Entrepreneurship B.S.B.A.

Chair: Senior Lecturer  A. Allen

Assistant Professor: Kennedy, McMahon

Instructor: Martina

Major Requirements:

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Entrepreneurship requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Core Requirements

Select one course from the following

: 4 sh

MTH 116APPLIED CALCULUS

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

Additional Core Requirements:

ACC 201PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

4 sh

BUS 201GATEWAY TO BUSINESS

4 sh

BUS 211MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

BUS 221LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

4 sh

BUS 381INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS

1-4 sh

BUS 465STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 203STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

FIN 343PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

4 sh

MGT 323PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

MKT 311PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

4 sh

Entrepreneurship Major Course Requirements

ENT 250CREATIVITY & THE DOER/MAKER MINDSET

4 sh

ENT 340ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE

4 sh

ENT 460BRINGING THE VENTURE TO LIFE

4 sh

Select one course from the following

: 4 sh

ACC 336COST ACCOUNTING

4 sh

MGT 310BIG DATA ANALYSIS

4 sh

BUS 326OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

4 sh

Select one course from the following

: 4 sh

ECO 301BUSINESS ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 302MONEY AND BANKING

4 sh

ECO 310INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY

4 sh

ECO 314INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

Select two courses from the following

: 8 sh

CSC 130COMPUTER SCIENCE I

4 sh

EGR 103CHALLENGES IN ENGINEERING

4 sh

GEO 250/ENS 250INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

ENT 355ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE GREATER GOOD

4 sh

MGT 423INNOVATION DYNAMICS

4 sh

ENT 490DESIGN THINKING FOR ACTION

4 sh


Total Credit Hours: 73-76

Entrepreneurship majors need to complete their approved internship in an area of entrepreneurship. The internships may include, but are not limited to, new venture entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and venture finance. This requirement will be addressed through advising and will be coordinated with the LSB Internship Coordinator.
  • Students completing majors in both Entrepreneurship and Management may not apply MGT 423 to both majors.

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, & fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, & theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____ECO 111______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________   ____                ____

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) _______________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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