Certificate Program

The 12-credit entrepreneurship certificate is open to any major on campus. The program is ideally suited for the non-business major who desires to learn the basics of starting a business.  Students learn the basics of conducting a business feasibility analysis of a new technology idea or innovation or they can get hands-on assistance in writing a business plan for a potential start-up business in their respective professional field of study.  The requirements for the certificate are:

• Business 414 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 cr)
• Business 415 - New Venture Creation (3 cr)
• Accounting Course (choose 1)
• Accounting 482 - Enterprise Accounting (3 cr)
• Accounting 486/586 - Accounting for Management Decision Making and Control (3 cr)
• Accounting 582 - Enterprise Accounting (3 cr)
• Technical Elective (3 cr)