Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Minor
Program Requirements
- Minimum of 15 credit hours
- Minimum average GPA of 2.0 required in all courses used toward minor.
- B.A. in ECON majors and CARS majors, should follow the non-business track. Students in the B.S. in ECON majors should follow the Bryan School track.
Non-Business Majors Track
The minor brings an entrepreneurial perspective to all major fields of study, either to start or grow a business or to be creative and innovative in any organization, profit or nonprofit. To earn an Entrepreneurship minor, a student must meet the following requirements in the order listed below.
Apply
Apply for the Entrepreneurship minor in the Bryan School Student Services Office (Bryan 137).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 9 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
or ACC 201 | Financial Accounting | |
| Ideas to Sustainable Opportunities: Feasibility Analysis | ||
| Opportunities to Action: Business Plan | ||
Advising
Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office (Bryan 137) or Dr. Esra Memili (e_memili@uncg.edu), to select one of the nine profiles offered: Creative Industries, Education, Family Business, Franchising, Health Care, International, Social, Esports, or Technology, Innovation, and Sciences.
Profile courses
Once admitted to the minor, students take at least 3 credits within their selected profile, found below.
Electives
Students must take at least 3 credits from the approved electives below to meet the minimum 15 required credits in the minor.
Bryan School Majors Track
The minor is intended to bring an entrepreneurial perspective to all majors in the Bryan School. To earn an Entrepreneurship minor, a student must meet the requirements listed below in the order listed.
Apply
Apply for the Entrepreneurship minor in the Bryan School Student Services Office (Bryan 137).
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 6 | |
| Ideas to Sustainable Opportunities: Feasibility Analysis * | ||
| Opportunities to Action: Business Plan * | ||
Advising
Consult with an advisor in the Bryan School Student Services Office (Bryan 137) or Dr. Dianne Welsh, Director (Bryan 328) to select one of the 9 profiles offered: Creative Industries, Education, Family Business, Franchising, Health Care, International, Social, Esports, or Technology, Innovation, and Sciences.
Profile courses
Once admitted to the minor, students take at least 3 credits within their selected profile, found below.
Electives
Students must take at least 6 credits from the approved electives below to meet the minimum 15 required credits in the minor.
Profile Courses
- Minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Industries | ||
| Creativity, Innovation, and Vision | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| International Entrepreneurship | ||
| Global Franchising | ||
| Social | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Experiences in Sustainable Entrepreneurship | ||
| Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurship | ||
| Esports | ||
| Start Something Globally Sustainable! | ||
| Technology, Innovation and Sciences | ||
| Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector | ||
| Economics of Technology | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Researching Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development * | ||
Electives
- Only one 200-level elective may count toward the minor. In rare cases an Independent Study focused on entrepreneurial research or a special project may qualify with faculty approval.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| 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 |
- *
- Marketing majors are permitted only 6 credits of duplicated credits. Only two of the following courses may count for both major/minor: MKT 328, MKT 403, MKT 427, ENT 430, or MKT 324.
- Business Administration majors with a concentration in Business Studies, only the ENT 300 and ENT 336 courses will count for both major and minor.