Entrepreneurship, Continuing Studies, B.S.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship.

The entrepreneurship curriculum offers students an interdisciplinary approach that will broaden students’ understanding of the environment of modern business development, management, and organizational leadership. The MSMU Entrepreneurship major does not singularly focus on new business start-ups, but strives for the holistic awakening of an entrepreneurial spirit which promotes success in a wide range of life pursuits.

Major Requirements

42 credits

BUS 201 - Business Law I Credits: (3)
BUS 250 - Intro to Business & Decision Making Credits: (3)
BUS 260 - Business Communication Credits: (3)
BUS 313 - Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
BUS 400 - Business Ethics in Society Credits: (3)
COMM 190 - Public Speaking Credits: (3)
ESHIP 101 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
ESHIP 310 - Financial Mgmt. for Entrepreneurs Credits: (3)
ESHIP 320 - Design Thinking Credits: (3)
ESHIP 410 - Business Plan Design and Delivery Credits: (3)
ESHIP 498 - Entrepreneurship Practicum Credits: (3)
Choose three of the following (9 credits):
ACCT 101 - Accounting Principles I Credits: (3)
BUS 305 - Culturally Diverse Workforce Credits: (3)
BUS 306 - Advertising and Promotion Credits: (3)
BUS 307 - Business Mgmt. & Organization Credits: (3)
BUS 334 - Intro to Nonprofit Management Credits: (3)
BUS 375 - Project Management Credits: (3)
BUS 385 - Consumer Behavior Credits: (3)
BUS 404 - Business Strategy Credits: (3) (available in senior year only)
COMM 356 - Branding and Communication Credits: (3)

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

Mount Seminar (3 credits)

Complete the Mount Seminar.

GE 200 - Mount Seminar Credits: (3)

College Writing Requirement (3 Credits)

Complete 3 credits from among the following courses:

COMM 200 - Foundations of Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 151 - Targeted Writing Workshop Credits: (3)
FSYM 101 - The First Year Symposium Credits: (3)

Core Humanities Requirements (12 Credits)

Complete 12 total credits and each of the subcategories in the Core Humanities Group

Core Arts, Lang, Lit Requirement (3 credits). Choose one of the following:
- BUS 260 Business Communication (3)
- ENGL XXX English Course (3)
- FAAR XXX Fine Arts: Visual Arts (3)
- FAMU XXX Fine Arts: Music (3)
- FATH XXX Fine Arts: Theater
- Foreign Language
Core History Requirement (3 credits). Choose one of the following:
- AMER 202 America in the World (3)
- HIGE XXX History Global Encounters (3)
- HINW XXX Non-West History (3)
- HIST XXX History Elective (3)
- WCIV 102 Origins of the West (3)
- WCIV 201 Atlantic Encounters: 1450-1850 (3)
Core Global Encounters Requirement (3 credits)
- XXGE 3XX Global Encounters Requirement
  - Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Theology.
Additional Humanities Course (3 Credits)
- Students must complete one additional humanities course from any of the above categories in order to reach 12 total credit hours. Some courses may double count between the above categories, but students must reach 12 total in order to complete the requirement.

Social Science Requirement (3 Credits)

Complete three credits of Social Science

CJUST XXX Criminal Justice Course (3)
ECON XXX Economics Course (3)
HSRV XXX Human Services Course (3)
PSCI XXX Political Science Course (3)
PSYCHXXX Psychology Course (3)
SOCXXX Sociology Course (3)

Lab Science (4 Credits)

Students must complete one laboratory science.

GNSCI XXX
BIOL XXX
CHEM XXX
PHYS XXX

Mathematics Requirement (3 Credits)

Complete three credits in Mathematics:

BUS 320 - Statistics Credits: (3)
MATH 105 - Elementary Statistics Credits: (3)
MATH 108 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teacher Credits: (3)
MATH 109 - Concepts of Mathematics for Teacher Credits: (3)
MATH 199 - Special Topics in Mathematics Credits: (1-4)
MATH 211 - Mathematical Thinking Credits: (3)

Faith and Wisdom Requirements (12 Credits)

Complete each of the subcategories below:

Introductory Philosophy (3 credits). Choose one of the following:
Introductory Theology (3 credits). Choose one of the following:
- THEOL 212 Belief in Today’s World (3)
- THEOL 220 Foundations of Theology (3)
Upper Level Theology (3 credits). Choose one of the following:
Ethics Requirement (3 Credits). Choose one of the following:

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.