Entrepreneurship Concentration
General information
| Department | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Organization and Management | BT 650 | (408) 924-3550 |
Requirements
| Course type | Units |
|---|---|
| General Education: | 33 units |
| Business Pool: | 12 units (6 of these units fulfill Core GE requirements) |
| Non-Business Support: | 12 units (3 units fulfill Core GE, 6 fulfill SJSU Studies) |
| Lower Division Business Core: | 7-10 units |
| Upper Division Business Core: | 27 units (3 units fulfill SJSU Studies) |
| Entrepreneurship Concentration: | 18 units |
| Electives or minor: | Units needed to reach 120 and fulfill all requirements |
A 2.0 (C average) is required in the major in order to earn the BS degree. The cumulative GPA for all business courses must be 2.0 or better in order to graduate.
Entrepreneurship Concentration (18 units)
Required Courses (9 units):
- Bus2* 131D Marketing in New Ventures
- Bus1* 173C Small Business Finance
- Bus3* 181 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Choose three of the following electives required within the concentration (9 units):
- Bus3* 136E Product Development & Management in New Ventures
- Bus3* 182 Business Plans for New Ventures
- Bus3* 183 Global Entrepreneurship
- Bus3* 185 Family Business Dynamics
- Bus3* 186S Current Topics in Entrepreneurship (Focus on Green Enterpreneurship)
- Bus3* 196 Entrepreneurship Lab (by instructor permission only)
One of the following electives may be substituted for an elective listed above:
- Bus2* 131A Business to Business Marketing
- Bus2* 131B Retail Marketing Management
- Bus2* 131C Marketing in High Technology
- Bus2* 134C Online Marketing
- Bus2* 136 Product Development
- Bus3* 146 Project Management
- Bus3* 150 Fundamentals of Human Resources
- Bus3* 161B Organizational Change and Design
- Bus3* 162 International & Comparative Management
- Bus1* 171B Commercial Banking
- Bus1* 177 International Business Finance
NOTE:
*All courses within the Entrepreneurship concentration require grades of C- or better. A cumulative 2.0 GPA is required in all business classes.
Business Pool
Freshmen admitted in fall 2010 or later must complete MATH 71 with a grade of C or better. Transfer students and Freshmen admitted prior to fall 2010 complete MATH 70, Finite Math with grade of C or better.
- MATH 71 Business Calculus
- English 1B Composition
- BUS1 20 Financial Accounting
- BUS2 90** Business Statistics
As of Fall 2009, ALL concentrations require grade minimums of “C” or better in BUS 20, BUS 90, Math 70 (or MATH 71), and ENGL 1B. Grades of “C-“ earned prior to to Fall 2009 will satisfy major requirements
Non-Business Support Courses
- ECON 1A** Macroeconomics
- ECON 1B** Microeconomics
- PHIL 186 Prof. Business Ethics (Area S)
- Non-Business Global Perspectives (Area V)
(See approved list in BSAC)
Lower Division Business Core
- BUS3 10 Discovering Business (Highly recommended for Freshmen)
- BUS1 21 Managerial Accounting
- BUS3 80 Legal Environment of Business
- BUS4 91L Business Computer Productivity Tools(1 unit)
Upper Division Business Core
- COMM 100W , ENG 100WB or LLD 100WB(C or better) (Requires passing the WST)
- BUS2 130 Fundamentals of Marketing
- BUS3 140 Fundamentals of Operations Management
- BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organization Behavior
- BUS1 170 Fundamentals of Finance
- BUS3 187 Global Dimensions of Business
- BUS4 188 Business Systems and Policy
- BUS3 189 Strategic Management (Requires graduating senior status)
- BUS2 190 Quantitative Business Analysis
General Education (48-51 Units)
Core GE
| Section | Course name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A | Basic Skills | 9 |
| B4 | Math Concepts (Math 71) | 9 |
| B | Science (including lab) | 6 |
| C | Humanities & Arts | 9 |
| D | Social Science* | 9 |
| E | Human Understanding & Dev. | 3 |
| F1 | American History** | |
| F2&3 | US Constitution & CA Government** Physical Education (2 separate & distinct activities) |
SJSU Studies (Requires passing the WST)
| Section | Course name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| S | Self & Society (Phil 186) | 3 |
| R | Earth & Environment | 3 |
| V | Culture & Civilization (See Non Business Global above) | 3 |
| Z | Written Communication II (100W) (Requires a C or better) | 3 |
* Econ 1B fulfills area D1 for Business majors
** Areas F1,F2 & F3 may also fulfill Areas D2 & D3 (See BSAC advisor for details)
Interdisciplinary Electives or Minor (See a BSAC advisor for details)
Total Unit Requirement - 120 Units