Wichita State University
Entrepreneurship Major
Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Business Administration
Entrepreneurship relies on creativity, new ideas, and challenging existing products or services. Entrepreneurs may start a new business or revitalize current businesses through corporate ventures and new innovations.
The Entrepreneurship program at Wichita State focuses on the creation of a new business and the management of growing a small business, including family-owned businesses. You will learn to recognize new opportunities and determine feasibility as well as small business financing and writing successful business plans. Also available is an emphasis in real estate.
Foundation Skills
ENGL 100/101 – College English I
ENGL 102 – College English II
COMM 111 – Public Speaking
MATH 111 or 112 – College Algebra or Pre-Calculus
General Education Requirements
Fine Arts Intro
Hum Intro
Econ 201
Math 144
IB 333
ENTR 310
FA/HUM/MNS 300+ level
Advanced Standing Requirements
MATH 144 – Business Calculus
ECON 201 – Macroeconomics
ECON 202 – Microeconomics
ECON 231 – Business Statistics
ECON 232 – Statistical Software Applications - 1 cr.
BADM 100 - Exploring the World of Business
BADM 162 – Business Software: Excel - 1 cr.
ACCT 210 – Financial Accounting
ACCT 220 – Managerial Accounting
NOTE: All courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise
Business Core Requirements
MKT 300 – Marketing
ENTR 310 – The Entrepreneurial Experience
IB 333 – International Business
FIN 340 – Financial Management I
DS 350 – Introduction to Production & Operations Management
MGMT 360 – Principles of Management
MIS 395 – Management Information Systems
BLAW 431 – Legal Environment of Business
MGMT 681 – Strategic Management
Entrepreneurship Major Requirements
ENTR 440 – New Venture Feasibility Analysis
ENTR 453 - Digital Entrepreneurship
ENTR 455 – Entrepreneurial Finance
ENTR 460 - Corporate Entrepreneurship Initiating and Sustaining Innovation
ENTR 668 – New Venture Development
Electives
Choose 3 additional courses from the following (9 credit hours):
ENTR 327 - Ethnic Entrepreneurship
ENTR 403 - Marketing Research
ENTR 481 – Cooperative Education (1-3 hrs.)
ENTR 491 – Independent Study/Project (1-3 hrs.)
ENTR 608 – Selling & Sales Force Mgmt.
MKT 405 - Consumer Behavior
MKT 601 – International Marketing
Specific Requirements for Entrepreneurship Majors
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of co-op can be used in the ENTR major.
- Entrepreneurship major consists of a minimum of 21 credit hours. Some courses have prerequisites.
- All majors must contain at least 12 unduplicated credit hours. All minors must contain at least 3 unduplicated hours.