Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial
A.A.S. Degree (D,W)
The Entrepreneurship program is a comprehensive program of integrated credit and non-credit offerings providing opportunities for students to learn successful entrepreneurship. Students may complete an associate degree in entrepreneurship, complete entrepreneurship courses while majoring in another career area for a dual associate degree, complete entrepreneurship courses for a credit certificate, or complete entrepreneurship courses in a non-credit format earning continuing education units (CEU's). Supporting offerings are provided, which relate to each of the entrepreneurship courses. These Supporting offerings include Meet the Entrepreneur Series and the Tell Me More Series where experts expand upon topics taught in the courses. An annual conference each spring will be a culminating activity.
Program Graduate Competencies
The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.
- Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership characteristics.
- Conduct market analysis and opportunity assessment.
- Perform risk assessment and select risk management strategies.
- Articulate a business vision and plan that demonstrates value to the marketplace and the investor.
- Plan capital formation to fund business start-up and operation.
- Utilize effective marketing, advertising, and customer strategies.
- Integrate personal, professional, ethical and legal standards into business decision-making.
- Transform innovation into a product or service with sustainable commercial potential.
Core Curriculum Competencies
The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Graduation Requirements
General Education
Program/Major Concentration
Select 1 course(s) from:
| ACC 162 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| MIS 220 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 217 | Digital Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
| ENT 211 | Business Start-Up Design | 3 |
| MKT 212 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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| ENG 124 | Oral Communications | 3 |
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| ENG 122 | Technical Writing and Communication | 3 |
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| ENT 240 | Funding and Finance for Entrepreneurs | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Principles of Management | 3 |
Semester 4
| ENT 220 | Leadership | 3 |
| ENT 225 | Entrepreneurial Experience | 3 |
| ENT 285 | Business Plan Development | 3 |
| MGT 231 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| Elective | Program Elective | 3 |
Approved Electives
Select one (1) program elective.
| ACC 162 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| MIS 220 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 217 | Digital Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 61 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).
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