Entrepreneurship, BS

Liberal Studies: 42 hours

Major requirements (48 hours)

The following 48 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
• FIN 305 - Financial Management Credits: 3
• LAW 230 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 3

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• MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: 3

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• QA 235 - Business Statistics Credits: 3

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• MATH 130 - College Algebra Credits: 3

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• Any other math course with MATH 130 as a prerequisite.

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• MGT 300 - Introduction to Management Credits: 3

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• MKT 201 - Marketing Planning and Strategy Credits: 3

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• MKT 206 - Introduction to Professional Selling Credits: 3

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• ENT 201 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
• ENT 250 - Innovation and Creativity Credits: 3
• ENT 301 - Innovation Leadership Credits: 3
• ENT 325 - New Venture Creation Credits: 3
• ENT 350 - New Venture Execution Credits: 3
• ENT 401 - Entrepreneurial Funding Credits: 3
• ENT 450 - New Venture Strategy Credits: 3
• ENT 475 - Entrepreneurial Experience Credits: 3

Cognate (18 hours)

The underlying philosophy of the BS Entrepreneurship 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 six hours must be at the junior-senior level.

General Electives (12 hours)

To complete 120 hours, students should take 12 or more hours (number depends on how many Liberal Studies courses also count toward the major). To Satisfy general university degree requirements, students must take at least 30 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU.

Visit the department’s website at http://entrepreneurship.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.