Entrepreneurship Concentration
The Entrepreneurship Concentration is for students interested in starting, owning, and/or operating a business venture as well as students interested in serving entrepreneurial ventures as consultants, bankers, accountants, and marketing professionals. The entrepreneurship concentration has a practical emphasis designed to assist students in developing and operating their new and/or small ventures. Courses in this concentration lead students through the different processes of getting into business, addresses important operating issues relevant to the running of day-to-day activities of a venture, and discuss the important topic of planning for business growth and development.
For this concentration, students complete a total of eighteen (18) credit hours including twelve (12) credit hours in required concentration courses, and six (6) credit hours in concentration electives.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Concentration Required Courses | ||
| ENTR 3710 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| ENTR 3330 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE | 3 |
| ENTR 4730 | NEW VENTURE FORMATION | 3 |
| ENTR 4750 | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship Concentration Elective Courses | ||
| Select 6 credit hours from the following: | 6 | |
| EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION | ||
| TECHNOLGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT | ||
| SELLING IN AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CONTEXT | ||
| INNOVATION VENTURES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| MANAGERIAL NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES | ||
| INTRODUCTORY MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| ADVANCED MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| GEOGRAPHY, GENDER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION | ||
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERNSHIP | ||
| MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN MARKETING 1 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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The only approved MGMT 4000 and MKT 4000 courses must include “Special Topics in Entrepreneurship” in the course “topic.”
Secondary Concentration in Entrepreneurship
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Secondary Concentration Required Courses | ||
| ENTR 3710 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| ENTR 4730 | NEW VENTURE FORMATION | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship Secondary Concentration Elective Courses | 6 | |
| ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE | ||
| EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION | ||
| TECHNOLGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT | ||
| SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| SELLING IN AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CONTEXT | ||
| INNOVATION VENTURES | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| MANAGERIAL NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES | ||
| INTRODUCTORY MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| ADVANCED MAVERICK VENTURE FUND | ||
| GEOGRAPHY, GENDER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION | ||
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERNSHIP | ||
| MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
BSBA Degree with Entrepreneurship Concentration
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 1 | 3 |
| MATH 1370 | APPLIED ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH DATA ANALYSIS 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1110 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts with Global Diversity | 3 | |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| ECON 2200 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MICRO) | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts with US Diversity | 3 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Natural/Physical Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| MKT 3200 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| ACCT 2010 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3 |
| ECON 2220 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) | 3 |
| Natural/Physical Science with Laboratory | 4 | |
| International Dimension | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2020 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3 |
| BSAD 2130 | PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS | 3 |
| ENTR 3710 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| MGMT 3490 | MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| FNBK 3250 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| LAWS 3930 | BUSINESS LAW FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| MKT 3310 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| ENTR 4750 | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENTR 3330 | ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE | 3 |
| MGMT 3100 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| International Dimension | 3 | |
| 2nd Speech | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENTR 4730 | NEW VENTURE FORMATION | 3 |
| ENTR Elective 3 | 3 | |
| SCMT 3500 | MANAGING OPERATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENTR Elective 4 | 3 | |
| MGMT 4480 | CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 2 Credit Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Requires placement from UNO’s English Placement and Proficiency Exam.
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Requires placement from ACT/SAT scores, UNO’s Math Placement Exam, or an approved prerequisite course within the last two years. Students might be required to take a lower level math course before MATH 1370 depending on their placement scores.
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For this requirement students must choose from an approved list of Entrepreneurship Elective classes. (See DegreeWorks for approved options)
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For this requirement students must choose from an approved list of Entrepreneurship Elective classes. (See DegreeWorks for approved options)
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
General Education courses (Humanities, Social Science & Natural Science) must be from at least two different disciplines https://www.unomaha.edu/general-education/overview/index.php.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements:
Courses within the College of Business require students to obtain a minimum NU GPA of 2.5 or better.
Graduation Requirements:
Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a BSBA.
42 of those credit hours must be in upper division courses.
Students must earn a C (2.00) or above in all fundamental academic skills, pre-business, upper division business core, and business concentration courses.
CBA students must earn a minimum NU GPA of 2.50 and a minimum Business GPA of 2.50. If students are earning an accounting concentration or secondary concentration, a minimum upper division accounting GPA of 2.50 is additionally required.