Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship Option
Fresno, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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Introduction
The Entrepreneurship Option offers students a comprehensive academic experience in entrepreneurship that starts with the classroom and links to the community. It integrates core business concepts around the formation, start-up, and growth of an entrepreneurial firm. By taking a select group of entrepreneurship courses, the students learn how to launch their own business idea.
Students can facilitate their learning experience through active involvement in the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Craig School's Solutions Hub, and the Institute for Family Business. Students also have the opportunity to engage with the Water Energy Technology (WET) Center at Fresno State as well as participate in numerous community-based internship opportunities and projects.
The faculty of the Department of Management is comprised of individuals who have studied and pursued business careers throughout the world. Well over a dozen specializations within the field of business administration are taught, researched, and shared with the business community by these professors. Case studies, experiential exercises, computer simulations, laboratory research, business community projects, guest speakers, and seminar discussions are just a few of the ways in which instructors provide the students with "real-world" exposure to the business.
Program Outcome
What You Can Learn
- Collective bargaining techniques
- Motivation-to-work theory
- Development of an idea that results in a business plan
- What is required to start a new firm
Curriculum
All students in the Craig School of Business who are working toward the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must satisfy (a) the university's General Education requirements; (b) pre-business requirements, which include a demonstration of computer competency, a seven-course group of pre-business courses, and both a cumulative and campus GPA of at least 2.25 to declare an option; (c) upper-division core requirements of six upper-division courses, (d) option requirements of 23-25 units in an area of specialization; (e) the upper-division writing skills requirement; (f) an integrative course requirement; and (g) complete at least 50 percent of the required business units in the Craig School of Business.
Computer literacy and computer software competency are considered essential to success in the program, which is heavily oriented in the use of technology. The pre-business courses include material considered essential for further study in business. The upper-division core courses provide a broad background and a breadth of knowledge and understanding. The option courses enable the student to specialize in a specific area of business and to prepare for effective performance in future employment.
1. Major requirements (73 units)
Demonstration of computer competency
Complete IS 52 and 52L or equivalent courses with a grade of "C" or better or achieve a passing score on the CSB computer competency waiver examination.
Pre-Business requirements (22 units)*
ACCT 4A, ACCT 4B, BA 18, DS 71, DS 73, ECON 40 or AGBS 1, ECON 50
Upper-division core requirements (24 units)
DS 123, FIN 120, IS 130, MGT 110, MGT 124, MKTG 100S
Option requirements (24 units)
ENTR 81E, ENTR 151E, ENTR 153E, ENTR 157E, MGT 127 (15 units)
Select three courses from the following: BA 152E, ENTR 155E, ENTR 161E, ENTR 163E, ENTR 165E, ENTR 167E, ENTR 169E, ENTR 195iE, FIN 131E or courses approved by the option coordinator (9 units)
Integrative course requirement (3 units)
MGT 187
Grade Requirement
A grade of C or better must be earned for each course used to satisfy the requirements for the major.
2. General Education requirements (48 units)
These courses will satisfy the following: DS 71 for GE Area B4; ECON 50 for GE Area D2. Note: Business Administration majors are exempt from the third GE area C1/C2 requirement.
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing. Business majors take BA 105W, Business Communication, to fulfill the Upper-Division Writing requirement and MKTG 100S will fulfill the MI Requirement.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total (120 units)*
* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.