Entrepreneurship Major
Business, B.S.
This major builds on the Business degree core foundation with the mindset, toolset, and skillset to launch new ventures. Students take five sequential courses designed to prepare them to launch and lead entrepreneurial endeavors alone or in organizations. They identify their personal strengths and challenges, comparing their stories to those of other women entrepreneurs. They become idea investigators as they enhance their observational skills in identifying and vetting new business opportunities. Students learn to appreciate and respond to customer and stakeholder perspectives and needs.
Degree requirements for the Entrepreneurship major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives 1 | 9 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| or ENG 134 | Literary Genres | |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACC 100 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 101 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 120 | Business in Society | 3 |
| BUS 215 | Legal Environments of Business | 3 |
| or LAW 220 | Business Law | |
| BUS 226 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 235 | Dynamics of Management and Leadersh | 3 |
| BUS 245 | Social Media for Business | 3 |
| or BUS 345 | Influencing Decision Makers | |
| BUS 285 | Becoming an Entrepreneur and Networking | 3 |
| BUS 300 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
| or LOS 315 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | |
| BUS 308 | Communicating in Business | 3 |
| BUS 327 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 385 | Budgeting and Fund. Ventures: Tools for Entrepreneurial Storytelling | 3 |
| BUS 425 | Entrepreneurial Simulation | 3 |
| BUS 485 | Entrepreneurial Capstone: Preparing for New Ventures | 3 |
| BUS 491 | Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| COM 112 | Fundamentals of Spreadsheets | 3 |
| or COM 130 | Computer Applications | |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 32 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |