Baccalaureate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
*All minors and certificates are open to non-business students. The following applies to business majors:
- the Accounting minor is not available to business students in the Accounting option
- the Finance minor is not available to business students in the Finance option
- the Business Administration minor, the Business Certificate, and the Entrepreneurship Certificate are not available to any business students.
Students cannot pursue a Business Certificate and a Business Administration minor nor an Entrepreneurship Certificate and an Entrepreneurship minor.
In accordance with the Board of Regents' policy, students must earn a C- or better in all courses in a minor or certificate.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of Business: Students will have strong working knowledge of fundamental concepts in accounting, finance, management, marketing, information technology, strategy, and law
- Critical Thinking: Students will learn to effectively and persuasively assimilate and evaluate information to solve business problems.
- Quantitative Reasoning: Students will be able to interpret, represent, and evaluate quantitative information and integrate such information into business decisions and recommendations.
- Effective Written Communication: Students will be able to develop and organize ideas, adopt an appropriate tone, employ correct grammar, sentence structure and mechanics, use appropriate vocabulary, and correctly cite sources for facts, quotations and ideas.
- Effective Oral Communication: Students will be able to develop and organize ideas, successfully employ technology in support of a message, speak extemporaneously with minimal hesitations and fillers, adopt an appropriate tone, use appropriate vocabulary, employ correct grammar and sentence structure, and manage presentation pacing and timing effectively.
The Entrepreneurship Certificate provides non-business majors with an overview of the business startup process in order to prepare them to start their own businesses or non-profit organizations. It is not available to business majors or to students pursuing an Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management minor.
Students completing the Entrepreneurship Certificate will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the business startup process
2. Apply fundamental concepts in accounting, finance, management and marketing to solve startup related problems
3. Create a business model for a new business venture
The Entrepreneurship Certificate consists of four required courses and two electives for a total of 18 credits. In accordance with the Board of Regents' policy, students must earn a C- or better in all courses in a minor or certificate.
| Year 1 and 2 | Credits |
|---|---|
| BGEN 105IS - Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BGEN 210 - Accounting and Finance Basics or BFIN 322 - Business Finance or EGEN 330 - Business Fundamentals for Technical Professionals or EGEN 325 - Engineering Economic Analysis or ECNS 345 - Econ Org, Finance & Credit or AGBE 345 - Agriculture Finance and Credit Analysis | 3 |
| BMKT 325 - Principles of Marketing* | 3 |
| Year Total: | 9 |
| Year 3 and 4 | Credits |
| BMGT 448 - Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Choose two courses from the following list (or another course approved by the Entrepreneurship Advisor): | 6 |
BMGT 461 - Small Business Management | |
BMGT 469 - Community Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Management | |
BMKT 420 - Integrated Online Marketing | |
BMKT 436 - Sales and Sales Management | |
BMKT 446 - Marketing for Entrepreneurs | |
BFIN 456 - Entrepreneurial Finance | |
EIND 425 - Technology Entrepreneurship | |
SFBS 429 - Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Food and Health | |
| Pre-requisites for BMGT 448, 461, 469, & BFIN 456 are waived for students enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Certificate. The certificate can be completed in 18 credits with these elective selections, as well as BMKT 420, 436 or 446. EIND 425 & SFBS 429 have prerequisites in addition to those required for the Entrepreneurship Certificate. Students are responsible for fulfilling all prerequisites for those courses before attempting to enroll in a course. | |
| Students may not earn both the Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management minor and the Entrepreneurship certificate. | |
| Year Total: | 9 |
| Total Program Credits: | 18 |
*ECNS 101IS pre-requisite