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Entrepreneurship

CERTIFICATE MAJOR
Curriculum Code No. 3138

Department of Business Studies
Penn 401 · Phone: 968-8227

This certificate program is designed for individuals who currently operate or who plan to operate their own businesses. The information acquired from the courses offered will provide the entrepreneur with the knowledge necessary to successfully operate his or her own business. This program provides basic skills.

Those who successfully complete this program should be able to do the following:

• understand business terminology and how venture capital is raised.
• identify the accounting and legal services that will be needed by a small business.
• understand the financial procedures necessary for the welfare of the business.
• compare the different forms of legal organization and choose the proper form for a particular business.
• interpret the basic accounting statements.
Certificate Requirements
Course
Number
Course TitleMinimum
Credit Hours
ACCT103 Introductory Accounting
or
ACCT105 Principles of Accounting I A 3/4
MGMT110 Small Business Management 3
MGMT120 Business Mathematics A,1 3
MGMT130 Business Law 3
or
MGMT180 Legal Environment of Business 3
MKTG100 Principles of Marketing A 3
Business Elective2 3
18/19

A Course requires prerequisite.

1 Students who score a 5 or higher on the mathematics assessment test may elect to substitute one of the following courses: CISC100 or CISC110, HRIM105, MGMT140, MGMT230, MKTG135, MKTG200.
2 Any course with prefix of ACCT, EBUS, HRIM, MGMT, MKTG, OADM, or REAL may be chosen

Since the individual circumstances and backgrounds of students vary, all students planning to complete this certificate program must meet with their assigned academic advisor to develop a planned sequence of courses to meet their individual needs.




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