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

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.

Required29-30
BUS 115
& BUS 215
Blueprint for Personal Development
and Blueprint for Professional Development
or BUS 216
 Blueprint for Personal and Professional Development
ACC 201
Financial Accounting
ACC 202
Managerial Accounting
ECO 201
Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 202
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 250
Economic and Business Statistics I
ISM 110
Foundations for Analytics using Spreadsheets
ISM 280
Information Systems for Decision Making
Select one of the following:
ENG 101
Exploring Writing in College Contexts
ENG 102
Academic Research and Writing
FMS 115
Freshman Seminar in Reasoning and Discourse: Written Communication
RCO 101
Completion of one of the following:
MAT 115
College Algebra
MAT 118
Algebra with Business Applications
MAT 120
Calculus with Business Applications
MAT 150
Precalculus I
MAT 151
Precalculus II
MAT 190
Precalculus
MAT 183
Mathematics for the Life Sciences
MAT 184
Calculus for the Life Sciences
MAT 191
Calculus I
MAT 292
Calculus II
MAT 293
Calculus III
MAT 196
Calculus A
MAT 296
Calculus B

Bryan School Common Business Core

Required38
BUS 315
Global and Cultural Development
BUS 415
Leadership Development
CST 105
Introduction to Communication Studies
ECO 300
The International Economy
FIN 315
Business Finance I
MGT 301
Introduction to International Business
MGT 312
Organizational Behavior
MGT 330
The Legal Environment of Business
MGT 491
Business Policy and Strategy *
MKT 309
Business Communication & Innovation
MKT 320
Principles of Marketing
PHI 261
Ethical Issues in Business
or PHI 262
 Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship
SCM 302
Operations Management
Global Sustainability Elective - One chosen from the list below: **
ECO 100
Economics of a Global Sustainable Society
ENT 130
Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment
LLC 120
Global Crossings: Topics in Images, Media, and Texts
LLC 130
Global Green: Cultures of Production and/or Consumption
HTM 200
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

Core Courses9
ENT 300
Ideas to Sustainable Opportunities: Feasibility Analysis *
ENT 335
ENT 336
Opportunities to Action: Business Plan *
Profile Courses - Choose one of the following Profiles: **3
Creative Industries
ENT 201
Creativity, Innovation, and Vision
ENT 202
ENT 276
ENT 321
ENT 327
ENT 376
ENT 394
ENT 402
ENT 435
ENT 455
ENT 486
ENT 498
Education
ENT 396
CED 474
Contemporary Topics in Counseling
Family Business
ENT 337
Family Business
ENT 354
ENT 451
ENT 473
Franchising
ENT 338
Global Franchising
Health Care
ENT 307
ENT 411
Silver Industries
CED 474
Contemporary Topics in Counseling
International
ENT 130
Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment
ENT 338
Global Franchising
ENT 342
International Entrepreneurship
Social
ENT 250
ENT 340
Social Entrepreneurship
ENT 440
Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Esports
ENT 206
Start Something Globally Sustainable!
Technology, Innovation, and Sciences
ENT 309
ENT 312
ENT 410
ENT 430
Rsrch Opprtnts ENT/Eco Dvlpmnt *
Direct Electives 16
Select at least 6 credits from the following:
ENT 130
Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment
ENT 201
Creativity, Innovation, and Vision
ENT 202
ENT 206
Start Something Globally Sustainable!
ENT 240
Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience
ENT 276
ENT 250
ENT 262
ENT 275
ENT 307
ENT 309
ENT 312
ENT 324
 *
ENT 327
ENT 328
 *
ENT 337
Family Business
ENT 338
Global Franchising
ENT 339
ENT 340
Social Entrepreneurship
ENT 342
International Entrepreneurship
ENT 354
ENT 394
ENT 376
ENT 396
ENT 402
ENT 403
 *
ENT 410
ENT 411
Silver Industries
ENT 427
 *
ENT 430
Rsrch Opprtnts ENT/Eco Dvlpmnt *
ENT 435
ENT 440
Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship
ENT 450
ENT 451
ENT 455
ENT 473
CED 474
Contemporary Topics in Counseling
ENT 486
ENT 493
Honors Work in Entrepreneurship 2
ENT 498
ENT 499
Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship 2
*
  • 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/ENT 328, MKT 403/ENT 403, MKT 427/ENT 427, ENT 430/MKT 430/LIS 430/GES 430, or MKT 324/ENT 324. 
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Studies double majors, only the ENT 300/BUS 300 and ENT 336/BUS 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.
Required3
HSS 490
Senior Honors Project
6 credits of Honors coursework in the major6
3 credits of Honors coursework in the major or another area3

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: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf