The small business sector is one of the fastest growing in the nation’s economy.

The entrepreneurship option helps entrepreneurs launch new ventures, as well as helping existing entrepreneurs strengthen their managerial and business skills to grow their businesses.

Students will learn the fundamentals of starting and operating their own business. The program includes basic business skills as well as courses in starting and managing an entrepreneurial business. Course work covers evaluating a business opportunity, preparing a business plan, obtaining funding, planning advertising and sales promotions; marketing a product or service; developing an accounting system and financial management.

Graduates from this program will have a clear understanding what is needed to be successful as an entrepreneur. They will be able to analyze and interpret data, communicate orally and in writing. They can direct activities and staff and make sound decisions. They will be able to think critically and to supervise employees. These skills are in addition to the previously mentioned outcomes for students in business management technology.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours
ENT120	Entrepreneurship	2
BCA120	Business Computer Applications *	4
BUS123	Business Mathematics	4
ENG124	College Composition †	3
COM121	Effective Speaking	3
BUS101	Business Student Success Seminar	1
		17
Second Semester
ENT121	Entrepreneurial Marketing	3
MGT121	Principles of Management	3
ACC127	Quantitative Business Statistics	4
ENG230	Business Communication	3
ACC132	Financial Accounting	4
		17
Third Semester
ENT221	Entrepreneurial Finance	3
MGT221	Supervision	3
BUS221	Microeconomics	3
ENT222	New Venture Creation	2
ACC133	Managerial Accounting	4
MGT227	Operations Management	4
		19
Fourth Semester
MGT224	Human Resources Management	3
BUS222	Macroeconomics	3
MGT223	Business Decision Making	4
SOC121	Sociology	3
ACC130	Business Law and Ethics	3
ENT223	Entrepreneurship Practicum	2
		18
	TOTAL CREDITS	71

† Based on SSC placement score
* Successful completion of AOT102, AOT104, AOT105 and AOT106 is equivalent to and may be substituted for BCA120.