Step 2: Candidacy Status
The second step in the accreditation process, Candidacy Status provides your sport management academic unit an opportunity to prepare itself for the development of a Self-Study (step 3) and a site visit (step 4).
CANDIDACY STATUS
All programs must provide the following materials in their application (see Link to Self-Study Manual Appendices in box to the right): Listed Elements from Candidacy Status letter Outcomes Assessment Plan Template Bloom's Taxonomy Scope of Accreditation Checklist Once you have a draft of your Candidacy Status application, you are strongly encouraged to send a draft of your application to Heather Alderman for review. Candidacy status and writing an oap [video]
CUrrent programs in candidacy status
The following 12 COSMA members are in Candidacy Status. An asterisk (*) means the program has had or has planned a site visit. Last updated October 28, 2024. Alfred State College, Alfred, NY Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY Hiram College, Hiram, OH* Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Limestone University, Gaffney, SC Radford University, Radford, VA Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT Springfield College, Springfield, MA University of Minnesota Crookston, Crookston, MN University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Voorhees College, Denmark, SC Need an extension? Complete this form! The Board of Commissioners makes decisions about Candidacy Status applications bimonthly and, as time allows, during their biannual face-to-face meetings. Deadlines occur every two months:
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