PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Associate of Applied Science Degree Program in Professional Golf and Golf Complex Management (PGGCM) is a set of coherent academic courses that provide the educational and practical foundation for individuals interested in the golf profession who want to become competent golfers, professional golfers and/or managers of golf complexes and country clubs.

To assure that courses meet academically rigorous criteria, each course has measurable learning outcomes at each level of the program to evaluate mastery of subject material and critical thinking development. Our faculty are selected for their outstanding teaching ability, professional experience in the golf industry, and for their ability to create an educational environment completely focused on student learning. The motto of the program's faculty, staff and administrators is teamwork ? the ability to work toward a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishment(s) toward the program's goal and objectives, thereby, creating an environment that supports the intellectual, personal and professional development of the student.

The learning outcomes of the PGGCM program are focused on the following tenets:

• Critical thinking ? the ability to analyze problems, conceptualize theses, develop arguments, weigh evidence, and derive conclusions;
• Communication ? the ability to articulate the critical thinking outcomes in writing and/or speaking or by other modes of communication;
• Self-awareness ? the ability to analyze one's own actions, to see the perspective of other persons, and to work with others in groups, and
• Personal actions ? the ability to take responsibility for one's actions and make ethical decisions in complex situations.

Because the program's instructors practice what they teach, in small classes with a high level of student-instructor interaction, the goal of exposing our students to every facet of the golf industry is facilitated by instructors who can share their experiences with students and give them first-hand input on what it takes to be a successful professional golfer or sport manager of a golf complex or country club.

The PGGCM program has outstanding physical facilities, including spacious classrooms, a club design and repair room, a golf studio and a golf library. Lessons include playing time, short game skill development, video analysis, club fitting and repair, regripping, and reshafting. An integral part of student training is the labs in which students give instruction to the general public and/or each other. A tournament is held each week for competition experience. These tournaments are organized by the program's students to provide practical tournament planning experience. Tournament and open play are conducted on area golf courses. The instruction provided by the program's golf professionals during classes gives students the opportunity to improve their game and to examine how golfers may view the game differently. This experience provides students with an understanding of how to teach golf to a wide range of golf students ? a skill that is important to their future success as golf professionals.

The sport of golf is rapidly expanding in popularity, both nationally and internationally. Employment opportunities are numerous and are publicized through a multiplicity of sources ? employment bulletins, direct requests from employers, extensive networks of golf industries and service providers, and membership organizations. Positions for graduates deal with teaching, managing, sales, marketing, the PGA tour and other tours; or are related to facility, product, or service. Business opportunities and venture capitol is available for entrepreneurs.



ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To apply for admission to the PGGCM program, request an application by mail, telephone, fax or e-mail; complete the application and return the completed application form with a non-refundable application fee of $50.00 for U.S. residents or $100.00 for international students to Stanton University 's office of Admissions and Records.

Admission is open to applicants who meet the following criteria:

• Persons who possess a high school diploma or California high school proficiency exam certification or General Education Development (GED) certificate, with an average score of 45 or higher.
• Possess a Home Study Certificate or transcript from a home study program that is equivalent to high school level or is recognized by the state of California .
• If the person is beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance (18), but does not possess a high school diploma or equivalent, he/she may be admitted by the University under provisional admission status.
• Applicants who have completed high school but are under 18 years old may be admitted provided they will be 18 years old by the commencement of the last quarter of the program. A parent, legal guardian or spouse of legal age is required to cosign the Enrollment Agreement.
• Stanton University welcomes applications from nonimmigrant F-1 visa students. Acceptance into the PGGCM program is necessary before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (formerly INS) Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility) is issued by the university's Office of Admissions and Records. The decision to grant an acceptance will be based on all evidence received prior to the deadline. Students may contact the Office of Admissions and Records at SU to request forms or information:

By Mail: Stanton University
               Office of Admissions and Records
               12666 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove , CA 92840

By Tel: (714) 539-6561
     Fax: (714) 539-6542
     E-mail: su@stantonuniversity.com


ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE
The following admission requirements must be completed at the time a student applies for enrollment:

• A completed admission application.
• Official high school transcripts, GED Certificate, or other document indicating level of proficiency must have been received by SU's Office of Admissions and Records. US citizens or residents who attended school in a foreign country, who are unable to produce the regular evidence, may include certification from other official sources.
• International students must have on file all the requirements for attending SU required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and SU.
• Taken a tour of the campus.
• Completed the necessary financial arrangements.
• Signed the Enrollment Agreement.
• Had a personal interview with the PGGCM program director or with his/her designee.

The PGGCM is six (6) quarters in length. Par-time students are granted four (4) years or 12 quarters to complete the program. Students must obtain at least a 2.0 GPA (a “C”) in all courses completed upon which the degree is based.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

(Laboratory instruction/practicums occur
in a laboratory at a driving range or golf course) 

PGM 102 Golf Fundamentals (3)
2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Golf instruction and practice in the fundamentals of grip, stance, alignment, backswing, and downswing. Topics also include stretching and warm-up, golf club selection and use, player guidelines, scoring, game etiquette, and safety procedures. The course emphasizes the “one basic golf swing” theory and includes extensive practice and play at local courses..

