Entrepreneurship, BSB

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Program Description

The Entrepreneurship, BSB program provides students will the skills and experiences necessary to start their own successful venture. Courses focus on starting, financing, commercializing, and managing a new business.

Admission Requirements

The program is open for admission to any Wright State student with a 2.5 cumulative GPA with an interest in learning entrepreurial skills, or to any high school student directly admitted to the Raj Soin College of Business with a high school GPA of at least 3.25 and an ACT score of at least 22 or an SAT score of at least 1030.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates will:

1. have the skills and requirements necessary to start their own successful venture.

2. be able to evaluate and plan new business opportunities.

3. be able to research and write a comprehensive business plan.

4. be able to solve real business challanges as a rsult of working with local executives.

5. be be able to evaluate a real business opportunity by using skills in market analysis, problem-solving, ROI, team-building and business planning.

For more information visit:

• Entrpreneurship, BSB
• Department of Marketing
• Raj Soin College of Business

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours

ELEMENT 1: COMMUNICATION: 6 HOURS

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3

ELEMENT 2: MATHEMATICS: 4 HOURS

• MTH 2280 - Business Calculus Credit Hour(s): 4

• OR

• EC 1050 - Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods Credit Hour(s): 4

ELEMENT 3: GLOBAL TRADITIONS: 6 HOURS

(select one course from each category)

INTERDISCIPLINARY

• AFS 2000 - What is the African and African American Experience ? Credit Hour(s): 3
• ART 2430 - Non-Western Art Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 2500 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals Credit Hour(s): 3
• ATH 2150 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures Credit Hour(s): 3
• CS 1000 - Technology and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 2100 - The Economics of State and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 2500 - Economic Systems of the Global South Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 2900 - Global Economic, Business and Social Issues Credit Hour(s): 3
• ED 2100 - Education in a Democracy Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2310 - Comparative Literature: Non-Western Literatures Credit Hour(s): 3
• GEO 2210 - Nonwestern Human Environments Credit Hour(s): 3
• MUS 2420 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 2510 - Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL 2320 - Nonwestern Religions Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2610 - Regional Studies: Japan Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2620 - Regional Studies: China Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2710 - Regional Studies: Africa Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2810 - Regional Studies: Latin America Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2910 - Regional Studies: Middle East Credit Hour(s): 3
• RST 2920 - Regional Studies: India Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 2000 - Cities of the World Credit Hour(s): 3

HISTORY

• CLS 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
• HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
• HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3

ELEMENT 4: ARTS AND HUMANITIES: 3 HOURS

• ART 2140 - Themes in Visual Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
• CLS 2040 - Great Books - Classics Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2040 - Great Books: Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2050 - African-American Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
• ENG 2310 - Comparative Literature: Non-Western Literatures Credit Hour(s): 3
• MP 1310 - The Moving Image Credit Hour(s): 3
• MUS 1210 - Music Listening Credit Hour(s): 3
• MUS 2140 - Music in Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
• MUS 2420 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music Credit Hour(s): 3
• MUS 2900 - African American Music: America and Beyond Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 2100 - Philosophy of State and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 2040 - Great Books: Philosophy Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL 2040 - Bible, Qur’an, and Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
• TH 2140 - Theatre in Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
• UH 2010 - Studies in the Humanities Credit Hour(s): 3

ELEMENT 5: SOCIAL SCIENCES: 6 HOURS

• EC 2040 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3

ELEMENT 6: NATURAL SCIENCES: 8 HOURS

• ATH 2100 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credit Hour(s): 4
• BIO 1050 - Biology of Food Credit Hour(s): 4
• BIO 1060 - Global Ecology and Diversity Credit Hour(s): 4
• BIO 1070 - Health and Disease Credit Hour(s): 4
• CS 1150 - Introduction to Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 4
• EES 1030 - The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs Credit Hour(s): 4
• EES 1050 - Dynamic Earth Credit Hour(s): 4
• EES 1070 - Sustainable Earth Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 1050 - Physics of How Things Work Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHY 1050L - Physics of How Things Work Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• PHY 1060 - Astronomy Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHY 1060L - Astronomy Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• SM 1010 - Scientific Thought and Reasoning Credit Hour(s): 4

ADDITIONAL CORE COURSES: 6 HOURS

Multicultural compentence: Two courses from any of the Wright State Core (MC) designated courses

Writing Across the Curriculum: Two Integrated Writing (IW) courses from the Wright State Core

• EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
• 1 additional approved Wright State Core course from any of the elements

II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours

• Students may enroll in the following courses prior to admission into the College of Business:

• ACC 2010 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACC 2020 - Accounting Principles II Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 2210 - Financial Management I Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2040 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2050 - Quantitative Business Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 2500 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3

• Enrollment in the following courses is restricted to students admitted to the College of Business who have completed ENG 1100, ENG 2100, MTH 2280, ACC 2010, ACC 2020, EC 2040, EC 2050, MS 2040, MS 2050, MKT 2500, and FIN 2210.

• ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 3010 - Economics of Global Money Markets Credit Hour(s): 3
• LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3100 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3000 - Fundamentals of Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• SCM 3070 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3110 - Business Ethics and Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 4990 - Strategy: Domestic & International Perspectives Credit Hour(s): 3 (must be taken senior year)

III. Entrepreneurship Major Requirements: 27 Hours

REQUIRED ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES: 18 HOURS

• MKT 4300 - Entrepreneurship Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 4750 - Small Business Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• BUS 4000 - Applied Business Planning for Commercialization Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 3700 - Creativity, Problem Solving, and Communication Credit Hour(s): 3

• FIN - 3110 - Financial Management II  OR  FIN - 3280 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits / Units: 3

• MKT 4720 - Small Business Marketing Planning Credit Hour(s): 3

ENTREPRENEURSHIP ELECTIVES: 9 HOURS

Select 3 from:

• MGT 4720 - High Performance Teams Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 4200 - Positive Group and Organizational Development Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 4850 - International Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 3100 - Consumer and Organizational Buyer Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 3200 - Principles of Selling Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 4100 - Digital Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 4650 - Marketing Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACC 3230 - Management Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 4010 - Managerial Economics and Strategy Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 4360 - Industrial Organization Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 4300 - Business Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3210 - Human Resources Management Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. Electives: 12 Hours

Total: 120 Hours

*Note: Students must complete the required courses for the Entrepreneurship major with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.