Entrepreneurship (BBA)
Description
A major in Entrepreneurship offers students a business education with a focus on the issues involved in both starting a business and fostering innovation in a corporate setting. The Entrepreneurship Program integrates theory and application. Students develop an entrepreneurial perspective through incorporating concepts from management, marketing, technology, and finance to explore the creation, growth, and success of new enterprises. Students in the program focus on analysis, decision making, and business planning and benefit from the perspectives of both academic and adjunct faculty, working together to provide integrated and relevant curriculum including the latest business trends and techniques.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Basic Mathematics for Science & Eng (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Business Mathematics (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Calculus of Decision Making I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Select six-eight hours of natural science courses and labs from the following areas: | 6-8 | |
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
Physics | ||
Astronomy | ||
Biochemistry | ||
Geological Engineering | ||
| Select three hours of fine and performing arts from the following: 1,2 | 3 | |
Art History | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Select six hours of social science from the following: | 6 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics 3 | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics 3 | ||
| Select six hours of humanities courses from the following: | 6 | |
Classical civilization (CLCS) | ||
History (HIST) | ||
Philosophy (PHIL) | ||
Religion (RELG) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| African American Experience I | ||
| African American Experience II | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
Literature (Eng 2220-2226) | ||
Southern studies at the 1000 level only (SSTU) | ||
| Freshman Honors I 4 | ||
| Freshman Honors II 4 | ||
| Total Hours | 33-35 | |
- 1
Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
- 2
Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 3000- or 4000-level art history course.
- 3
ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics must be completed with a grade of C or better to move on to ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics.
- 4
if not being used to fulfill composition requirements
Program Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCY 2010 | Introduction to Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| ACCY 2020 | Introduction to Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUSN 2910 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSN 2920 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUSN 2300 | Economic Statistics I (Minimum grade of C required) | 3 |
| or ECON 2300 | Economic Statistics I | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BAIS 3000 | Business Analytics & Info Systems | 3 |
| FINA 3000 | Business Finance I | 3 |
| MGMT 3000 | Principles of Management (Minimum grade of C required) | 3 |
| MGMT 4930 | Management of Strategic Planning | 3 |
| or ENTR 4099 | Venture Accelerator | |
| MKTG 3000 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| MKTG 3072 | Intro. to Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| Select nine hours of business electives at the 3000 level or higher from the following departments: | 9 | |
Business, Accounting, Marketing, Management, BAIS, Finance, or Economics | ||
| Select three hours of business/non-business electives at the 3000 level or higher | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Overall Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENTR 3900 | Business Venturing | 3 |
| ENTR 4810 | Venture Ideas | 3 |
| ENTR 4820 | Business Strategy and Modeling | 3 |
| ENTR 4830 | Corporate Innovation | 3 |
| ENTR 4840 | Venture Finance | 3 |
| 9 semester hours from any 3000-level or above ENTR course OR up to 3 credits in department-approved study abroad or internship credits. | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Other Academic Requirements
See School of Business Administration Admission Policies for rules on when business students may enroll in specialty major coursework. No student may enroll for more than 18 semester hours unless approved by the Dean’s Office.
A minimum grade of C is required in all business, economic, and accounting courses applied by a student toward a major in entrepreneurship.