For undergraduate curriculum in business, major in entrepreneurship.
The Department of Management offers a major in Entrepreneurship. Students will complete the general education requirements (including business foundation courses), business core requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, and 18 additional credits in the major.
The instructional objectives of the Entrepreneurship major are to provide students with an in-depth and rigorous study of the field of entrepreneurship. Upon graduation, students are better prepared to identify and exploit business opportunities, start their own business, assist other entrepreneurs in starting or running a business, or contribute to entrepreneurial and innovative activities in established organizations.
Success in entrepreneurship requires a broad base of conceptual knowledge, personal skills, and competencies. The required courses in the major provide a variety of rich developmental experiences that include applied learning, case analysis, research projects, team-based active learning projects, and guest speakers, in addition to traditional classroom lectures and discussions. The Entrepreneurship major places a strong emphasis on written and oral communication skills, teamwork, creativity, leadership, and personal initiative.
Entrepreneurship majors are required to complete 18 credit hours of entrepreneurship or management department-approved courses. Included in these 18 credits are three required courses:
| Required Courses | ||
| MGMT 310 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| MGMT 313 | Feasibility Analysis and Business Planning | 3 |
| MGMT 320X | 3 | |
| Select One Capstone | 3 | |
| Applied Entrepreneurship: Executing New Ventures and Projects (Applied Entrepreneurship: Executing New Ventures and Projects) | ||
| Trends and Theories of Entrepreneurship (Trends and Theories of Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Select two elective Courses: | 6 | |
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Applied Entrepreneurship: Executing New Ventures and Projects (Applied Entrepreneurship: Executing New Ventures and Projects) | ||
| Trends and Theories of Entrepreneurship (Trends and Theories of Entrepreneurship) | ||
| Other elective courses, as approved by the department, include: | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Agriculture | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Human Sciences | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
The department also offers an Entrepreneurship minor for non-Entrepreneurship majors in the College of Business. The minor requires 15 credits from an approved list of courses, of which 9 credits must stand alone. Students with declared majors have priority over students with declared minors in courses with space constraints.
Entrepreneurship, B.S.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUSAD 102 (or 103) | 1 | BUSAD 250 | 3 |
| COM S 113 | 3 | MATH 151 | 3 |
| ECON 101 | 3 | ECON 102 | 3 |
| ENGL 150 | 3 | HUM/SOC SCI | 3 |
| MATH 150 | 3 | International Perspectives | 3 |
| LIB 160 | 1 | ||
| HUM/SOC SCI | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BUSAD 203 | 1 | Core Business Courses | 6 |
| ACCT 284 | 3 | SP CM 212 | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | 3 | ACCT 215 | 3 |
| STAT 226 | 3 | PHIL 230 | 3 |
| HUM/SOC SCI | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Core Business Courses | 6 | Core Business Courses | 3 |
| Natural Science | 3 | Major Courses | 6 |
| Major Courses | 3 | U.S. Diversity Elective# | 3 |
| ENGL 302 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| General Elective | 3 | MGMT 478* | 3 |
| International/Global Perspectives | 3 | Major Course | 3 |
| Major Courses | 6 | General Electives | 8 |
| Core Business Course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| @ | Courses in these requirements may also be used as Global Perspective. |
| # | US Diversity courses may be used to satisfy HUM/SOC SCI. |
| * | All core classes must be completed prior to taking MGMT 478 in the graduating semester. |
Students must be admitted to the professional program in business to major in entrepreneurship. The requirements to enter the professional program are:
1. Completion of 30 credits, Foundation Courses, ENGL 150, and all ENGL 101/99 courses if required.
2. A minimum GPA of 2.50 either cumulative or in the Foundation Courses.
Graduation Requirements:
1. Grade of “C” or higher in at least 30 credits of Core and Major courses.
2. 42 credits of 300+ level courses.
3. 50% of required Business courses must be earned at ISU.
4. At least 32 credits and the LAST 32 credits must be earned at ISU.
5. 122 Credits minimum and a Cumulative GPA of at least 2.00
6. Grade of “C” or higher in 2 of the 3 required ENGL courses.
Graduate Study
The Department of Management participates in the PhD in Business and Technology with an Entrepreneurship specialization. The program is a 56-credit (minimum) curriculum designed around four interrelated areas (core, specialization, minor, and research methods) and dissertation. The focus of the specialization is on preparing students to conduct and publish scholarly research in the fields of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Management.