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Entrepreneurship Minor

Required: minimum of 15 semester hours

AOS Code: U832

The Entrepreneurship minor, consisting of 15 s.h., is available for majors outside of the Bryan School of Business and Economics, as well as for majors in the Bryan School—other than Entrepreneurship majors—who are in good standing with the University. Minimum average GPA of 2.0 required in all courses used toward minor. The two paths are outlined below:

I. Non-Business Majors

The minor brings an entrepreneurial perspective to all major fields of study, either to start or grow a business or to be creative and innovative in any organization, profit or nonprofit. To earn an entrepreneurship minor, a student must meet the following requirements in the order listed:

  1. Apply for the entrepreneurship minor in the Bryan School Student Services Office, Room 301 Bryan Building
  2. ENT/FIN 200
  3. ENT/BUS 300
  4. ENT/BUS 336
  5. Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office to select one of the seven profiles offered: Creative Industries; Family Business; Franchising; Health Care; International; Social; or Technology, Innovation, and Sciences
  6. Once admitted to minor, student takes at least three credits within the selected profile.
  7. At least three credits from approved electives to meet minimum of required 15 s.h.
  8. B.A. in Economics students should follow the non-business track. Students in the B.S. in Economics should follow the Bryan School track.

II. Bryan School Majors

The minor is intended to bring an entrepreneurial perspective to all majors in the Bryan School. To earn an entrepreneurship minor, a student must meet the following requirements in the order listed:

  1. Apply for the entrepreneurship minor in the Bryan School Student Services Office, Room 301 Bryan Building
  2. ENT/BUS 300
  3. ENT/BUS 336
  4. Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office to select one of the seven profiles offered: Creative Industries; Family Business; Franchising; Health Care; International; Social; or Technology, Innovation, and Sciences
  5. Once admitted to minor, student takes at least three credits within the selected profile.
  6. At least six credits from approved electives to meet minimum of required 15 s.h.
  7. B.A. in Economics students should follow the non-business track. Students in the B.S. in Economics should follow the Bryan School track.

III. Profiles—Three credit hours from one of the following:

  1. Creative Industries: CRS 431, DCE 455; ENT/ENG 535; ENT/IAR 321
  2. Family Business: ENT/BUS 337, ENT/HTM 354
  3. Franchising: ENT/BUS 338
  4. Health Care: ENT/ISM 291, BUS 305
  5. International: ENT/BUS 342
  6. Social: ENT/BUS 340, BUS/CST/ENT/SWK/WGS 540, ENT/MST 320
  7. Technology, Innovation, and Sciences: one from ENT/ISM 290, 291, 292, ENT/ECO 312

IV. Electives for the Entrepreneurship Minor

Only one 200-level elective may count toward the minor.

BUS 305; ENT 493; BUS/ENT 201, 206, 240, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 450, 470, 4991, 5402; CRS 431; DCE 455; ECO/ENT 215, 312; FIN/ENT 335; HTM/ENT 354; ISM/ENT 290, 291, 292; MKT/ENT 403; MST 524, 525; PSC 511N, 511S, 540; THR 584.

1 In rare cases an Independent Study focused on entrepreneurial research or a special project may qualify with faculty approval.
2 BUS or CST or ENT or SWK or WGS 540

This page was last updated on June 8, 2011.