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Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors - Minor

The Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors minor brings an entrepreneurial perspective to students' major fields of study. Entrepreneurship is more than a set of tools and techniques for starting and growing a business. It is a mindset, a creative way of looking at opportunities, a passion, doing what one loves, a challenge, persistence and creating wealth and operating a business, whether one owns it or not. Students in the minor are immersed in the entrepreneurial process through coursework, entrepreneurial projects and exposure to many entrepreneurs in the community. Students are prepared for the various aspects of starting a business, acquiring a business, corporate entrepreneurship or working for a small business.

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Minor in Entrepreneurship

Kent State University’s Minor in Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors allows students to enhance their education by learning specialized knowledge in entrepreneurship. This minor provides students with knowledge and skills they can apply to the real world, learning the best approaches to start and run their own businesses. 

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Program Information for Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the entrepreneurial process.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic and financial components entrepreneurs are faced with in order to success as an entrepreneur.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic consequences faced by an entrepreneur.
Admissions for Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Only students declared in a major outside the College of Business Administration may declare the minor.

Coursework

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
ECON 22060PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) 3
ENTR 27056INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3
ENTR 27466SPEAKER SERIES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1
ENTR 37040ENTREPRENEURIAL TOOLS 3
ENTR 37065ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE 3
ENTR 47047STRATEGIC DILEMMAS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3
Minor Elective, choose from the following:3
ACCT 33013
TAX FOR ENTREPRENEURS
ENTR 37045
SALES IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE
ENTR 37070
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 37075
ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING
ENTR 47070
NEW ENTERPRISE FORMATION
ENTR 47189
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP (DIVG) (ELR)
FDM 35280
FASHION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MKTG 35056
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
MKTG 45047
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SELLING
MKTG 45049
SALES FORCE LEADERSHIP
MKTG 45091
MARKETING SEMINAR
Minimum Total Credit Hours:19
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ACCT 33013 is designed specifically for Entrepreneurship students rather than Accounting students.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students may not pursue a minor and major in the same discipline.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus