Entrepreneurship Certificate (Spring 2010)
Students in entrepreneurship certificate programs learn the fundamentals of starting and operating their own businesses. Course work includes evaluating a business idea, preparing a business plan, financial management, legal issues, marketing a product or service and developing an accounting system. (Major Code 5080; CIP Code 52.0701) Career CertificatePrerequisites for Required CoursesBUS 230 Marketing............................................3 ACCT 121 Accounting I.........................................3 or ACCT 111 Small Business Accounting............................3 Required CoursesENTR 120 Introduction to Entrepreneurship.....................2 ENTR 180 Opportunity Analysis.................................2 ENTR 160 Legal Issues for Small Business......................2 ENTR 210 Entrepreneurship Internship I*.......................1 Prerequisite: Career program facilitator or department approval CIS 124 Introduction to Computer Concepts and Applications...3 or CPCA/CDTP electives..................................3 ENTR 131 Financial Management for Small Business*.............2 Prerequisite: ACCT 111 or ACCT 121 ENTR 195 Franchising*.........................................3 Prerequisite: BUS 230 ENTR 220 Entrepreneurial Marketing*...........................2 Prerequisite: BUS 230 ENTR 142 Fast Trac Business Plan..............................3 ENTR 190 Small Business Analysis*.............................2 Prerequisites: ENTR 131 and ENTR 160 and BUS 230 or department approval MKT 134 Professional Selling.................................3 ENTR 225 Family Business......................................3 ENTR 240 Funding Acquisition for Entrepreneurs*...............2 Prerequisite: ENTR 142 TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................30 *Prerequisite/Corequesite required Students may be interested in taking additional courses, as noted below, to complement their certificate study. These courses are NOT part of the certificate requirements. BUS 120 Management Attitudes and Motivation..................3 BUS 123 Personal Finance.....................................3 BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3 BUS 235 Introduction to International Business...............3 BUS 243 Human Resource Management............................3 BUS 261 Business Law I.......................................3 BUS 263 Business Law II*.....................................3 Prerequisite: BUS 261 CPCA 105 Introduction to Personal Computers: Windows..........1 CPCA 108 Word Processing I: MS Word*..........................1 Prerequisites: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CIS 124 or CPCA 128 or appropriate score on a waiver test CPCA 110 Spreadsheets I: MS Excel*............................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CIS 124 or CPCA 128 or appropriate score on a waiver test CPCA 111 Spreadsheets II: MS Excel*...........................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 110 or CPCA 128 CPCA 114 Databases I: MS Access*..............................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or CIS 124 or an appropriate score on a waiver test CPCA 115 Databases II: MS Access*.............................2 Prerequisite: CPCA 114 CPCA 141 Internet I*..........................................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 105 or CPCA 106 or CPCA 128 or CIS 124 or appropriate score on an assessment test CPCA 151 Internet II*.........................................1 Prerequisite: CPCA 141 or an appropriate score on an assessment test FASH 231 Merchandising Planning and Control*..................3 Prerequisite: MATH 120 HMGT 121 Perspectives of Hospitality Management...............3 MKT 121 Retail Management....................................3 MKT 202 Consumer Behavior....................................3 ENTR 215 Entrepreneurship Internship II*......................1 Prerequisites: ENTR 210 and department approval *Prerequisite/Corequesite required |
