Entrepreneurship, A.A.S. (A25490)

The Entrepreneurship curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth as self-employed business owners.

Course work includes developing a student’s ability to make informed decisions as future business owners. Courses include entrepreneurial concepts learned in innovation and creativity, business funding, and marketing. Additional course work includes computers and economics.

Through these skills, students will have a sound education base in entrepreneurship for lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to be self-employed and open their own businesses.

General Education Courses:

English/Communications:

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting Credit Hours: 3

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Electives Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

Electives Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences/Mathematics:

MAT 110 - Math Measurement & Literacy Credit Hours: 3
OR
MAT 143 - Quantitative Literacy Credit Hours: 3

Major Courses:

ACC 120 - Prin of Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 3
BUS 139 - Entrepreneurship I Credit Hours: 3
BUS 240 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
BUS 245 - Entrepreneurship II Credit Hours: 3
BUS 253 - Leadership and Mgt Skills Credit Hours: 3
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hours: 3
ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ETR 215 - Law for Entrepreneurs Credit Hours: 3
ETR 220 - Innovation and Creativity Credit Hours: 3
ETR 230 - Entrepreneur Marketing Credit Hours: 3
ETR 240 - Funding for Entrepreneurs Credit Hours: 3
ETR 270 - Entrepreneurship Issues Credit Hours: 3
WBL 110 - World of Work Credit Hours: 1

Entrepreneurship Electives:

Entrepreneurship/Work-Based Electives: Students are required to take a minimum of 9 SHC from the following courses. Qualified student may elect to take up to 6 credit hours of Work-Based learning.

ACC 121 - Prin of Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BUS 125 - Personal Finance Credit Hours: 3
BUS 153 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
BUS 217 - Employment Law and Regs Credit Hours: 3
CTS 130 - Spreadsheet Credit Hours: 3
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
INT 110 - International Business Credit Hours: 3
MKT 123 - Fundamentals of Selling Credit Hours: 3
MKT 220 - Advertising and Sales Promotion Credit Hours: 3
MKT 221 - Consumer Behavior Credit Hours: 3
MKT 223 - Customer Service Credit Hours: 3
WEB 115 - Web Markup and Scripting Credit Hours: 3
WEB 215 - Adv Markup and Scripting Credit Hours: 3
WEB 214 - Social Media Credit Hours: 3
WBL XXX Work Based Learning Credit Hours: 1-3

Total Credit Hours Required: 65

Developmental Course Requirements

Developmental coursework (both prerequisite and corequisite) will be required of students whose placement test measures indicate a need for greater proficiency in the areas of English and/or mathematics. Please refer to the Course Description section for prerequisite and corequisite course information.