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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, 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 complements professional and arts and sciences fields of study and is intended to bring an entrepreneurial perspective to all major fields of study. 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 232 Bryan Building
  2. ENT/BUS 300, ENT/FIN 200
  3. ENT/BUS 336
  4. Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office to select one of the six profiles offered: Creative Industries, Family Business, Health Care, International, Social, or Technology
  5. Once admitted to minor, student takes at least one course within the selected profile.
  6. At least one course from approved electives to meet minimum of required 15 s.h.

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 232 Bryan Building
  2. ENT/BUS 300 and FIN 315
  3. ENT/BUS 336
  4. Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office to select one of the six profiles offered: Creative Industries, Family Business, Health Care, International, Social, or Technology

III. Profiles

  1. Creative Industries: one from DCE 455, HTM 354, MST 196 or 496
  2. Family Business: ENT/BUS 337
  3. Health Care: ENT/ISM 291
  4. International: ENT/BUS 342
  5. Social: ENT/MGT 340
  6. Technology: one from ENT/ISM 290, 291, 292, ENT/ECO 312

IV. Electives for the Entrepreneurship Minor

BUS/ENT 201, 337, 342, 4992; DCE 455; ECO/ENT 215, 312; FIN/ENT 335; HTM 354; ISM/ENT 290, 291, 292; MGT/ENT 240, 340, 470; MKT/ENT 403; MST 1961, 4961, 524, 525; PSC 511S; THR 584.

1 MST 196 or 496 must be repeated for a total of 3 s.h.
2 In rare cases an Independent Study focused on entrepreneurial research or a special project may qualify with faculty approval.