Science and Entrepreneurship (M.S.)

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Program Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements , the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations is required. Applicants must have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better and submit three recommendations from former instructors who are in a position to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study

Program Description

The program in Science and Entrepreneurship will provide students with the environment to gain experience analyzing technical ideas for feasibility and determining the associated business opportunity. The Master’s of Science degree in Science and Entrepreneurship requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate coursework consisting of:

Twelve hours of Science and Entrepreneurship (SAE) core courses:

SAE 682 - Capstone Experience for the Master’s of Science in Science and Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
SAE 687 - Industrial Experiences Credits: 3, R6
SAE 689 - Industrial Internship for the Masters of Science degree in Science and Entreprenuership Credits: 3
SAE 696 - Careers in Scientific Industry Seminar Credits: 3

Twelve hours of graduate coursework in entrepreneurship:

ENT 600 - Entrepreneurial Planning Credits: 3
ENT 610 - Entrepreneurial Creation Credits: 3
ENT 630 - Entrepreneurial Growth Credits: 3
ENT 640 - Entrepreneurial Funding Credits: 3

Twelve hours of graduate science coursework from available offerings including but not limited to:

BIOL 517 - Biochemistry Credits: 3
BIOL 567 - Biostatistics Credits: 3
CHEM 541 - Advanced Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 542 - Introduction to Organic Polymers Credits: 3
CHEM 561 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 562 - Molecular Bioinformatics Credits: 3
CHEM 563 - Molecular Biotechnology Credits: 3
CHEM 564 - Genomics Credits: 3