Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Profit Management Minor

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This program will equip students with the foundational business knowledge and skills needed to find employment in non-profit organizations or for-profit firms pursuing social missions. The minor is suitable for students enrolled in non-business degree programs at Samford University who want to include business knowledge in their skill set as they pursue their careers in either non-business or business settings. The minor is not available to School of Business majors.

Required Courses*, **

Group I: 6-10 Credits

(must be completed before starting Group II)***

ACCT 211 - Accounting Concepts I (3)
BUSA 100 - World of Business (3)

select one course: 3-4 Credits

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) †
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Group II: 9 Credits

(can be completed in any order)***

ENTR 384 - Financial Management of Non-Profit Entities (3)
MARK 311 - Marketing Management (3)

select one course: 3 Credits

ENTR 304 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Concepts (3)
MNGT 303 - Principles of Management (3)

Group III: 3 Credits

(should be taken after Group II)

ENTR 486 - Social Entrepreneurship and Not-for-Profit Management (3)

Total Required Credits: 18-22

* Social entrepreneurship minors must complete 6 of the 9 credits in the 300-level at Samford.

** Students must maintain a 2.00 GPA in the social entrepreneurship minor.

*** Prerequisites not required.

† Depending on the student’s major, this course may also be used to satisfy a general education social science requirement.

NOTE: The social entrepreneurship minor is not available for School of Business majors. Social entrepreneurship minors must complete 6 of the 9 credits in the 300-level at Samford.