Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is one of the fastest-growing areas of study nationwide. The major provides students the knowledge and skills to start their own business, work for growth-oriented and innovative firms, work in a family business, or bring an entrepreneurial perspective to their chosen field. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship from the Marketing and Management Department.
Entrepreneurship Major Curriculum
Major Requirements:
55 credits
| BUSS 101 | Contemporary Issues in Business | 3 |
| BUSS 201 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSS 202 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUSS 203 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUSS 205 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSS 212 | Management Information Systems 3 | |
| BUSS 220 | Marketing | 3 |
| BUSS 224 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUSS 232 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BUSS 231 | Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation | 3 |
| BUSS 336 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUSS 337 | Managing the Small to Mid-sized Company | 3 |
| BUSS 425 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship 3 | |
| BUSS 440 | Business Policy | 3 |
| BUSS 498 | Internship Seminar | 1 |
| BUSS 499 | Internship | 4 |
Choose two from the following list:
6 credits
| BUSS 208 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| BUSS 235 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
| BUSS 322 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BUSS 324 | E-Business | 3 |
| BUSS 326 | E-Marketing | 3 |
| BUSS 329 | New Product Development | 3 |
| BUSS 330 | Managing Change | 3 |
| BUSS 338 | Labor Relations | 3 |
| BUSS 422 | Global Marketing | 3 |
Additional Requirements:
22 credits
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics – Micro | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics – Macro | 3 |
| MATH 205* | Calculus I AI(Q) | 4 |
| MATH 208* | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
Choose one of the following: AI(PS)
3 credits
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Arts and Sciences Electives:
6 credits
This requirement may be fulfilled by any combination of Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Language, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Science, or Sociology courses. In addition to all courses in the above disciplines, courses that are marked with an asterisk (*) in the course descriptions section of the Catalog meet the Arts and Sciences Elective requirement.
Minimum credits required for graduation - 120
General Education Core Requirements and remaining Unrestricted Electives***
43 credits
* May require prior coursework depending upon Math placement
** Courses marked with an AI code fulfill Area of Inquiry requirements in the General
Education Core.
