B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship

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B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship

Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit with 麻豆视频最新最全's B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship. Our program combines classroom learning with real-world experience to help you develop the skills needed to launch and grow your own business. Enroll now and turn your dreams into reality.

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鈥淏eing an entrepreneurship student at 麻豆视频最新最全 has not only helped me grow as a student, It has helped me grow as an individual by preparing me for professional life outside of college. Being able to build and grow a company these past four years while being surrounded by like-minded students, faculty that believe in you and provide extensive one-on-one time, and endless opportunities to help your business flourish, is just the beginning of what 麻豆视频最新最全鈥檚 program has to offer.鈥� - Lauren Hollis, Entrepreneurship

Overview

Students develop an entrepreneurial mindset through coursework. In the senior year, students start their own venture which gives them the confidence and knowledge to run a business or gain employment at businesses of all sizes upon graduation. Practicing entrepreneurs provide mentorship to students.
The John S. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation hosts events for student entrepreneurs including idea pitch and business pitch competitions.
The Sigma Nu Tau honor society promotes, recognizes and rewards academic excellence in entrepreneurship and encourages and recognizes the practice of principled entrepreneurship.
Students can meet and network with successful entrepreneurs through events such as the ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series and Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
Students learn about idea generation, feasibility analysis, how to legally establish a company, how to create a product or service and find financial resources and generate sales.

Interested in pairing a B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship with an M.B.A.?

麻豆视频最新最全 is proud to offer incoming, high-achieving undergraduate students, direct admission into a business master's program. With direct admission, students can comfortably complete their bachelor鈥檚 degree and master's degree within five years.

Learn More | Combined Degrees

Program Information for B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship

Program Description

Full Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Entrepreneurship provides students with the academic background and experiential opportunities needed to view business opportunities from an entrepreneurial perspective. The program helps students recognize market and business opportunities and learn when to seize them or take action, all while operating within the context of limited resources and creating value for the customer.

The program contains numerous opportunities to experience entrepreneurship firsthand. During their senior year, students earn course credit by launching and running a business of their own creation. A practicum can earn students credit while developing their own business or assisting entrepreneurs with their business. Students have many opportunities to meet experienced entrepreneurs who discuss their successes and failures in business. Courses in the major are hands-on, with experiential learning central to the course format.

Entrepreneurship students may apply early to the and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the policy in the University Catalog for more information.

Admissions for B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship

Admissions

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the .

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to 麻豆视频最新最全’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former 麻豆视频最新最全 students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since 麻豆视频最新最全 may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's .

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.

A minimum 2.000 overall GPA is required for admission into this major. Students who have previously attended 麻豆视频最新最全 and have completed (or the equivalent of), MATH 11010, COMM 15000, ENG 21011 and ENTR 27056 must have earned a minimum C grade.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of capital formation and financial management in a new venture.
Demonstrate an understanding of the marketing function in a new venture.
Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the entrepreneurial process for the purpose of creating a new venture that generates revenue or obtains capital investment.

Students earning a B.B.A. degree in Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship are expected to have developed skills in the following critical areas of business:

Core Business Knowledge - Recall the strategic frameworks that are used to make business decisions.
Analytical Skills - Use analytical methodologies and critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve business problems.
Digital Technology – Demonstrate the technological skills necessary to analyze business problems and develop solutions.
Written Communication - Write effective business communications.
Oral Communication - Make effective business presentations, using appropriate technologies.
Teamwork – Collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose.
Business Ethics – Recognize ethical business dilemmas and use ethical decision making to resolve the dilemma.
Global - Analyze the key global factors when making business decisions.

Coursework

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Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
ENTR 27056	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP (min C grade)	3
ENTR 27466	SPEAKER SERIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP	1
ENTR 37040	ENTREPRENEURIAL TOOLS (min C grade)	3
ENTR 37045	SALES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE	3
ENTR 37065	ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE	3
ENTR 37075	ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING	3
ENTR 37080	NEW VENTURE CREATION (WIC) (min C grade)	3
ENTR 47048	ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE I (ELR) (min C grade)	3
ENTR 47049	ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE II (min C grade)	3
Major Elective, choose from the following: ¹		3
ACCT 33013	TAX FOR ENTREPRENEURS
ENTR 37070	SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 37195	SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP I
ENTR 45096	INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 47189	INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP (DIVG) (ELR)
ENTR 47292	ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERNSHIP (ELR)
FDM 35280	FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MKTG 35056	SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
MKTG 45047	ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SELLING
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
ACCT 23020	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 23021	INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	3
BA 24056	BUSINESS ANALYTICS I ⁴	3
BA 34060	OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	3
BA 34156	BUSINESS ANALYTICS II	3
or MKTG 35061	MARKETING ANALYTICS
BUS 10123	EXPLORING BUSINESS ²	3
BUS 30062	ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
CIS 24053	INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES	3
COMM 15000	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (min C grade)	3
ECON 22060	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS)	3
ECON 22061	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS)	3
FIN 26074	LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	3
FIN 36053	BUSINESS FINANCE	3
MATH 11010	ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (min C grade)	3
MATH 11012	INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR) ³	3-5
or MATH 12002	ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR)
MGMT 24163	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
MGMT 44285	STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	3
MKTG 25010	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	3
UC 10001	FLASHES 101	1
UC 10162	INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	1
⁵		6
		9
		3
		6-7
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) ⁶		12
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		120

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Students may take more than one major elective.

