Major Requirements
This major is intended for those who anticipate
- starting their own business
- joining a family business;
- working for a small company.
Students in this major take the following courses
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The courses below outline the requirements for successful completion of the academic program according to the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog. This catalog is in effect for all incoming students for Fall 2007 or Spring 2008. Current Rider students that are enrolled in this program have the option of continuing with the degree requirements in effect upon their initial enrollment or substituting with the current requirement. For those students interested in continuing with the program requirements effective at their term of entry, you may download your Curriculum Checksheet: |
| Entrepreneurial Studies Major (18 semester hours) | |
| Required Courses | |
| ENT/MGT-348 Small Business Management | 3 |
| ENT/ACC-335 Small Business Taxation | 3 |
| Three of the following | |
|
ENT/FIN-350 Entrepreneurial Finance |
3 |
| MKT-350 Retailing Management | 3 |
| ENT-360 Family Business Management | 3 |
| BUS-214 Advanced Business Law or BUS-210 Contracts |
3 |
| CIS-260 Business Graphics or CIS-340 E-Commerce |
3 |
| CBA-220 Minding Our Business | |
| MGT-310 Introduction to Human Resource Management or MGT-363 Management Skills |
3 |
| ENT-420 Student Venture Experience | 3 |
| ENT/MGT-448 Seminar in Small Business Consulting | 3 |
| ENT-490 Independent Study | 3 |
| One integrative experiential course | |
| ENT-410 New Venture Planning | 3 |
For graduation, students must achieve an overall 2.0 GPA in the major, with no course grade less than C-.
