligible" for accreditation?
  • At an accredited (or similar) degree-granting institution
  • 20/50 percent sport management content in associate's, bachelor's/ master's degrees
  • Identifiable sport management academic unit/ program that has operational control of the degree(s)

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​Who are organizational members?
  • ​Education-related organizations and agencies (e.g., “Centers,” “Institutes”)
  • Non-profit sport organizations (E.g., Girls on the Run, Black Girls Hockey Club, etc.)
  • Sport foundations
  • For-profit sport organizations

Member benefits can be found below

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Who are individual members?
  • Faculty at institutions interested in the accreditation process
  • Faculty seeking collaborations, pedagogical resources
  • Community College faculty
  • Retired/former faculty
  • Alumni of COSMA-accredited programs
  • Former student members
  • Individuals working in sport organizations
  • ​Parents of students
  • Teachers and Counselors in High Schools with sport management courses
  • Coaches, Athletic Directors, Sport Entrepreneurs

Member benefits can be found below
​Who are student members?
  • Full-time students in COSMA accredited programs
  • Students majoring in a sport-related field
  • Students from non-accredited institutions

Member benefits can be found below






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PROGRam member benefits
  • Join to move programs through the accreditation process
  • Includes ALL Full-Time Faculty
  • Participate as site reviewers
  • 1:1 accreditation process assistance
  • Participate as members of the Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors
  • Vote in elections
  • FREE access to Case Studies in Sport Management (CSSM) Journal
  • ​Faculty salary survey, job board, student grants/ scholarships
ORGANIZATIONAL Member benefits
  • Access to Individual and Program membership lists 
  • Job postings on COSMA website
  • Conference presentations, information sessions
  • Participation cost is tax deductible due to COSMA’s 501(c)3 status
INDIVIDUAL Member benefits
  • Join to support COSMA and educate yourself on the accreditation process
  • Participate as site reviewers
  • Participate as members of the Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors
  • Vote in elections
Student Member benefits
  • Graduate students may run for COSMA's Student Director position on the Board of Directors.
  • Get a faculty member to nominate you for induction into Chi Sigma Mu, COSMA's Student Honor Society.
  • Vote during COSMA spring elections.
  • Apply for the Student Scholarship (undergraduate) or Student Grant (graduate).
  • Get news and information about COSMA.
  • Network with faculty at Annual COSMA Conference (students are FREE).
  • Participate in annual Case Study Cup.
  • Add to skill set when applying for jobs.

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COSMA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization incorporated in Colorado.

Services

Accreditation
Training
​Conference

Contact Us

cosma@cosmaweb.org
202-329-1189
2236 Water Blossom Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80526
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  • ABOUT COSMA
    • MISSION >
      • CHEA Recognition
    • Value of Accreditation
    • Directory of Accredited Programs
    • 2023 Election
    • Board of Commissioners >
      • BOC Nominations
      • Commissioners Actions
    • Board of Directors >
      • BOD Nominations
      • Strategic Planning
  • Accreditation
    • Why Accreditation Matters
    • Step 1: Program Membership
    • Step 2: Candidacy Status >
      • Measuring Student Learning
    • Step 3: Self Study Preparation
    • Step 4: Site Visit >
      • Site Visit Costs
    • Step 5: Accreditation Decision
    • Accreditation Training
    • Annual Report
  • Join COSMA
    • Program Members >
      • COSMA Exit Survey
    • Organizational Members
    • Individual Members
    • Student Members
  • Conference
    • Esports Management Series
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Hall of Fame
    • Conference Host Application
    • Archives >
      • 2023 Conference
      • 2022 Conference
      • 2021 Conference
      • 2020 Conference
      • 2019 Conference
      • 2018 Conference
      • 2017 Conference
      • 2016 Conference
  • Resources
    • CSSM Access Signup >
      • CSSM Journal Access
    • COSMA Fellow
    • Job Board
    • S.M. Degree Programs
    • COSMA Institute
    • Mentoring Program
    • Faculty Salary Survey
    • Dashboard Data
  • Students
    • Scholarship & Grant
    • Chi Sigma Mu Honor Society
    • Student Sport Organizations
    • Graduation Cords
  • COSMA Store