Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major (B.S.)

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Required Courses for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation B.S. Degree

I. Christian Studies Core - 15-21 Credits

ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits *
THE 3701 - Apologetics and Christian Evidences 3 Credits *
BIB 1511 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits *
or
BIB 1520 - History of the Old Testament 3 Credits
and
BIB 1522 - History of the New Testament 3 Credits
BIB 3510 - Interpreting the Gospels 3 Credits
or
BIB 4710 - Interpreting Romans 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits *
or
THE 3522 - Systematic Theology I 3 Credits
and
THE 3524 - Systematic Theology II 3 Credits

II. General Education Core - 30 Credits

COM 1010 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits
or
COM - Communication Elective 3 Credits
Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 9 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
or
Literature Elective 3 Credits
MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Science Elective 3 Credits
Social Science Elective 3 Credits
SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ^1,2

III. Major Core - 30 Credits

BUS 1520 - Introduction to Information Systems 3 Credits
BUS 2040 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3 Credits
or
BUS 2400 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
BUS 3221 - Communication for Business 3 Credits *
BUS 350 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
BUS 3540 - Management Principles 3 Credits
BUS 4150 - Entrepreneurial Strategy 3 Credits
BUS 4152 - Start Up Finance and Funding 3 Credits
BUS 421 - Business Law 3 Credits
ECO - Economics Elective 3 Credits*
Social Entrepreneur Elective 3 Credits

IV. Electives - 44-62 Credits*

Electives (3000-4000 level) 12 Credits
Electives 50 Credits

A minimum of 36 credits must be at the upper (3000-4000) level for a bachelor degree.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached.

Total - 125 Credits

¹Counts towards 3 credits of Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510 with a Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science elective.

²Click HERE to view options for Humanities and Social Science Electives.

Option: Accelerated Degree Program

Qualified students in the B.S. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program may apply for an accelerated degree program to earn their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in an additional year and a half instead of the typical two years. Click here for more detailed information regarding the acceptance process for this option.

Course Requirements for MBA

Students who are accepted into the Conventional accelerated Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program will substitute the following graduate level courses into the undergraduate degree to fulfill the B.S. requirements.

Undergraduate Course	Graduate Course
BUS 3221 - Communication for Business	MBA 5234 - Executive Communication
BUS 350 - Principles of Marketing	MBA 6210 - Marketing Management
BUS 421 - Business Law	MBA 5230 - Business Law and Ethics
ECO - Economics Elective	MBA 6211 - Managerial Economics

Click for more information about the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program.