Entrepreneurship

Degree Awarded:  Bachelor of Science

Do you want to create something new that matters – and be your own boss? Are you energized by risk and an atmosphere of constant change? The major in entrepreneurship may be your ticket to a life of adventure and reward. The Lake Erie College entrepreneurship major integrates a contemporary liberal arts education with a solid foundation of management tools from the traditional business disciplines. Within this context, students are coached to recognize and assess new opportunities, master their communication skills, participate and lead effectively within a team environment and develop comprehensive implementation plans.
The full-year Senior Practicum in Entrepreneurship provides students with the opportunity to actually launch and implement their new business idea under the guidance and coaching of an experienced entrepreneur in the same field of interest.

The entrepreneurship major at Lake Erie College integrates a contemporary liberal arts education with a solid foundation of management tools from traditional business disciplines. Within this context, students are coached to recognize and assess opportunities, master their communication skills, participate and lead effectively within a team environment and develop comprehensive implementation plans. Whether market-based or within a not-for-profit environment, entrepreneurship majors are prepared to create new ventures; both as stand-alone entities and within existing organizational structures. Specific entrepreneurial experiences in both the classroom and the community provide students with relevant hands-on opportunities for participative learning applications as well as active mentoring by Lake Erie College Entrepreneurs-in-residence and faculty with entrepreneurial experience.

Requirements for this Major:

64 semester credits including:

• AC 101 Accounting Principles I (4 SH)
• AC 102 Accounting Principles II (4 SH)
• EC 200 Principles of Economics (4 SH)
• LG 315 Business Law I (4 SH)
• MK 203 Marketing Principles (4 SH)
• MK 317 Marketing Management (4 SH)
• MN 200 Introduction to Management (4 SH)
• MN 215 Business Statistics (4 SH)
• MN 216 Applied Decision Models (4 SH)
• MN 315 Leadership (4 SH)
• MN 323 Organizational Behavior (4 SH)
• ET 211 New Venture Planning and Development (4 SH)
• ET 221 Techniques of Persuading, Selling and Negotiating (4 SH)
• ET 401 New Venture Practicum and Entrepreneurship Experience: Part 1 (4 SH)
• ET 402 New Venture Practicum and Entrepreneurship Experience: Part 2 (4 SH)

and 4 semester credits from the following:

• FN 315 Accounting and Finance for Not-For-Profit Organizations (4 SH)
• FN 320 Corporation Finance (4 SH)