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

1. Provide students with the skills and experiences necessary to starta their own successful venture.

2. Students learn how to evaluate and plan new business opportunities.

3. Students effectively research and write a comprehensive business plan.

4. Provide students with contemporary entrpreneurial experience by solving real business challenges and working with local executives.

5. Students learn 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 3280 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credit Hour(s): 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.