Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, B.S.

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The study of entrepreneurship and small business focuses on new enterprise development or entrepreneurial initiatives in ongoing businesses. Graduates of the program should plan on being employed with a small, privately-held company; an innovative, forward-thinking company; or self-employed by launching their own enterprise. Courses in the curriculum examine competitive analysis, strategy development, managerial control mechanisms, financial analysis, as well as operational challenges associated with the varying stages of growth and development in entrepreneurial ventures.

For additional programs and courses in this department, see Management and Marketing .

Foundation Courses

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Courses

Additional Requirements for the B.S. Degree:

CSC 140 - Fundamentals of Computational Problem Solving or higher-level CSC course
MTH 152 - Calculus II
One mathematics elective beyond MTH 152 or one computer science course beyond CSC 140

One of the following:

Recommended Elective:

BUS 196 - Entrepreneurship Exploration and Experience

Typical Course Sequence

Assumes the student has the necessary prerequisites.

	FALL	WINTER	SPRING
FIRST YEAR:	BEN 110	BUS 135 BUS 168	BUS 162
SECOND YEAR:	ACC 201 BUS 205	ACC 202 ECN 250	BUS 241 ECN 252
THIRD YEAR:	BUS 296 FIN 350	BUS 393 BUS 396	BUS 384 LEV 335
FOURTH YEAR:	BUS 305 BUS 460	BUS 496	BUS 397