ENG 104 Written and Oral Communication (4)
To improve their business writing skills, students practice the writing process in the creation of business correspondences. Students review grammatical and mechanical structures as needed to support the successful expression of meaning to gain written communication proficiency. To enhance their oral communication skills, this course offers a wide variety of speaking assignments designed to expose students to all the major skills of speech making and oral communication. Students focus on the following basic elements: outlining, listing, organizing a speech; analyzing the audience; visual aids; choosing a topic and specific purpose; delivery; small group communication; informative and persuasive speaking; speaker credibility; effective use of language, and communication and/or speech to entertain. Students give several speeches with and without visual aids.

ACCT 106 Principles of Accounting (4)
An introductory course in accounting that includes basic theory and application of accounting principles to the recording and summarization of business transactions into the form of financial statements under the rules of “generally accepted accounting principles” (GAAP) for use by lending institutions, creditors, investors, and others. Students will be introduced to ledgers, journals, financial statements, assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses; introduction to inventories and classified income statements; control of cash receivables and payables, and payroll accounts.

BUS 108 Introduction to Business Practices (4)
An introductions and overview of how businesses operate. On completion of this course, students should have knowledge and understanding of business procedures, vocabulary, organization, operations and the interrelationships of economics, business and management to the successful operation of a business enterprise.

PGM 115 The Rules of Golf (4)
The rules of golf are covered in detail starting with how the rules came to be established, the changes in the game of golf and golf rules over time up to current rules, and how they apply in general golf play and in tournament golf. Students will be tested on the rules of golf by being asked to rule on real golf tournament play and hypothetical situations.

MKT 117 Principles of Marketing and Sales (4)
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the foundation, principles, processes, and goals of marketing; an analysis of how marketing functions in current business practice; the principles of selling as related to human relations and the selling of products, intangibles, and ideas. Also covered are the techniques of opening the sale, discovering customer needs and wants, meeting objections, closing the sale, etc. Written and oral presentations.

PGM 122 Instructional Golf Techniques Practicum I (3)
2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Part one of a two parts course on instructional golf techniques. Part one covers an introduction to the fundamentals of how to teach golf including: recognized swing techniques; ball flight dynamics; the physics and biomechanical concepts important to understanding the golf swing, and a scientific study of the golf swing. The lever golf swing system (technique) is analyzed and the different methods of teaching golf are studied.

PMG 124 Instructional Golf Techniques Practicum II (3)
2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Part II of Instructional Golf Techniques Practicum introduces the techniques used in teaching the short game including putting, pitching, chipping, and sand play. This is a methods teaching course in which students will give golf lessons to the general public, thereby, obtaining real-time practical experience in the methods of teaching golf. Students must keep a notebook on all lessons given. The instructor will evaluate lessons given by students.

PGM 128 Advanced Golf Techniques (3)
2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Prerequisite: approval of instructor
This course covers advanced competitive golf techniques in the form of practical applications and the approach to shot selection in a playing environment. Also covered are how to organize and conduct playing lessons. Specific attention is given to what club to use in special or difficult situations.

PGM 130 Sports Psychology (4)
Effect of various psychological factors on athletic performance. Psychological interactions among players and between players and coaches. Topics include motivation, stress control, personality variables in performance, performance enhancing techniques. The role of personality and cognate factors in human movement settings. Selected topics may include: arousal, attribution theory, achievement, anxiety, interventions, attention styles, aggression, social facilitation, social reinforcement, and imagery. The student will attempt to apply theory to improving his/her own performance.

BUS 140 The Legal Environment and Business Law (4)
Introduction to the legal system and the laws that govern business in America . The course is designed to increase students' understanding of legal concepts. Topics covered include: judicial and administrative systems, ethics, contracts, torts, bankruptcy, agency, business organizations, security regulations, regulation of property, business organizations, ownership of property, negotiable instruments, and protection of intellectual property interests. The course gives special attention to laws governing golf courses, golf complexes, country clubs and their legal responsibilities.

BUS 145 Human Resource Management (4)
This course takes a systems perspective of managing the human resources as the most valuable asset of any organization, recognizing that effective management of this vital asset is essential to organizational success. Topics covered include: the impact of recruitment, training, compensation, performance appraisal, benefits, promotion, severance, employment safety, and the effect of labor-management relations on human resources management.

BUS 148 Business and Managerial Statistics (3)
A working knowledge of managerial and business statistics is essential for any person involved in professional golf and/golf complex management. This course covers descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive portion analyzes data through graphs, measures of central tendency and spread. Other statistical practices utilize basic probability, binomial and normal distributions, estimation of population parameters, hypothesis testing, linear regression and correlation. Analytical reading and problem solving are required.

PGM 144 Golf Clinics (3)
2 hours lecture, 2 hours practicum
Prerequisite: PGM 128 or approval of instructor
Planning, design and organization of golf clinics. Students learn how to give group golf lessons and how to teach beginners through advanced players in a clinic setting.

