Entrepreneurship can be viewed as a personal passion for success, the desire to operate your own business, and spread your own wings. Innovation can happen in organizations at different stages of their organizational life cycles. Even old and traditional firms including state organizations or non-for-profit organizations can enjoy the benefits from innovation. Success in your own business or in implementing and managing innovation in an organization can be an exhilarating experience, but success does not just happen; it takes knowledge, preparation and skilled application.

The major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation educates and prepares students to succeed in their own business, or to help existing organizations with their innovation efforts. Several key disciplines are pursued within the major, including finance, management, communications, human resources, innovation management, ethics and critical thinking. Graduates of the entrepreneurship major will be prepared to begin implementing their own business idea, acquire a franchise, or work for an established company seeking creative people to develop and manage new products or innovation efforts.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
EFSB 3480	Entrepreneurial Finance	3
EFSB 4590	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management	3
EFSB 4010	Growing Family And Entrepreneurial Businesses	3
EFSB 4690	Strategic Management of Innovation	3
BLAW 3570	The Laws Of Structuring And Operating A Business	3
PSLS 3440	Professional Sales	3
Select one of the following:		3
EFSB 4940	Internship In Entrepreneurship And Family Business
A 3000/4000 level business elective
Total Hours		21

Below is a sample plan of study. Please see pre-business/lower division requirements BBA plan for terms one through four and additional information. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.

Accrediting Body: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
BUAD 1000	Orientation For Business Students	1
BUAD 1010	Introduction To Business	3
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
MATH 1320	College Algebra 3	3
Arts/Humanities Core 1		3
Social Science Core 1		3
	Hours	16
Second Term
BUAD 1020	Micro-Computer Applications In Business	3
ENGL 2960	Professional and Business Writing	3
ECON 1150	Principles Of Macroeconomics	3
Diversity of US 1		3
Natural Sciences Core 1		3
Natural Sciences Laboratory 1		1
	Hours	16
Third Term
BUAD 2000	Career Development I	1
BUAD 2020	Information Technology Management	3
BUAD 2030	Executive Communication Essentials	3
BUAD 2040	Financial Accounting Information	3
BUAD 2060	Business Statistics	3
ECON 1200	Principles Of Microeconomics	3
	Hours	16
Fourth Term
BUAD 2050	Accounting For Business Decision-Making	3
BUAD 2070	Business Analytics	3
BUAD 2080	Global Environment Of Business	3
Arts/Humanities Core 1		3
Natural Science Core 1		3
	Hours	15
Fifth Term
BUAD 3000	Career Development II	1
BUAD 3010	Principles Of Marketing	3
BUAD 3030	Managerial And Behavioral Processes In Organizations	3
BUAD 3040	Principles Of Financial Management	3
BUAD 3470	The Legal And Ethical Environment Of Business	3
Non-US Diversity 1		3
	Hours	16
Sixth Term
BUAD 3020	Principles Of Manufacturing And Service Systems	3
BLAW 3570	The Laws Of Structuring And Operating A Business	3
EFSB 4590	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management	3
Minor/Business Elective 2		3
Minor/Business Elective 2		3
	Hours	15
Seventh Term
EFSB 3480	Entrepreneurial Finance	3
EFSB 4690	Strategic Management of Innovation	3
EFSB 4940	Internship In Entrepreneurship And Family Business	3
BUAD 4020	Senior Business Policy Forum	3
Elective		2
	Hours	14
Eighth Term
EFSB 4010	Growing Family And Entrepreneurial Businesses	3
PSLS 3440	Professional Sales	3
Minor/Business Elective 2		3
Elective		3
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	120

¹

Select from approved University course work, see degree audit for course selection.

²

Minor elective or 3000/4000 Business elective if no Business minor is selected.

³

Acceptable replacements include MATH 1260 or 1270 or 1340 or 1730 or 1750 or 1760 or 1850 or 1860 or 2450 or 2460

• PLO 1: Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Each student can analyze and resolve ethical issues in decision-making and recognize their impact on the larger community
• PLO 2: Innovation and Creativity -- Each student can examine problems, opportunities, relationships, and situations from different and unique perspectives and develop creative solutions.
• PLO 3: Critical Thinking and Analysis -- Each student can think critically to identify problems, research, analyze and make sound inferences from and use effective problem-solving and decision-making techniques.
• PLO 4: Business Acumen -- Each Student can identify, interpret, evaluate, and suggest solutions within the legal, global, financial, marketing, and operational dimensions of business
• PLO 5: Technology -- Each student can understand and utilize current and emerging technology to improve business competiveness and personal productivity
• PLO 6: Professionalism -- Each student can demonstrate effective oral and written communication, interpersonal collaboration, responsibility, accountability and professional behavior
• PLO 7: Leadership -- Each student can practice reflective thinking to assess personal strengths and challenges and can formulate strategies for lifetime development of leadership competencies