Director: Thomas B. Tilford, J D

The Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is a four-year undergraduate Concentration that immerses students in the fundamental concepts and practices of creating new enterprises in the private and public sectors. Students take the Entrepreneurial Leadership Concentration in conjunction with their chosen major in any academic field, including business, engineering, computer science, biology, chemistry, math, education, and the liberal arts. The program has four distinguishing features:

• Honors program model for select qualified students

• Curriculum in the student’s major and in entrepreneurial leadership

• Co-curriculum that immerses students in entrepreneurial organizations and practices through guest lecturers, internships, site visits, mentor relationships, and a student-managed consulting lab

• Emphasis on Jesuit educational ideals of ethical leadership and commitment to the common good

Admission to the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is competitive and based on the student's entrance exam scores, grade point average, and demonstrated leadership, creativity, and service to others.

Requirements

Students in the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program complete the requirements for a Bachelors degree in business, engineering, the arts and sciences, or education, along with a Concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership. Students must satisfy the University and college core curricula relevant to their major.

The courses listed below constitute the Concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership for students majoring in arts & sciences, business administration or accounting, education, and engineering. The program is designed flexibly so that students with any major can graduate in four years. Waivers and substitutions for department requirements may be granted to meet special academic needs. In addition, the University waives the fees for credits in excess of the usual eighteen-credit per semester limit for qualified students.

The following course requirements for the Entrepreneurial Leadership Concentration amount to 18 credit hours for business administration majors and up to 26 credit hours for all other majors.

First Year
ENTR 101 The World of Entrepreneurship, 2 credits
One of the following three courses *
        ECON 201 Microeconomics (for any major), 3 credits
        ECON200 Economic Analysis (for engineering majors) 
        ECON 270H Honors Economics (for any major, with permission)
* These double count for social science requirements. Can be taken in second year if necessary.
 
Second Year
ENTR 201 Seminar in Entrepreneurship 1 credit
ACCT 260 Principles of Accounting I * 3 credits
ACCT 261 Principles of Accounting II * 3 credits
* Engineering students take ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis (3 credits) in lieu of ACCT 260 and ACCT 261. Other non-business students also have the option of taking ACCT 263 in lieu of ACCT 260 and ACCT 261.
 
Third Year 
ENTR 490 New Venture Creation, 5 credits
ENTR 497 Internship, 3 credits
 
Fourth Year
ENTR 494 Incubation Project, 5 credits
ENTR 498 Entrepreneurial Leadership, 3 credits