Benefits of Accreditation - ROI
Why should you seek COSMA accreditation?
COSMA....
Provides External Accountability
Accreditation is...
- Increasingly demanded by the general public, parents, and students
- Increasingly demanded by the sport 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 to promote their programs internally and externally
- Improves the reputation of your sport management program within your institution
Provides External Assurance of Quality for 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 a 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