ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS
Director: Michael Menefee
The School of Business offers
students the opportunity to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration with a track in Entrepreneurship.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
|
Requirements
for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship
Track |
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
Freshman
Seminar |
1 |
|
General Education, including:
MAT 1070 and 2150 or 2210, ECN 2020, 2030 |
44 |
|
BSBA Common Body of Knowledge DSC 2090, BLAW 2150; ACC 2270, 2280; DSC
3130, 3140; MGT 3030, 3060; MKT 3120, FIN 3100; ECN 3010 or ECN/FIN 3040; ITM
3010; MGT 4410, 4660 |
42 |
|
Entrepreneurship Track: MGMT 4100, FIN 3000, ENTR 4000, and any two of the following: MGT 3090, 3150, MKT 3130, 3200, 4050, 4200, FIN 3050, 4180, ITM 3200, ART/BRD/MUS 3800, MUS 3580, MCM 3600, REC 4160, 4400 |
15 |
|
Business
Electives (3000 or 4000 level)* |
6 |
|
General
Electives** |
12 |
|
|
Total:120 |
*BLAW 3180 highly recommended as a Business Elective
**ART 2560 highly recommended as a General Elective for web-based businesses
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
The Entrepreneurship
Certificate Program (ECP) provides UNCP students in good standing from all
majors the opportunity to learn how to start and manage their own
businesses. The ECP consists of five
courses (15 hours) in a 2-2-1 format.
The first course (ENTR 2000) in the program covers business
start-ups. The second course (ENTR 2100)
covers business sustainability. The next
two designated courses are from the major field of the student, of 3000 or
higher level, with departmental approval and determined before the student
matriculates in this program. The last
course (ENTR 4000) helps the student create a comprehensive business plan. An entrepreneurship certificate will be granted
after the successful completion of the program provided the student has a
"C" average in the major courses and a "C" average in the
Entrepreneurship courses.
|
Requirements
for an Entrepreneurship Certificate |
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
Required ENTR Courses: ENTR 2000, 2100, 4000 |
9 |
|
Other Required Courses: Two 3000- or higher-level courses in the
student’s major field, with departmental approval |
6 |
|
|
Total:
15 |
Entrepreneurship Minor
The minor in entrepreneurship
provides students the opportunity to learn how to start and manage their own
businesses. The minor consists of six
courses (18 hours). The first two
courses in the minor cover business start-up (ENTR 2000) and sustainability
(ENTR 2100). The next three courses
focus on marketing (MKT 3120), finance (FIN 2100), and law (BLAW 2150). The last course (ENTR 4000) in strategy helps
the student create a comprehensive business plan.
|
Requirements
for an Entrepreneurship Minor |
Sem.
Hrs. |
|
Required Courses: ENTR 2000, 2100, 4000, BLAW
2150, MKT
3120, FIN 3000 |
18 |
|
|
Total:
18 |
COURSES (ENTR)
ENTR 2000. Innovation
This course emphasizes starting a new business venture. Topics covered include taking an idea, product, or service to a business venture, finding initial financing, doing marketing research, picking a business structure, defining operations and methods, finding a location, and staffing of the business. Credit, 3 semester hours.
ENTR 2100. Growth and Sustainability
This course emphasizes sustaining a new business venture. Topics covered include marketing for growth, finding growth financing, developing a long term business strategy, improving business operations, managing human resources, understanding basic legal issues, and protecting intellectual property. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: ENTR 2000.
ENTR 4000. Planning and Strategy
This course for the ECP and Minor in Entrepreneurship programs will let the students create entrepreneurial ventures. The emphasis here is to allow the students with faculty supervision to create plans and develop products and/or services for a viable business entity. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: ENTR 2100 or MGT 4100.