Entrepreneurship, BSB

Program Description

The Entrepreneurship, BSB program provides students will the skills and experiences necessary to start their own successful venture. Courses focus on starting, financing, commercializing, and managing a new business.

Admission Requirements

The program is open for admission to any Wright State student with a 2.5 cumulative GPA with an interest in learning entrepreurial skills, or to any high school student directly admitted to the Raj Soin College of Business with a high school GPA of at least 3.25 and an ACT score of at least 22 or an SAT score of at least 1030.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates will:

1. have the skills and requirements necessary to start their own successful venture.

2. be able to evaluate and plan new business opportunities.

3. be able to research and write a comprehensive business plan.

4. be able to solve real business challanges as a rsult of working with local executives.

5. be be able to evaluate a real business opportunity by using skills in market analysis, problem-solving, ROI, team-building and business planning.

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Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours

Element 1: Communication: 6 Hours

ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

Element 2: Mathematics: 4 Hours

MTH 2280 - Business Calculus Credit Hour(s): 4
OR
EC 1050 - Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods Credit Hour(s): 4

Element 3: Global Traditions: 6 Hours

(select one course from each category)

Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours

EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
1 additional approved Wright State Core course from any of the elements

Multicultural compentence: Two courses from any of the Wright State Core (MC) designated courses

Writing Across the Curriculum: Two Integrated Writing (IW) courses from the Wright State Core

II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours

Students may enroll in the following courses prior to admission into the College of Business:
ACC 2010 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 2020 - Accounting Principles II Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN 2210 - Financial Management I Credit Hour(s): 3
MS 2040 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
MS 2050 - Quantitative Business Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 2500 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
Enrollment in the following courses is restricted to students admitted to the College of Business who have completed ENG 1100 , ENG 2100 , MTH 2280 , ACC 2010 , ACC 2020 , EC 2040 , EC 2050 , MS 2040 , MS 2050 , MKT 2500 , and FIN 2210 .
ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 3010 - Economics of Global Money Markets Credit Hour(s): 3
LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 3100 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 3000 - Fundamentals of Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
SCM 3070 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 3110 - Business Ethics and Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4990 - Strategy: Domestic & International Perspectives Credit Hour(s): 3 (must be taken senior year)

III. Entrepreneurship Major Requirements: 27 Hours

Required Entrepreneurship Courses: 18 Hours

MKT 4300 - Entrepreneurship Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4750 - Small Business Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 4000 - Applied Business Planning for Commercialization Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3700 - Creativity, Problem Solving, and Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
FIN - 3110 - Financial Management II OR FIN - 3280 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits / Units: 3
MKT 4720 - Small Business Marketing Planning Credit Hour(s): 3

Entrepreneurship Electives: 9 Hours

Select 3 from:

MGT 4720 - High Performance Teams Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4200 - Positive Group and Organizational Development Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 4850 - International Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3100 - Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 3200 - Principles of Selling Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 4100 - Digital Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
MKT 4650 - Marketing Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 3230 - Management Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 4010 - Managerial Economics and Strategy Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 4360 - Industrial Organization Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 4300 - Business Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
MGT 3210 - Human Resources Management Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. Electives: 12 Hours

Total: 120 Hours

*Note: Students must complete the required courses for the Entrepreneurship major with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.