American Sports University is a private, non-profit sports business university in San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...

, currently seeking accreditation. It has been granted permanent approval to operate from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education of the State of California.

Location

American Sports University is located in Downtown San Bernardino

Downtown San Bernardino

Downtown San Bernardino is a district in San Bernardino, California, United States. It is home to city and county government buildings, as well as the city's central business district...

 close to the historic courthouse and the offices of Congressman Joe Baca and Senator Barbara Boxer.

History

ASU opened in the fall of 2006. Dr. Donald Singer is the President of the university and Dr. Harry Hwang is the Founder and Chairman of the Board. Several buildings that comprise the current ASU campus were formerly owned by the San Bernardino Sun. The buildings have undergone extensive remodeling to accommodate classrooms. The campus spans two blocks and includes instructional classrooms, a dormitory, the ASU gym, and the future nursing school building set to open in 2011-2012.
The historic Fox Theatre of San Bernardino is also a part of ASU's campus. The architectural details of the original structure have been restored.

The university has filed applications to turn part of downtown Fourth St. into a campus walkway and start up a sports-oriented charter high school in the city.

As of December 2010, American Sports University has become an official ACE

American Council on Exercise

The American Council on Exercise is a nonprofit fitness certification and education provider.Established in 1985, ACE now operates as a full-service entity with a staff of more than 40...

 Certification Preparation and Test Site. Students are able to obtain training to pass the ACE Personal Training Certification Test and take the exam on campus. American Sports University is the only ACE Certification partner serving the entire Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...

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Academics

American Sports University offers several sports-related programs.

Programs include:

• Graduate Degree Programs
  • Master of Science in Sports Business Management
  • Doctor of Sports Management, Ph.D.

• Undergraduate Degree Programs
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Business Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Coaching
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Multimedia
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Health
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Training and Fitness
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Recreation Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Sports Marketing

• Undergraduate Certificate Programs
  • Certificate in Sports Education
  • Certificate in Sports Business Management
  • Certificate in Sports Coaching
  • Certificate in Sports Multimedia
  • Certificate in Sports Health
  • Certificate in Sports Training and Fitness
  • Certificate in Sports Recreation Management
  • Certificate in Sports Marketing

• Non-Academic Certificate Programs
  • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certificates of Completion in Personal Training and Group Fitness
  • Sports Officiating (Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, and Boxing)

Athletics

The Athletic Department is headed by Men's Basketball Coach, Samuel Williams.

• Traditional Athletics Available
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Soccer
• Cross Country (Scheduled to be available Fall 2011)
• Wrestling (Scheduled to be available Fall 2011)
• Volleyball (Scheduled to be available Fall 2011)

• Non-Traditional Athletics Available
• Tae Kwon Do
• Judo
• Karate
• Boxing
• MMA
• Badminton (Scheduled to be available Fall 2011)
• Billiards (Scheduled to be available Fall 2011)

Notable Staff and Faculty

American Sports University has several members on staff and members of faculty with strong ties to Professional Sports and Olympics. These individuals include the following:

• Lenny Randle
  Lenny Randle
  Leonard Shenoff Randle is a former Major League Baseball player. He was the first-round pick of the Washington Senators in the secondary phase of the June 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, tenth overall.-Early years:...
  
   - Former Major League Baseball Player - Baseball Coach
• Dr. Chae Ji-Hoon
  Chae Ji-Hoon
  Chae Ji-Hoon is a retired South Korean short track speed skater-Playing career:...
  
   - Olympic Short Track Ice Skating Gold Medalist - Ice Skating Coach, Professor
• Mike Ratliff
  Mike Ratliff
  Mike Ratliff was a member of the NBA. He played with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Ratliff attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.-References:...
  
   - Former NBA Basketball Player - Assistant Basketball Coach

Buildings of Note

American Sports University contains popular locations that are used for public venues including the ASU Fox Theater and the ASU Gymnasium. Both building host many events including sporting events, ceremonies, and party events.

WBC Legends of Boxing Museum

The Administration Building is home to the WBC Legends of Boxing Museum. The WBC Legends of Boxing Museum is the only museum sanctioned and dedicated to fighters of the WBC. The first members to be honored and enshrined at the museum was the WBC Hall of Fame Class of 2008. Class of 2008 Inductees were Ken Norton

Ken Norton

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. is a former heavyweight boxer. He is best known for his 12-round victory over a peak Muhammad Ali where he famously broke Ali's jaw, on March 31, 1973, becoming only the second man to defeat Ali as a professional .He and Ali...

, Danny "Lil Red" Lopez, Armando Ramos, Erubey "Chango" Carmona, Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...

, Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez, Gabriel Ruelas

Gabriel Ruelas

Gabriel Ruelas, , was a professional boxer.Career=Ruelas turned pro in 1988 and in 1993 challenged WBC Super Featherweight Title holder Azumah Nelson, losing a close majority decision. In 1994 he was able to capture the title by outpointing Jesse James Leija...

, Diego “Chico” Corrales, Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather

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, Rodolfo “El Gato” Gonzalez, Paul Banke

Paul Banke

Paul Andre Banke, , is a former a WBC Super Bantamweight Title Professional boxer.-Professional career:Banke turned pro in 1985 and captured the WBC Super Bantamweight Title in 1990 with an upset TKO over Daniel Zaragoza...

, Bobby Chacon

Bobby Chacon

Bobby Chacon is an American former, two-time, world boxing champion.-Career:Chacon turned professional in 1972 and won his first 19 fights, including a win against former champion Jesus Castillo...

, Armando Muniz

Armando Muñíz

Cruz Armando Muñíz Hurtado is a retired Mexican professional boxer and the former NABF Welterweight Champion. Muñíz is a member and current president of the World Boxing Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...

, Rene Arredondo

Rene Arredondo

Rene Arredondo was a Mexican professional boxer. He competed in the welterweight division.-Personal life:...

, and Alberto Davila

Alberto Davila

Albert "Alberto" Dávila is a Mexican-American boxer who boxed during the 1970s and 1980s in the bantamweight division. During parts of 1983 and 1984, he held the World Boxing Council championship. Dávila lost world bantamweight championships matches three times, and temporarily left the sport...

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The museum contains memorabilia from past WBC champions that is showcased on standing glass cases, wall cases and more. Some of the WBC legends whose memorabilia are on display include Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

, Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, Julio Cesar Chavez

Julio César Chávez

Julio César Chávez is a retired Mexican professional boxer.He is a six-time world champion in three weight divisions, and for several years he was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world...

, Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...

, Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...

, Ken Norton

Ken Norton

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. is a former heavyweight boxer. He is best known for his 12-round victory over a peak Muhammad Ali where he famously broke Ali's jaw, on March 31, 1973, becoming only the second man to defeat Ali as a professional .He and Ali...

, Diego Corrales

Diego Corrales

Diego "Chico" Corrales was an American boxer.He was the WBC, WBO, & The Ring lightweight champion, and the WBO & IBF super featherweight champion....

, Erik Morales

Erik Morales

Érik Isaac Morales Elvira is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the first Mexican born boxer in history to win a world title in four weight classes and is the current WBC Light Welterweight Champion...

, Danny “Little Red” Lopez, Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather

Roger Mayweather is a retired professional boxer. He won two major world titles in two different weight classes. Throughout his career, Mayweather fought against many other boxing champions of the 1980s and 1990s. He is a part of the Mayweather boxing family; his brothers are former welterweight...

, Rene Arredondo

Rene Arredondo

Rene Arredondo was a Mexican professional boxer. He competed in the welterweight division.-Personal life:...

, Bobby Chacon

Bobby Chacon

Bobby Chacon is an American former, two-time, world boxing champion.-Career:Chacon turned professional in 1972 and won his first 19 fights, including a win against former champion Jesus Castillo...

, Salvador Sanchez

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez Narváez was a Mexican boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. Many of his contemporaries as well as boxing writers believe that, had it not been for his premature death, Sanchez could have gone on to become the greatest Featherweight boxer of all time...

, and Laila Ali

Laila Ali

Laila Amaria Ali is a retired American professional boxer. She is the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali from his third wife Veronica Porsche Ali.-Boxing career:...

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Notable attendees and alumni

• R. Jay Soward
  R. Jay Soward
  Rodney Jay Soward is a football player who currently plays for the IFL's Wenatchee Valley Venom as a wide receiver.-College career:...
  
  , Former NFL Wide Receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  Jacksonville Jaguars
  The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  
• Mike Ratliff Jr., son of former NBA player Mike Ratliff
  Mike Ratliff
  Mike Ratliff was a member of the NBA. He played with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Ratliff attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.-References:...
  
   (Mike Ratliff is also the assistant coach for the men's basketball team)
• Jesika Torres - 2006 Best Player award in North America Taekwondo Association.
• Nia Abdallah
  Nia Abdallah
  Nia Nicole Abdallah is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist and the first U.S. woman to officially medal in Taekwondo at the Olympics.- Early Life :...
  
   - Bronze Medal, 2007 Taekwondo World Cup
• Lee Jungrae - Former Korean Basketball League player, Seoul SK Knights
  Seoul SK Knights
  The Seoul SK Knights is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.-Interesting facts:Bang Sung Yoon was a player in the National Basketball Developmental League .Julian Kim/Edward Kim is an American-born Korean....