Entrepreneurship Minor

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This program will equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to start or work in new and small businesses or in large, innovative companies. The minor is suitable for students enrolled in non-business degree programs at Samford University who want to include entrepreneurial knowledge and innovative thinking in their skill set as they pursue their careers. The minor is not available to School of Business majors.

Required Courses*, **

Group I: 9-13 Credits

(must be completed before starting Group II)

ACCT 211 - Accounting Concepts I (3)
ACCT 212 - Accounting Concepts II (3)
BUSA 100 - World of Business (3)
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) *** or
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Group II: 6 Credits

(can be completed in any order) †

BUSA 322 - Personal Finance (3) or
FINC 321 - Financial Management (3)
ENTR 304 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Concepts (3)

Group III: 6 Credits

(can be completed in any order)

ENTR 485 - Entrepreneurship (3)

Entrepreneurship Elective: 3 Credits

(select one from the following: any 400-level ENTR course not previously taken to meet a stated requirement of this minor)

Total Required Credits: 21-25

* Entrepreneurship minors must complete 9 of the 12 credits in the 300 and 400-level courses at Samford.

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

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

† Prerequisites not required for minors.

NOTE: The entrepreneurship minor is not available for School of Business majors.