Entrepreneurship, B.S.

Liberal Studies: 42 hours

Major requirements: 45 hours

The following 45 hours are required in the major:

• ACCT 251 - Financial Accounting - A User Perspective Credits: (3)
• CIS 251 - Managing Enterprise Information Systems Credits: (3)
• ECON 231 - Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues Credits: (3)
• ENT 201 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
• ENT 250 - Innovation and Creativity Credits: (3)
• ENT 301 - New Venture Leadership Credits: (3)
• ENT 325 - New Venture Creation Credits: (3)
• ENT 350 - New Venture Growth Credits: (3)
• ENT 450 - New Venture Strategy Credits: (3)
• ENT 475 - Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
• FIN 305 - Financial Management Credits: (3)
• LAW 230 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Credits: (3)
• MATH 135 - Statistics, Functions, and Rates of Change Credits: (3)
• MGT 300 - Introduction to Management Credits: (3)
• MKT 301 - Marketing Planning and Strategy Credits: (3)

• or

• MKT 306 - Introduction to Professional Selling Credits: (3)

Cognate: 18 hours

The underlying philosophy of the B.S.E.N.T. degree is to give students a foundation in business concepts that can be combined with 18 hours of courses in a discipline-specific area of knowledge in the type of business students would like to start.  The Cognate represents the courses in the discipline-specific area of knowledge.  At least 6 hours must be at the junior-senior level.

General Electives: 15 hours

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/3857.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.