Undergraduate Minor for Business and Non-Business Majors

A student seeking a minor in entrepreneurial studies must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits in courses approved for use in the entrepreneurial studies program. Up to six of the 15 credits required for the minor may also be used in the student’s required program of study. Students should follow the curriculum requirements based on the catalog under which they will be graduating: 2005-2007 or 2007-2009.

2007-2009 Catalog:

Required courses (6 cr):

Electives (6 cr):

Electives from an approved list of entrepreneurship-related courses. Students are encouraged to take electives within their major colleges. (see list of approved courses)

Experiential learning (3 cr):

Students will engage in the process(es) of entrepreneurship to earn experiential learning credits. Entrepreneurial processes include

1. Identifying an opportunity
2. Developing a concept
3. Determining required resources
4. Acquiring the necessary resources
5. Implementing and managing the concept
6. Harvesting the venture

Students will submit a written proposal to the Entrepreneurship Supervisory Committee explaining how their proposed activity relates to entrepreneurial processes. This must be done prior to the activity to receive pre-approval for the experiential learning credits. Students may use existing courses, internships, consulting projects, or independent studies to meet this requirement as long as there are significant applicable entrepreneurial experiential activities, as judged by the Entrepreneurship Supervisory Committee.

Please note: Students do not have to start a business in order to meet this requirement—students only need hands-on experiences related to entrepreneurial processes.

To obtain approval for experiential credits, students must apply for an independent study in their home college and indicate the entrepreneurial processes for which they will be getting hands-on experience. Each college has a specific independent study form that can be accessed by clicking on the links below. Students should follow the directions on the form for obtaining approval and registering for independent study credits.

• Agriculture:
• Business: BusAd 490E - Independent Study Form
• Design:
• Engineering:
• Human Sciences:
• LAS:
• Vet Med:

2005-2007 Catalog:

Required Courses (6 cr):

Electives (9 cr):

Electives from an approved list of entrepreneurship-related courses. Students are encouraged to take electives within their major colleges. Click here for the 2005-2007 Elective List.

Students desiring to take courses other than those approved must seek approval from the Entrepreneurship Supervisory Committee. Similarly, transfer students who desire to transfer in entrepreneurship courses and have them count toward completion of the minor have to follow the routine process of verifying course transfer into the University.