Business Administration BS, Entrepreneurship Emphasis
The Entrepreneurship emphasis area will focus on students acquiring knowledge, abilities, and skills enabling them to ultimately develop and successfully launch entrepreneurial ventures in small, medium sized, corporate, and not-for-profit organizational settings.
General Education Requirements
Students must meet the university general education requirements. Some courses required for the degree may also satisfy certain general education requirements.
Degree Requirements
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Foundations | ||
| ACCTNG 2400 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCTNG 2410 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS AD 2900 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ENT 2100 | Applications of Entrepreneurship ((BS Accounting and BS Business Administration majors only)) | 3 |
| INFSYS 1800 | Computers and Information Systems | 3 |
| or INFSYS 2800 | Information Systems Concepts and Applications | |
| FINANCE 2500 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 2600 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 2612 | Professional Skills Development | 3 |
| MKTG 2700 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SCMA 2300 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| SCMA 2301 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Global Awareness
Two global awareness courses selected from an approved list maintained in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising in the Ed G. Smith College of Business. Some global awareness courses may also satisfy major, emphasis, or electives requirements.
Exit Survey/Learning Assessment Requirement
Seniors must complete an exit survey on student experiences and learning assessments during their last term prior to graduation. This course is not-for-credit and is taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 4220 | Undergraduate Exit Survey | 0 |
Emphasis Area Requirements
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENT 3103 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENT 3161 | Entrepreneurial Product Development | 3 |
| ENT 3162 | Entrepreneurial Ecosystems | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship Electives | 9 | |
| Choose three of the following courses: | ||
| Introduction to Digital Marketing Strategies | ||
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Internship in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Introduction to Project Management | ||
| Independent Study in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Business Electives | 9 | |
| Any 3000-level or above courses from ENT or other business subjects | ||
| ENT 4100 | Entrepreneurship Capstone | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates should be able to:
- Articulate and apply foundational knowledge associated with core business disciplines (accounting, finance, supply chain management, marketing, information technology, and management). (Functional Business Knowledge)
- (a) Identify business problems and opportunities, (b) analyze relevant strategic, tactical, and operational options through qualitative and quantitative methods in order to (c) make recommendations and provide the rationale behind decisions. (Decision Making Skills)
- Identify and evaluate global business factors, including the opportunities, constraints and risks of operating across various country environments. (Global Orientation)
- Identify legal/ethical issues, assess impact, and decide on a socially responsible course of action. (Ethical Orientation)
- Students will be able to effectively communicate business issues, analyses and recommendations in written and oral presentations to stakeholders. (Business Communication Skills)
- Develop technological and quantitative skills, including those associated with statistics, data visualization and analysis, project management, social media, and those commensurate with their business specialization. (Technological Skills)
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Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Analyze socio-cultural and socio-political dynamics, and interpret, identify, and act upon emerging entrepreneurial possibilities within and across entrepreneurial ecosystems, including intraentrepreneurship, business founding, commercial products, individual creativity, and social innovations. (Demonstrate an Entrepreneurial Mindset)
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Recognize and evaluate market opportunities through research and environmental scanning. (Interpret and Identify Emerging Entrepreneurial Possibilities)
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Develop sustainable models and value propositions that create competitive advantage. (Design Viable Business Models)
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Entrepreneurship - Explain and apply the processes, activities, and mechanisms involved in securing and managing the financial and non-financial resources needed to launch and grow a venture. (Fund and Resource Ventures)
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Navigate accelerators, incubators, and innovation hubs while building relationships with funders, stakeholders, and ecosystem partners. (Ecosystem Engagement)
Sample Four Year Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | ACCTNG 2400 | 3 |
| INFSYS 1800 | 3 | BUS AD 1107 | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | FGN LANG 2100 (or EXPLORE Humanities and Fine Arts/Global Perspectives Course) | 3 |
| CORE - US History and Government | 3 | CORE - Communication Proficiency | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Humanities and Fine Arts/Global Perspectives Course | 3 | EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 |
| INTDSC 10031 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCTNG 2410 | 3 | FINANCE 2500 | 3 |
| BUS AD 2900 | 3 | MGMT 2600 | 3 |
| ENT 2100 | 3 | MGMT 2612 | 3 |
| SCMA 2300 | 3 | MKTG 2700 | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 | SCMA 2301 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 3120 | 3 | ENT 3161 | 3 |
| ENT 3103 | 3 | Entrepreneurship elective | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship elective | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Upper Division Business Elective/Global Awareness Course | 3 | Upper Division Business Elective/Global Awareness Course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENT 3162 | 3 | ENT 4100 & MGMT 4220 | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship elective | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 2 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Upper Division Business elective | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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INTDSC 1003 is required only for first-time freshmen and transfer students with less than 24 college credits.
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what a four year plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor each semester. All requirements are subject to change.