Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Students choosing the concentration in entrepreneurship & innovation will learn skills related to an entrepreneurial mindset. From idea generation, and opportunity seeking behavior, the program takes students through the entrepreneurial process, which includes generating and screening ideas, validating opportunities, developing plans, and launching and growing businesses. The program prepares students for a variety of careers: creating a new enterprise, working for a fast-growth firm, buying or growing an existing enterprise, franchising, family business, and corporate or social entrepreneurship.


Entrepreneurship and Innovation Concentration: 12 credits
BENT 490 Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 credits
BENT 491 Creating New Ventures 3 credits
BENT 493 Social Entrepreneurship 3 credits
One of the following:  3 credits
     BUSN 492 Business Planning
     BMIS 443 Electronic Commerce Strategy
     MKTG 330 Market Research
     MKTG 418 Personal Selling
     BFIN 322 Intermediate Finance
     ACCT 367 Financial Reporting
One of the following:  to count towards the 6-credit integrative/international/experiential Business Administration major course requirement 3 credits
     BUSN 494 Small Business Consulting
     BENT 495 New Venture Lab
     BENT 497 Internship


Complete Course List - BENT

The Core Curriculum of the School of Business Administration

School of Business majors are required to complete the University core curriculum (I-V), and the School of Business Administration core, which consists of 53 credits (VI-XXI). Additionally, upper division requirements from the specific business major must be completed. General electives complete the 128 semester credit hour degree requirements. University and business school core courses at the 100- and 200-level should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

I.  Thought & Expression (7 credits): ENGL 101, SPCO 101, and PHIL 101 (preferably taken in the same semester)

II.  Philosophy (9 credits): PHIL 201, PHIL 301, and PHIL 400- level elective

III.  Religious Studies (9 credits): RELI 100, RELI 200, and RELI 300 levels: one course from each level

IV.  Mathematics (3-4 credits): MATH 114, MATH 148, or MATH 157

V.  English Literature (3 credits): ENGL 102, ENGL 103H, ENGL 105, or ENGL 106

VI.  Business Computing (2 credits): BUSN 111

VII.  Fine Arts (3 credits): any VART, MUSC, or THEA

VIII.  History (3 credits): HIST 101, HIST 102 or HIST 112

IX. Science (3 credits): any BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS

X.  Social Sciences (3 credits): any CRIM, HIST, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI

XI.  Accounting (6 credits): ACCT 260 and ACCT 261

XII.  Economics (6 credits): ECON 201 and ECON 202

XIII.  Statistics (3 credits): BUSN 230 or MATH 121 or MATH 321

XIV.  Information Systems (3 credits): BMIS 235

XV.  Business Law (3 credits): BUSN 283

XVI.  Finance (3 credits): BFIN 320

XVII.  Management (3 credits): MGMT 350

XVIII.  Marketing (3 credits): MKTG 310

XIX.  Operations Management (3 credits): OPER 340

XX.  Business Ethics (3 credits) BUSN 480 and BUSN 485

XXI.  Strategy (3 credits) BUSN 481

Students admitted with more than 45 semester credits may receive a waiver of one of the following School of Business core requirements: HIST 101, HIST 102, or HIST 112; or social science elective; or science elective; or fine arts elective.