Entrepreneurship Minor

The minor in Entrepreneurship will introduce students to the processes and activities that are needed in a small business and provide opportunities to apply these in real world situations. The coursework will prepare students to use an entrepreneurial mindset in developing a sound business model and launching it into practice as students will build their own small business. 

This minor is offered in a blended format. 

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

At the completion of the Entrepreneurship minor, students will be able to:

  1. Identify the primary elements and functions within a small business or start-up business venture.
  2. Apply the primary elements in demonstrating the entrepreneurial mindset.
  3. Design and build financial models for use in small business and start-up business ventures

Minor Details:

  • Requires 30 QH for completion
  • 15 QH must be completed at NLU
  • Requires a minimum grade of "C" for each course in the minor

Note: The same courses may not be used to satisfy the minor, concentration, and/or program major requirements. 

Required Courses

Core Courses

ENT 295Introduction to Entrepreneurship

5

ENT 300Entrepreneurial Finance

5

ENT 330Family-Owned Enterprises

5

ENT 499Entrepreneurship Lab Practicum

5

Note: ENT 295 is the Entrepreneurship minor pre-requisite. For students where CSS 200 is required for their major, MKT 410 or MKT 324 will fulfill the 5 QH needed to complete the minor. 

Electives

Students choose two courses from the list below:
CSS 200Introduction to Information Systems

5

CSS 304Application Design and Development

5

MKT 324Small Business Marketing

5

MKT 410Market Research for Design and Innovation

5