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A student changing to a program in the college, transferring, or incoming students with college credits may be waived out of BUS 10123 if:

30 or more credit hours have been earned and any two classes (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MGMT 24163, MKTG 25010 or CIS 24053) have successfully been completed.
60 or more credit hours have been earned and the student has successfully completed one course from (ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MGMT 24163, MKTG 25010 or CIS 24053)
At the discretion of the dean's office, the student has sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge in a business field (as demonstrated by a CLEP exam or Credit by Exam) but does not meet the requirements listed above.

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Students can take MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 in place of MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Taking MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 will not replace a low grade in either MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Students are required to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002 if they change their major to, or want to double major in, Economics or Finance and/or intend to declare a minor in Data Analytics. Students who intend to enroll in certain graduate programs and/or are working toward Phi Beta Kappa status are highly encouraged to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002.

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Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for BA 24056.

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Minimum C grade required in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.

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Students may take or use any course at any level as long as the minimum 39-credit hours requirement for upper-division courses is satisfied for graduation with a B.B.A. Expectations: Maximum 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses may be counted toward the 120 total credit hours or 39-upper-division-hours graduation requirement. General elective courses may be selected from any area and at any level provided students do not go over the PWS restriction and they satisfy the 39 credit hours upper-division requirements. Any other exceptions must be approved by the assistant dean. A minor (business or non-business) is encouraged.

Progression Requirements

Minimum 2.000 overall GPA
Minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, ENTR 27056, ENTR 37040, ENTR 37080 and MATH 11010

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary
Minimum Major GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.000	2.000

Entrepreneurship majors will not receive credit toward their program for ENTR 17001 or ENTR 17002.
Students are permitted to register for ENTR 47049 while taking ENTR 47048.
For students double majoring in Managerial Marketing and Entrepreneurship; MMTG 35011 will substitute for ENTR 37040, but not vice versa because MMTG 35011 is a writing intensive course.
Entrepreneurship majors who are also majoring in either Marketing or Managerial Marketing, and who have taken ENTR 37045, are not required to take MKTG 45046 for the Marketing major or MMTG 35030 for the Managerial Marketing major or minor; however, a Marketing or Managerial Marketing major cannot waive ENTR 37045 by taking either MKTG 45046 or MMTG 35030.
Students must complete at least 50 percent of business credit hours (required for the business degree) in-residence on a 麻豆视频最新最全 University campus.
Students must complete at least 50 percent of their major credit hours in residence on a 麻豆视频最新最全 University campus.
Students must complete two measures of outcomes assessment as specified by the college for complete satisfaction of the B.B.A. degree.

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
	Semester One		Credits
	BUS 10123	EXPLORING BUSINESS	3
	COMM 15000	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL)	3
	MATH 11010	ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR)	3
	UC 10001	FLASHES 101	1
	Kent Core Requirement		3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
		Credit Hours	16
	Semester Two
	CIS 24053	INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES	3
!	ENTR 27056	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	3
!	ENTR 27466	SPEAKER SERIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP	1
	MATH 11012 or MATH 12002	INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR) or ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR)	3
	UC 10162	INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	1
	Kent Core Requirement		3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
		Credit Hours	17
	Semester Three
	Required: minimum overall GPA of 2.000 by the end of this semester
	FIN 26074	LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	3
	ACCT 23020	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	3
	ECON 22060	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS)	3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
		Credit Hours	15
	Semester Four
	Required for progression in the major: Minimum 2.000 overall GPA, minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and ENTR 27056.
	ACCT 23021	INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	3
	BUS 30062	ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
	ECON 22061	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS)	3
!	ENTR 37040	ENTREPRENEURIAL TOOLS	3
	MKTG 25010	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	3
		Credit Hours	15
	Semester Five
	Required: minimum overall GPA of 2.000 by the end of this semester
	BA 24056	BUSINESS ANALYTICS I	3
!	ENTR 37075	ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING	3
!	FIN 36053	BUSINESS FINANCE	3
	MGMT 24163	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
		Credit Hours	15
	Semester Six
	Required: minimum overall GPA of 2.000 by the end of this semester
	BA 34156 or MKTG 35061	BUSINESS ANALYTICS II or MARKETING ANALYTICS	3
!	ENTR 37080	NEW VENTURE CREATION (WIC)	3
	ENTR 37065	ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE	3
	Major Elective		3
	Kent Core Requirement		3
		Credit Hours	15
	Semester Seven
	Required: minimum overall GPA of 2.000 by the end of this semester
	BA 34060	OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	3
!	ENTR 37045	SALES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE	3
	ENTR 47048	ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE I (ELR)	3
	General Electives		6
		Credit Hours	15
	Semester Eight
	Required: minimum overall GPA of 2.000 and completion of The Assurance of Learning Assessment given in MGMT 44285
	ENTR 47049	ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE II	3
	MGMT 44285	STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	3
	General Electives		6
		Credit Hours	12
		Minimum Total Credit Hours:	120

Program Delivery

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship

$42,000-$46,000

Average Annual Starting Salary*

$14/Hour

Average Internship Wage

*Information based on the class of 2021. Salary range represents 25^th-75^th percentile.

Where can I get a job?

One out of three 2021 entrepreneurship graduates started or continued running their own companies following graduation. The remainder obtained work at companies including: Amazon Cleveland Clinic 鈥� Enterprise 鈥� Huntington National Bank Techtronic Industries 鈥� Quicken Loans Inc 鈥� and more!

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