COSMA…

Provides external accountability

  Accreditation is…

• Increasingly demanded by the general public, parents, and students
• Increasingly demanded from the sports industry and potential employers
• Consistent with many college/university accountability processes
• Keeping programs on the leading edge of trends in higher education

Creates an enhanced reputation for your Sport Management Program

  COSMA accreditation…

• Provides competitive advantage relative to other institutions
• Allows institutions to use the COSMA logo in promoting their programs internally and externally
• Improves the reputation of the Sport Management program within your institution

Provides external assurance of quality in your Sport Management programs

  COSMA accreditation…

• Ensures that the characteristics of excellence are evident in your curriculum and co-curricular experiences
• Ensures that students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to function effectively in the sport management industry
• Supports and promotes best practices in sport management education
• Recognizes good performance

Provides an effective mechanism for continuous improvement

  The COSMA accreditation process…

• Is proactive
• Confronts the changing environment
• Provides motivation to maintain and improve program quality
• Integrates continuous improvement into the accreditation process
• Is flexible in working with programs at all stages of development
• Formalizes current and existing processes that are already in alignment with COSMA principles

Provides mechanism for program advocacy

  Working with COSMA…

• Assists in justifying/leveraging needed faculty and facilities resources
• Helps support curricular improvements
• Identifies operation and management needs
• Encourages interdepartmental coordination