Entrepreneurship & Innovation (B.A.)

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The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major prepares students to launch new and noble ventures. Students gain skills in lean canvas, design thinking, and entrepreneurial strategy, along with critical thinking and communication skills which are critical for working in the business world.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Requirements

Completing the entrepreneurship and innovation major requires at most 66 credits in total (40 credits in addition to the 26 credits in Foundations of Business).

Foundations of Business Courses

The following courses are required for all students majoring in accounting, business analytics, business management, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance, or marketing:

BUS 105 - Introduction to Business (2)
FIN 110 - Personal Financial Analysis (2)
ECO 115 - The Economy (4)
ACC 117 - Principles of Financial Accounting (4)
ACC 118 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (4)
BUS 205 - Vocation and Business Careers (2)
BUS 211 - Statistics in Business and Economics (4) *
PHI 215 - Business Ethics (4)

Additional courses required for Entrepreneurship & Innovation major:

MGT 245 - Principles of Management (4)
FIN 247 - Financial Management (4)
MKT 277 - Principles of Marketing (4)
BUS 320 - Business Law (4)
ISE 305 - Introduction to Social Enterprise (4)
ISE 306 - Innovation - Understanding How to Innovate (4)
ENT 345 - Managing and Growing New Ventures (4)
ENT 350 - Entrepreneurial Finance (4)
ENT 424 - Entrepreneurship Practicum (4)
BUS 492 - Senior Seminar: Business Strategy (4)

Notes:

Students must continuously maintain a 2.0 GPA within the major.

Double majors within the School of Business are allowed, but students must have at least four courses (16 credits) which are uniquely counted to each major. To complete a major and a minor which are both within the School of Business, at least two courses (8 credits) must be uniquely counted to the minor.

*The BUS 211 requirement can alternatively be satisfied through completion of MAT 220 - Biostatistics ; or MAT 318 - Probability and MAT 319 - Statistics ; or PSY 256 - Research Methods I and PSY 257 - Research Methods II or AP Statistics by permission.