Professional Development Requirement

PDR is designed to expose incoming students to the program’s professional development and improvement offerings and provide you with industry and career experiences that will complement your work in the classroom, enhance and enrich your experience in the program and prepare you for your next career steps in the sports industry.

The PDR requirements have been divided into 2 categories: Core and Elective.

• Each incoming full-time student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 40 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 20 Core hours.  
• Each incoming part-time student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 20 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 10 Core hours.  

You will fulfill the PDR requirements by participating in and attending events such as:

• project-based educational work
• networking events
• career coaching and advising
• industry discussions and information sessions and workshops