Course Catalog: Spring 2008

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Entrepreneurship – 18 credits

The basic certificate in entrepreneurship provides students with a solid foundation in written communication skills, management, and marketing as well as methods for managing small business in entrepreneurial environments.

Students who complete the basic certificate are eligible to earn the advanced certificate in Entrepreneurship.

Prescribed Courses (take all):

  • ENGL 015: Rhetoric and Composition
  • MKTG 221W: Contemporary American Marketing
  • MGMT 100: Survey of Management
  • B A 250: Problems of Small Business

Additional Courses (select 6 credits):

  • ECON 002: Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
  • ECON 014: Principle of Economics
  • B A 197: Starting and Managing an Entrepreneurial Venture

Advanced Entrepreneurship – 13 credits

The advanced certificate in entrepreneurship develops students' skills in oral communication and quantification, particularly financial quantification. Knowing how to use financial information provided by financial statements and understanding the economic environment in which a business operates is a key to success for small business owners.

Prescribed Courses (10 credits):

  • MATH 021: College Algebra I
  • ACCTG 211: Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
  • CAS 100A: Effective Speech