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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 310Entrepreneurship and Innovation3
MGMT 313Feasibility Analysis and Business Planning3
MGMT 320X3
Select One Capstone3
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 Credits18

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
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BUSAD 102 (or 103)1BUSAD 2503
COM S 1133MATH 1513
ECON 1013ECON 1023
ENGL 1503HUM/SOC SCI3
MATH 1503International Perspectives3
LIB 1601 
HUM/SOC SCI3 
 17 15
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BUSAD 2031Core Business Courses6
ACCT 2843SP CM 2123
ENGL 2503ACCT 2153
STAT 2263PHIL 2303
HUM/SOC SCI3 
General Elective3 
 16 15
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Core Business Courses6Core Business Courses3
Natural Science3Major Courses6
Major Courses3U.S. Diversity Elective#3
ENGL 3023 
 15 12
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits
General Elective3MGMT 478*3
International/Global Perspectives3Major Course3
Major Courses6General Electives8
Core Business Course3 
 15 14
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Courses in these requirements may also be used as Global Perspective.

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US Diversity courses may be used to satisfy HUM/SOC SCI.

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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.