The Entrepreneurship curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth as self-employed business owners.
Course work includes developing a student’s ability to make informed decisions as future business owners. Courses include entrepreneurial concepts learned in innovation and creativity, business funding, and marketing. Additional course work includes computers and economics.
Through these skills, students will have a sound education base in entrepreneurship for lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to be self-employed and open their own businesses.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Entrepreneurship Program, the graduate should be able to:
- Explain and discuss the entrepreneurial process and issued faced by entrepreneurs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to correctly target market for a start-up business with limited resources.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to effectively finance a business venture.
- Write and implement a viable business plan and seek funding.
Entrepreneurship Checklist
Fall Semester I
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| BUS-110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-139 | Entrepreneurship I | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Spring Semester I
Program Electives: Take three credits from prefixes: ACC, BUS, CSV, CTS, DBA, ECO, ETR, MKT, OST, SPA-111, WBL
Select One Communications Course: COM-110, COM-120, COM-231, ENG-112, ENG-114
Select One Science/Math Course: BIO-111, BIO-140, BIO-168, CHM-151, MAT-110, MAT-143, MAT-152, MAT-171
| ETR-220 | Innovation and Creativity | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| CIS-110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15-16 |
Summer Semester I
Select One Course from the Social/Behavioral Sciences Courses for 3 credit hours: ECO-251, ECO-252, HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-121, HIS-131, HIS-132, POL-120, PSY-150, SOC-210, SOC-220, SOC-225
| ETR-230 | Entrepreneur Marketing | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Fall Semester II
Program Electives: Take three credits from prefixes: ACC, BUS, CSV, CTS, DBA, ECO, ETR, MKT, OST, SPA-111, WBL
BUS-245 Entrepreneurship II
| ACC-120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| ECO-251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| MKT-120 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester II
Program Electives: Take three credits from prefixes: ACC, BUS, CSV, CTS, DBA, ECO, ETR, MKT, OST, SPA-111, WBL
Select One Course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Courses for 3 credit hours: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, DRA-111, DRA-115, ENG-231, ENG-232, ENG-241, ENG-242, HUM-115, MUS-110, MUS-112, PHI-240, REL-110, REL-211, REL-212, REL-221
| BUS-240 | Business Ethics | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-260 | Business Communication | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ETR-240 | Funding for Entrepreneurs | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14-15 |
Total Credit Hours: 64-66