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Entrepreneurship Major (ENTR)

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level

AOS Code: U718

General Program Requirements

Admission to Entrepreneurship:
1. Good academic standing
2. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
3. Formal admission to the Department of Business Administration
4. Successful completion of ACC 201, 202; CST 105; ECO 201, 202, 250; ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101; ISM 110, 280; MAT 120 or 191
At least 50 percent of the business semester hours required for the degree must be earned at UNCG.
Foreign language through the first level of intermediate proficiency (through the 203 level) is required.
Grades of C (2.0) or better in course work used to meet major requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix	6–7

Department specifies courses for:
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course or foreign language XXX 203B (e.g., SPA 203B) or equivalent	3
Mathematics (GMT) MAT 120 or 191	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR) PHI 361	3
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and CST 105	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) ECO 201 and 202	6

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major.

Students may select courses for:

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers: 3–6 s.h. (1–2 courses) of the same foreign language depending upon placement; 2–3 additional GL/GN courses, one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.

III Major and Profile Requirements (21 semester hours)

Core: ENT/BUS 201, 300, 336; ENT/MKT 427 or ENT/BUS 450; ENT/FIN 335
Choose one of the Profiles below. To qualify for a specific Profile, the student must complete a minimum of one 3 s.h. course in the Profile, plus a minimum of one 3 s.h. course from the approved Entrepreneurship electives listed in IV below.
1. Creative Industries Entrepreneurship: CRS 431; DCE 455
2. Family Business Entrepreneurship: ENT/BUS 337, ENT/HTM 354
3. Franchising Entrepreneurship: ENT/BUS 338
4. Health Care Entrepreneurship: ENT/ISM 291, BUS 305
5. International Entrepreneurship: ENT/BUS 342
6. Social Entrepreneurship: ENT/BUS 340, BUS/CST/ENT/SWK/WGS 540
7. Technology, Innovation, and Sciences Entrepreneurship: ENT/ISM 290, 291, 292; ENT/ECO 312

IV Direct Electives

In addition to the five core courses and three (3) semester hours in the chosen Profile, students must complete at least three (3) semester hours from the list of approved direct electives (course may not be repeated for elective credit if chosen as Profile course): ENT 493; BUS 305; CRS 431; DCE 455; ENT/BUS 206, 240, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 450, 470, 499; ENT/ECO 215, 312; ENT/HTM 354; ENT/ISM 290, 291, 292; ENT/MKT 403, 427; MST 524, 525; PSC 511N, 511S, 540; THR 584, or BUS/CST/ENT/SWK/WGS 540.

Students must choose additional electives sufficient to complete 122 total semester hours required for the degree.

V Continuation Requirements

Students who have been admitted to the Entrepreneurship major must be in good academic standing at UNCG, must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and must make a grade of C (2.0) or better in the course work required for the major.