ADSA 7504 Sports Law and Compliance
This course is designed to provide an overview of the legal concepts and principles that relate to sports as a recreational pursuit and sports as a business. The class and assignments will explore the relationship of law to organized sports, intercollegiate sports, and professional sports. Legal theories will be discussed and their application analyzed through discussion, research, and application to current and ongoing events in sports. We will also develop an understanding of the rules of sports, on field, off field, contract related, and created through the collective bargaining process.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall, Periodically in the Spring, Periodically in the Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.13 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.28 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Colin Shaffer | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | — | 9 of 23 |
| Spring 2026 | Julius Reppert | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | 8 of 14 |
| Fall 2025 | Christopher Brown | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 21 |
| Fall 2025 | Colin Shaffer | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Colin Shaffer | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 20 |
| Spring 2025 | Warren Zola | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Christopher Brown | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 39 |
| Fall 2024 | Colin Shaffer | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 23 |
| Spring 2024 | Colin Shaffer | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 28 |
| Fall 2023 | Christopher Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Warren Zola | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 of 13 |
| Spring 2023 | Carlene Pariseau | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | — | 20 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Carlene Pariseau | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 20 |
| Fall 2022 | Christopher Brown | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 18 |
| Spring 2022 | Carlene Pariseau | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 25 |
| Fall 2021 | Carlene Pariseau | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 16 |