Small Business Startup Minor
The Small Business Startup minor is tailored for non-business majors seeking to explore entrepreneurial endeavors and cultivate skills essential for launching and managing a small business. This interdisciplinary program offers a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship, business planning, marketing strategies, financial reporting and the fundamentals of sustaining a successful startup. This program helps students from diverse academic backgrounds develop the knowledge and confidence to bring their innovative ideas to life.
Students completing this minor will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship within an economic system.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved in the foundation of a business.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the protection of intellectual property such as patents, copyright and trademarks.
- Demonstrate an understanding of funding needs and sources of funds for a new business venture.
- Develop a comprehensive business plan in both written and presentation format.
The minor is available to the students in the following undergraduate programs:
- College of Business - B.S. Legal Studies or B.S. Environmental Management
- College of Education - all majors
- College of Human Sciences and Humanities - all majors
- College of Science and Engineering - all majors
Students must include the minor in the degree plan no later than the achievement of senior status. Minors must be completed as part of a planned degree program prior to graduation. Substitutions in a minor can be initiated by either the major- or minor-granting department but must be approved by both departments. A minor designation is displayed on the transcript after graduation but is not displayed on the diploma.
Minors are not required of any student. For each minor, students must complete at least 15 hours with at least nine of these hours drawn from upper-level (33XX and/or 43XX) course offerings. All courses for minor credit must be completed with a grade of C or above.
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