2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

The Entrepreneurship major is offered by the Management and Entrepreneurship department. Entrepreneurs make things happen and this is what this major is designed to do. Through our practical, coordinated, hands-on curriculum and support activities, you will learn to be a successful entrepreneur. Our core content courses take you through the process of opportunity recognition, feasibility planning, legal and financial considerations, and business plan writing while our core skills courses challenge you to grow your entrepreneurial skills through real-world applications. Electives provide you the opportunity to gain additional knowledge in areas of interest and value to you.

A major in entrepreneurship is valuable even if you are not presently interested in starting your own business or taking over the family business. This major teaches you about how business really operates and prepares you to be a take-charge leader– skills that are critically important no matter what direction your career path takes.