My institution has three separate campuses that offer sport management degrees. Do all three sites have to be accredited together?
All off-campus locations of an institution that offer degree programs in sport management fields normally will be included in the COSMA accreditation process, as long as those programs are under the degree-granting authority of the institution seeking accreditation. Where multiple campuses exist within the framework of one institution, the COSMA Board of Commissioners will determine which campuses may be included in a single self-study. In the self-study, the burden of proof is on the institution to show how the resources (e.g., faculty, facilities, etc.) are similar and different on all campuses and/or how resources are shared between the three campuses. The institution must show how students on each campus have equal access to resources. If the institution chooses not to provide information on all three campuses, a rationale must be provided as to why not. What are the boundaries of “operational effectiveness?” Operational effectiveness is the ability of the sport management program
