Entrepreneurship, B.S.
The Entrepreneurship major focuses on the skills necessary to start a business, grow a business, or enhance creativity and innovation in a corporate environment. These skills are necessary in today’s competitive business world.
The Entrepreneurship, B.S. major is available in a traditional as well as an online format.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
- A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
- Grades of C or better in courses used to meet major requirements.
- At least 50 percent of the business semester hours required for the degree must be earned at UNC Greensboro.
Degree Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) | ||
Major Requirements
Bryan School Pre-Admission Courses
Students should plan to complete the pre-admission courses by the end of the sophomore year, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Courses used to meet Bryan School Pre-Admission and Bryan School Common Business Core requirements cannot be used to fulfill major or concentration requirements in the following majors: ACCT, BADM, ECOS, ENTR, FINC, INTB, ISSC, HTMT, or MKTG.
See the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics for more information.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 29-30 | |
| Blueprint for Personal Development and Blueprint for Professional Development | ||
or BUS 216 | Blueprint for Personal and Professional Development | |
| Financial Accounting | ||
| Managerial Accounting | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Economic and Business Statistics I | ||
| Foundations for Analytics using Spreadsheets | ||
| Information Systems for Decision Making | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
| Exploring Writing in College Contexts | ||
| Academic Research and Writing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Reasoning and Discourse: Written Communication | ||
Completion of one of the following: | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Algebra with Business Applications | ||
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Precalculus I | ||
| Precalculus II | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Mathematics for the Life Sciences | ||
| Calculus for the Life Sciences | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Calculus A | ||
| Calculus B | ||
Bryan School Common Business Core
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 38 | |
| Global and Cultural Development | ||
| Leadership Development | ||
| Introduction to Communication Studies | ||
| The International Economy | ||
| Business Finance I | ||
| Introduction to International Business | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| The Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Business Policy and Strategy * | ||
| Business Communication & Innovation | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Ethical Issues in Business | ||
or PHI 262 | Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship | |
| Operations Management | ||
Global Sustainability Elective - One chosen from the list below: ** | ||
| Economics of a Global Sustainable Society | ||
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Global Crossings: Topics in Images, Media, and Texts | ||
| Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Development | ||
- *
Hospitality and Tourism Management majors are exempt from the MGT 491 requirement; a similar course, HTM 491, is taken within the major requirements.
- **
Or other approved Global Sustainability elective.
Entrepreneurship Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 9 | |
| Ideas to Sustainable Opportunities: Feasibility Analysis * | ||
| Opportunities to Action: Business Plan * | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Profile Courses - Choose one of the following Profiles: ** | 3 | |
Creative Industries | ||
| Arts Admin and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Micro-Enterprise for Creatives | ||
| Internship in Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Creative Space: The Meeting of Art and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Advanced Studio Practicum: Art and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Arts and Entrepreneurship: Career Strategies for Artists | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Vision | ||
| Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing | ||
| Design Thinking and/or Entrepreneurial Thinking | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Theatre Management and Entrepreneurship | ||
Education | ||
| Contemporary Topics in Counseling | ||
| Transition Planning and School-Based Entrepreneurship | ||
Family Business | ||
| Family Business | ||
| Restaurant Entrepreneurship | ||
| Service Management | ||
| Wine Business Management | ||
Franchising | ||
| Global Franchising | ||
Health Care | ||
| Contemporary Topics in Counseling | ||
| Silver Industries | ||
| Global Health | ||
International | ||
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Global Franchising | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
Social | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship | ||
| Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship | ||
Esports | ||
| Start Something Globally Sustainable! | ||
Technology, Innovation, and Sciences | ||
| Economics of Technology | ||
| Researching Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development * | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector | ||
| Direct Electives 1 | 6 | |
Select at least 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Arts Admin and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Micro-Enterprise for Creatives | ||
| Internship in Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Creative Space: The Meeting of Art and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Advanced Studio Practicum: Art and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurial Leadership | ||
| Directed Business Practice | ||
| Contemporary Topics in Counseling | ||
| Arts and Entrepreneurship: Career Strategies for Artists | ||
| Economics of Technology | ||
| Writing for Professionals and Entrepreneurs | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Independent Press Publishing | ||
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Vision | ||
| Start Something Globally Sustainable! | ||
| Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience | ||
| Family Business | ||
| Global Franchising | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| Silver Industries | ||
| Researching Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development * | ||
| Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship | ||
| Honors Work in Entrepreneurship 2 | ||
| Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship 2 | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurial Personal Branding | ||
| Restaurant Entrepreneurship | ||
| Service Management | ||
| Wine Business Management | ||
| Professional Selling | ||
| Sales Leadership | ||
| Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
| Personal Selling Internship | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
| Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector | ||
| Transition Planning and School-Based Entrepreneurship | ||
| Theatre Management and Entrepreneurship | ||
- *
- Entrepreneurship and Marketing double majors are permitted only 6 credits of duplicated credits. Only two of the following courses may count for both majors: MKT 328, MKT 403, MKT 427, ENT 430, or MKT 324.
- Entrepreneurship and Business Studies double majors, only the ENT 300 and ENT 336 courses will count for both majors.
- **
To qualify for a specific Profile, the student must complete a minimum of one 3 credit course in the Profile.
- 1
Course may not be repeated for elective credit if chosen as Profile course.
- 2
In rare cases an Independent Study focused on entrepreneurial research or a special project may quality with faculty approval.
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete 120 total credit hours required for the degree.
Disciplinary Honors in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality and Tourism
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
- UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 3 | |
| Senior Honors Project | ||
| 6 credits of Honors coursework in the major | 6 | |
| 3 credits of Honors coursework in the major or another area | 3 | |
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality & Tourism; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
Contact Lori Mackowski at lamackow@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality & Tourism. To apply: https://honorscollege.uncg.edu/disciplinary-honors/disciplinary-honors-admissions