2007-2009, 2009-2011, and 2011-2012 Catalog

Management 310 (3 cr)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Management 313 (3 cr)

Feasibility Analysis and Business Planning

OR

Management 410x (3 cr)

Social Entrepreneurship

Electives from an approved list of entrepreneurship-related courses. Students are encouraged to take electives within their major colleges. 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 Elective List | 2011-2012 Elective List

Experiential Learning

Students will engage in the process(es) of entrepreneurship to earn experiential learning credits. Entrepreneurial processes include activities related to 1) opportunity recognition; 2) opportunity evaluation; 3) innovation; 4) creative problem-solving; 5) mitigating risk; 6) thinking and acting as a guerilla; 7) resource leveraging; 8) managing ambiguity and uncertainty; 9) building a plan for an innovative concept; 10) implementation of change; and 11) the entrepreneurial process.

The required 3 credits of experiential learning can be earned by either taking a course that has been designated as an experiential learning course or using some other experiential learning activity as the basis to receive credits through a graded independent study. Three options are explained in more detail below.

Option 1: Courses that are pre-approved to meet the experiential learning requirement are indicated on the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 Elective List or 2011-2012 Elective List. For these courses, the column labeled “Designated for Experiential Credits,” will say “YES” and the column labeled “Experiential Content Requires Approval” will say “NO.” If you select one of these courses, simply include it on your “request for minor” form and indicate that it meets the experiential learning requirement with an (E) behind the course number on the form.

Option 2: Some project courses have been designated on the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 Elective List or 2011-2012 Elective List  as appropriate for experiential learning credits if prior approval has been obtained from the Entrepreneurship Supervisory Committee (both the “Designated for Experiential Credits” and the “Experiential Content Requires Approval columns say “YES”). Approval must be obtained before registering for the designated course and will be based on the extent to which the nature and scope of the course content specifically relate to entrepreneurial processes. To seek approval, students complete the Experiential Study Agreement form and obtain the signature of the course instructor to verify the course content. Follow the directions on the form for obtaining approval. Students who follow this option would list the appropriate college course number on the “request for minor” form indicating that it meets the experiential learning requirement.

Download: Experiential Study Agreement form

Option 3: Students may earn 3 credits of experiential learning through an independent study. The independent study may be based on an internship, co-op, starting a business, running a business, writing a business plan, etc. Note that some courses are listed on the  2007-2009 and 2009-2011 Elective List or 2011-2012 Elective List that may count toward experiential learning credits but must be approved by the Entrepreneurship Supervisory Committee (both the “Designated for Experiential Credits” and the “Experiential Content Requires Approval columns say “YES”). Approval must be obtained before registering for the independent study and will be based on the extent to which the nature and scope of the independent study specifically relate to entrepreneurial processes. To seek approval, students must identify a faculty member willing to supervise the study and complete the entrepreneurship independent study form (choose link below for home college). Follow the directions on the form for obtaining approval and registering for independent study credits. Students who follow this option would list the appropriate college course number for their independent study on the “request for minor” form.

Agriculture: 490E - Independent Study Form

Business: BusAd 490E - Independent Study Form

Design: DSN S 490E - Independent Study Form

Engineering: ENGR 490E - Independent Study Form

Human Sciences: HS 490E - Independent Study Form

Liberal Arts and Sciences: LAS 490E - Independent Study Form

Vet Med:

2005-2007 Catalog

Management 310 (3 cr)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Management 313 (3 cr)

Feasibility Analysis and Business Planning

OR

Management 410x (3 cr)

Social Entrepreneurship

Electives from an approved list of entrepreneurship-related courses. Students are encouraged to take electives within their major colleges. Click here for the 2005-2007 Elective List.