Entrepreneurship Certificate

Program Overview

The Entrepreneurship Certificate is a 45-credit program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to start and operate their own businesses or work for existing companies seeking to revitalize their operations. The program covers a comprehensive range of business topics, including operations, finance, legal issues, marketing, sales, and management. Graduates may pursue opportunities in self-employment, venture capital investment companies, small businesses, and corporations.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Overview: The Entrepreneurship Certificate is part of the Entrepreneurship AAAS and is designed as a step towards a degree.
By completing the Entrepreneurship Certificate of Proficiency, students will have completed the first 45 credits of an Entrepreneurship degree.
• Objectives: The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to start and operate their own businesses or work for existing companies interested in revitalizing current businesses.
• Description: The program provides a comprehensive foundation in business operations, finance, legal issues, decision-making, product management, marketing, sales, motivation, management, leadership, supervision, business mathematics, and effective communication in multicultural settings.

Outline:

General Education Core Requirements (10 Credits)

• Human Relations (5 Credits)
• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning (5 Credits)

Core Requirements (35 Credits)

• BUS& 101 Introduction to Business
• BUS 120 Principles of Marketing
• BUS 135 Retail Marketing
• BUS 240 Introduction to e-Business
• BUS 220 Advertising and Sales Promotion

Careers:

• Opportunities: Graduates with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills may pursue opportunities such as owning and operating their own businesses or working for existing companies looking to renew or revitalize their operations.
• Potential Employers: Self-employment, venture capital investment companies, small businesses, and corporations
• Salary: Salaries vary depending on position, responsibilities, and experience.