Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
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Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation Degree Map
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Outcomes & Careers
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$100k+
Operations Manager
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an Operations Manager is $100,780.
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$67k+
Sales Representative
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a Sales Representative is $67,750.
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$60k
Small Business Owner
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for a small business owner is approximately $60,000.
As a Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation major, you’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours to complete this degree, including the general education requirements and at least 39 senior division hours.
Business Administration Core – 33 Hours Required
Required Courses:
- AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
- AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA101 The Business Universe (3)
- BA490 Business Policy & Strategy (3)
- BL255 Business Law (3)
- FI361 Financial Management (3)
- MG301 Principles of Management (3)
- MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
- MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
A grade of ‘C’ is required in each core course.
Choose 3 Hours From*:
- AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
- BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
- BL560 International Business Law (3)
- EC580 International Economics (3)
- FI540 International Finance (3)
- HA560 International Healthcare Administration (3)
- MG560 International Management (3)
- MK560 International Marketing (3)
*International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core requirement may not be counted on a major.
Support Courses – 30 Hours Required
Some courses may fulfill General Education requirements.
- BA252 Business Communication (2)
- BA452 Professionalism (1)
- EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- EN140 Rhetoric & Critical Thinking (3)
- MA116 Precalculus A or MA123 Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling (3)
- MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
- QM257 Business Statistics I (3)
- QM258 Business Statistics II (3)
- SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each support course.
NOTE: All 100 and 200-level core and support courses are pre-requisite to all 300-level business core and business major courses.
Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation – 24 Hours – No Minor Required
Required Courses:
ER 361 Principles of Entrepreneurship (3) ER531 Creative Problem Solving in Business (3) - ER541 Managing the Family Business (3)
ER551 Managing Family and Small Businesses (3) ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3) - ER562 New Product Development and Innovation Management (3)
ER581 Entrepreneurship Practicum: Venture Creation (3) FI363 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
Select 3 hours from the following:
ER473 Internship in Entrepreneurship (3) ER521 Topics in Entrepreneurship (3) - MG354 Business Negotiation: Concepts and Practice (3)
MG356 Foundations of Human Resource Management (3) - MG426 Managing & Developing Talent (3)
MG470 Leadership in Management (3) MG548 Project Management (3) MG550 Improving Team Performance (3) - MK342 Professional Selling (3)
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
- Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
- Written Communication – 6 hours
- Oral Communication – 3 hours
- Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
- Mathematics – 3 hours
- Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
- Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
- Civics examination
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (16 Hours)
- UI100 (1)
- EN100 (3)
- BA101 (3)
- MA116 or MA123 (3)
- MI101 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- EN140 (3)
- SC105 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (14 Hours)
- AC221 (3)
- BA252 (2)
- EC215 (3)
- QM257 (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (15 Hours)
- AC222 (3)
- BL255 (3)
- ER361 (3)
- EC225 (3)
- QM258 (3)
Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA
Junior Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- ER531 (3)
- MG301 (3)
- MK301 (3)
- General Education (3)
- General Education (3)
- Elective (3)
Spring Semester (16 Hours)
- BA452 (1)
- ER551 (3)
- ER562 (3)
- FI361 (3)
- MI375 (3)
- General Education (3)
Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA
Senior Year
Fall Semester (15 Hours)
- ER541 (3)
- ER561 (3)
- FI363 (3)
- International Course (3)
- General Education (3)
Spring Semester (14 Hours)
- BA490 (3)
- ER581 (3)
- Major Elective (3)
- Major Elective (3)
- Elective (2)
Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA
What will it cost?
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