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Entrepreneurship Major

The Love School of Business offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Entrepreneurship, which is primarily administered by the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship. At least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the degree must be earned at Elon University.

(Note: Students entering on or before Fall 2009 had the option to pursue the Business Administration major with a concentration in entrepreneurship. To see those requirements, click here.)

The degree requires 73-76 semester hours through the following courses:

Select one course from the following: 4 sh
MTH 116 Applied Calculus  
MTH 121 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I  
     
Must complete the following LSB core requirements:  
ECO 111 Principles of Economics 4 sh
ECO 203 Statistics for Decision-Making 4 sh
ACC 201 Principles of Financial Accounting 4 sh
ACC 212 Principles of Managerial Accounting 4 sh
CIS 211 Management Information Systems 4 sh
BUS 202 Business Communications 4 sh
BUS 221 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2 sh
MKT 311 Principles of Marketing 4 sh
MGT 323
Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior 4 sh
BUS 326 Operations and Supply Chain Management 4 sh
FIN 343 Principles of Finance 4 sh
BUS 465 Business Policy 4 sh
LSB 381 Internship in Business 1-4 sh
     
In addition to the core requirments, students must complete the following courses:  
ECO 301 Business Economics 4 sh
ENT 350 Entrepreneurship Skills 4 sh
ENT 355 Applications of Entrepreneurship 4 sh
ENT 460 New Venture Planning 4 sh
     
Select one course from the following: 4 sh
MGT 423 Innovation Dynamics  
ENT 340 Venture Funding  
MKT 412 New Products Marketing  
A 300-400 level course preapproved by the Executive Director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership which is not limited to the LSB courses.  
     
  Total 73-76 sh

Note: Entrepreneurship majors need to complete their approved internship in an area of entrepreneurship. The internships may include, but are not limited to, new venture entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and venture finance. This requirement will be addressed through advising and coordinated with the LSB internship coordinator.