PGM CURRICULUM 3.1

PGA Golf Management, B.S.

PGA GOLF MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM 3.1:

The PGA Golf Management Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore prepares students for a career in the golf industry. The PGA Golf Management program attracts and educates bright, highly-motivated men and women to service all aspects of this developing industry while working toward membership in the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. It is a comprehensive degree program that integrates all the curriculum requirements of a Hospitality and Tourism Management major with the knowledge base of the PGA Golf Management Program including sixteen months of structured internship experience and a Playing Ability Test (PAT).

Program Requirements

University of Maryland Eastern Shore students in the PGA Golf Management Program must complete the following PGA of America requirements prior to graduation to receive the PGA Golf Management specialty:

1. Sixteen (16) months of full time cooperative/internship employed on a full-time basis.
2. The passing of the PGA’s Playing Ability Test (met prior to beginning Level 3).
3. Completion of all four levels of the PGA/PGM educational courses and tests.
4. A PGA Golf Management student has 8 years to obtain PGA membership from the first day after successful completion of the Qualifying Level of the PGA Golf Management Program.

PGA Membership Upon Graduation

PGA Golf Management University Program graduates completing all requirements, including academics, PGA PGM education, required internships and passing the PGA Playing Ability Test are eligible for direct election to PGA membership upon graduation, completion of the PGA required background check, securing of eligible employment and submission of the PGA membership application with required fees.

Curriculum Guide for Professional Golf Management

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Professional Golf Management Semester by Semester   

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

• ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3
• FMGT 101 Applied Food Service Sanitation Credit: 2
• Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3
• PGMT 122 Orientation to PGA Golf Management Credit: 3
• PLSC 184 Introduction to Plant Science Credit: 3
• PLSC 185 Introduction to Plant Science Laboratory Credit: 1

Second Semester: Credits 18

• ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3
• ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0 ¹
• FMGT 110 Restaurant and Table Service Credit: 3
• Gen Ed Curr Area I Elective Credit: 3
• Gen Ed Curr Area III Elective and Lab Credit: 4
• MATH 102 Applications of College Mathematics Credit: 3
• PGMT 222 Professional Golf Management I Credit: 3

Summer: Credit 1

• PGMT 170 Professional Golf Management Internship I Credit: 1

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 15

• ECON 201 Principles of Economics (Macro) Credit: 3  or
• ECON 202 Principles of Economics (Micro) Credit: 3 (Gen Ed Area II)
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• ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3
• FMGT 211 Food Production I Credit: 3
• HMGT 220 Technology Management in the Hospitality Industry Credit: 3
• PGA Seminar Level 1 (2 days on campus)
• PGMT 230 Introduction to Teaching Principles Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 18

• Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3
• FMGT 212 Food Production II Credit: 3
• PGMT 322 Professional Golf Management II Credit: 3
• Supportive Course (Online) Credit: 3
• Major Elective Credit: 3
• Playing Ability Test Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 18

• ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3
• HMGT 301 Front Office Management Credit: 3
• HMGT 305 Entrepreneurship Credit: 3
• HMGT 350 Marketing Hospitality and Leisure Services Credit: 3
• TMGT 130 Analysis of Travel and Tourism Credit: 3
• PGA Seminar Level 2 (3 days on campus)
• PGMT 330 Intermediate Teaching Principles Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 1

• PGMT 270 Professional Golf Management Internship II Credit: 1

Summer: Credit 1

• PGMT 370 Professional Golf Management Internship III Credit: 1

Senior Year I

First Semester: Credits 15

• Business Simulation (2 days on campus)
• HMGT 340 Hospitality Industry Accounting Credit: 3
• HMGT 402 Human Resources Management Credit: 3
• HMGT 405 Resort & Convention Management Credit: 3
• PGMT 350 Golf Shop Operations Credit: 3
• PGMT 422 Professional Golf Management III Credit: 3
• PGMT 470 Professional Golf Co-Op Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 15

• HMGT 303 Hospitality Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance Credit: 3
• HMGT 401 Law and the Hospitality Industry Credit: 3
• FMGT 301 Food & Beverage Cost Accounting Credit: 3
• PGA Seminar Level 3 (2 days on campus) 
• PGMT 430 Advanced Teaching Methods Credit: 3
• TMGT 306 Ecological & Cultural Tourism Credit: 3

Summer: Credit 3

• PGMT 470 Professional Golf Co-Op Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹The English Proficiency Examination is given at the end of the semester. A student must enroll in ENGL 001 prior to enrolling in ENGL 102.
²Student must select one science course and one science laboratory course.
³Student must select a course from either discipline to satisfy as an Elective.