PGM 150 Golf Facilities Operations and Management I (4)
Basic principles of managing a general and a professional golf complex. Includes budgeting, marketing, staffing and managing the complex. Overview of the basic structure of finances in operating a sole proprietorship, partnerships, or corporate types of business enterprises; business communications and salesmanship; property ownership, leases and insurance; state federal and property taxes.

PGM 152 Golf Facilities Operations and Management II (4)
Prerequisite: PGM 150
Case studies of golf complex operations to demonstrate successful operations vs poorly operated or failed operations. Students will be required to develop a business plan for a hypothetical tournament class golf course and golf complex and to design, development, and finance the complex using venture capitol, working as team members. Overview of world ?class golf courses and complexes, both national and international.

PGM 160 History of Golf (3)
An in-depth study of the history of golf from its beginnings at St. Andrews , Scotland , to the present. Involves a continuous, systematic narrative of how golf originated, its phases of evolution, ideas or events that shaped the course of development of golf and its social and economic class history, within a chronological format.

PGM 163 Anatomy and Biometrics (4)
The musculo-skeletal system and its function in human movement; general movement patterns as applied to playing golf and how to improve the performance of a golfer; development and use of golfing physical skills in diverse play situations; similarities and differences in physical ability among age groups.

PGM 167 Golf Course Development and Design (4)
4 hours lecture, with field trips
Fundamentals of creating a golf course from finding a site for the course through its planning, financing, purchasing, designing and marketing of the course. Includes the essentials of how to select and design a course taking into consideration the given landscape, landscaping requirements, irrigation principles, turf selection, soil composition, the local weather and how they interact and relate to the design of an ideal golf course in a particular location.

PGM 170 Essentials of Turf Development, Maintenance and Management (4)
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab. (involves field trips)
The essentials of turf development, maintenance, and management covers the construction, caring and maintenance of the different types of turf grasses used on golf courses, their specific or special characteristics, soil preparation, planning, fertilizing, maintenance of common and special turf grasses, treatment for diseases and insect pest control.

PGM 177 Golf Club Design, Manufactor,Fitting and Repair and Maintenance
A course on the fundamentals of golf club design, casting and forging clubs, trading clubs, how to properly fit clubs to the needs of the customer, repair clubs, and with the manufacturing process and technological advances in golf materials.

PGM 200 Organization and Planning of Golf Tournaments (4)
Fundamentals of planning, organizing, and managing golf tournaments. Includes: selecting tournament dates, starting times, rules and handicapping, staffing requirements, player selection and contracts, tournament insurance, sponsors/financing and advertising.

PGM 205 Tournament Golf (4)
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab.
Tournament golf rules, analysis of the golf swing, including correcting swing errors; mental preparation under tournament conditions using a combination of varying formats and strategy sessions for effective competition in tournaments. How to evaluate a tournament golf course for appropriate club selection and assessing tournament competitors.

PGM 210 Country Club Management (4)
Prerequisite: PGM 152
An overview of country club operations, the types of clubs and how they are organized and managed, duties of club officers and staff, service excellence in clubs, leadership in club operations, marketing and quality management in clubs, food and beverage operations, strategic club management, human resources, financial management, computer systems, golf operations, and tennis and fitness clubs.


ELECTIVE COURSES

SPEE 172 Small Group Communication (3)
Prerequisite: ENG 107 or approval of instructor
This course offers practical experience in the techniques of leading and participating is small group discussions. Small group techniques such as panels, symposiums, problem solving, conflict resolution, leadership skills and parliamentary procedures are covered. Consensus building through service learning is presented as a tool to creating collective consciousness and altruistic philosophy. This course is designed for those planning to work or are working in small businesses where group and team building skills are required.

BUS 155 Managing the Small business (3)
Prerequisite : BUS 113 or approval of instructor
In this course students learn the elements of successfully operating a small business. Key issues include human resource management, marketing for small businesses, financial, and legal issues. This course is intended for students in the PGGCM program who are pursuing or intend to pursue a career as a small business owner in golf industries, as a golf service provider, as a manager of a golf complex or country club, or as an entrepreneur. Also covered will be licensing, legal and tax aspects of small businesses, accounting and other needed management information, and managing growth and other problems associated with small businesses.

FM 215 Fundamentals of Facilitation and Mediation (4)
An intensive introductory course on facilitation fundamentals designed for student and current or future small business owners to develop an understanding of group dynamics and decision making as a basis for learning the roles, processes and techniques of group facilitation. Role plays, simulations, and case studies. This course is also an introductory interactive and entertaining course designed for students and business persons to develop the skills required to perform effectively as mediators. Students will be introduced to different mediation styles such as facilitative, transformative, and evaluative methods. Negotiating principles, role playing, videos, and case studies are utilized.

FIN 225 Working Capitol Management (3)
Prerequisite : ACCT 109 or permission of instructor
A course emphasizing the management of current assets and current liabilities; covers planning a business's overall level of liquidity, stressing cash management and credit policies. Also covered are selected topics such as bank relations, factoring, and secured inventory financing.