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 | ||
| Principles of Innovation | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Ethical Issues in Business | ||
or PHI 262 | Ethical Issues in Entrepreneurship | |
or PHI 263 | Business Ethics with East Asian Philosophy | |
| 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 | ||
- *
Or other approved Global Sustainability elective.
Entrepreneurship Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | |
| Entrepreneurship in a Sustainable Global Environment | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Vision | ||
| Ideas to Opportunities: Research Driven Feasibility Analysis * | ||
| From Startup to Growth: Business Plan * | ||
| Concentration Electives | 6 | |
Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience | ||
| Family Business | ||
| Global Franchising | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| Rsrch Opprtnts ENT/Eco Dvlpmnt | ||
| Directed Business Practice | ||
| Honors Work in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Arts Admin and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Entrepreneurial Leadership | ||
| Directed Business Practice | ||
| Arts and Entrepreneurship: Career Strategies for Artists | ||
| Economics of Technology | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship | ||
| Restaurant Entrepreneurship | ||
| Service Management | ||
| Wine Business Management | ||
| Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts | ||
- *
Entrepreneurship and Business Studies double majors, only the ENT 300 and ENT 336 courses will count for both majors.
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.