Innovation and Entrepreneurship — Bachelor of Science The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in innovation and entrepreneurship prepares students for business innovation, either as entrepreneurs or as innovators within established businesses. The curriculum follows guidelines established by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Course requirements involve 78 semester hours, including: ACCT-2110 Financial Accounting...................................................3 ACCT-2120 Managerial Accounting...............................................3 BUS-2150 Statistics for Business...................................................3 BUS-2170 Introduction to Business Analytics................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law I.............................................................3 BUS-3910 International Business..................................................3 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility...................2 **ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics..........................................3 EGME-1810 Engineering Graphics................................................1 ENTR-1010 Creative Problem-Solving...........................................2 ENTR-1020 Introduction to Entrepreneurship................................2 ENTR-2030 Entrepreneurial Finance.............................................2 ENTR-3010 Digital Marketing: Creating Content............................3 ENTR-3040 Entrepreneurship Practicum.......................................1 ENTR-3070 Entrepreneurship Accelerator I...................................2 INNV-4200 Emerging Trends and Opportunities for Innovation......3 INNV-4250 Design Thinking Principles for Innovation....................3 INNV-4251 Advanced Design Thinking Principles for Innovation...3 INNV-4270 Business Modeling and New Venture Creation............3 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...........................................3 ITM-2100 Database Management..................................................3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.............3 MGMT-3510 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management.3 MGMT-3530 Human Resources Management...............................3 MGMT-3560 Project Management.................................................3 *MGMT-4510 Strategic Management.............................................3 MGMT-4550 Applied Leadership....................................................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...............................................3 VCD-1050 Applied Design: Tech Tools I.........................................3 *Capstone Course **Satisfies social science elective in the general education core. Required Cognate........................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra....................................................3 (Satisfies quantitative requirement for general education core.) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements..........................................................0–4 General Education Requirements................................................45 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major Requirements................78 Required Cognate..........................................................................3 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)...........................126 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship First Year: BTGE-1725 The Bible and the Gospel...............................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 **ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics..............................................3 EGME-1810 Engineering Graphics....................................................1 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 ENTR-1010 Creative Problem-Solving...............................................2 ENTR-1020 Introduction to Entrepreneurship....................................2 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.............................................................3 ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business...............................................3 VCD-1050 Applied Design: Tech Tools I.............................................3 Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5 Total.............................................................................................. 32.5 Second Year: ACCT-2110 Financial Accounting.......................................................3 ACCT-2120 Managerial Accounting...................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BUS-2150 Statistics for Business.......................................................3 BUS-2170 Introduction to Business Analytics....................................3 ENTR-2030 Entrepreneurial Finance.................................................2 ENTR-3010 Digital Marketing: Creating Content................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 ITM-2100 Database Management......................................................3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management ................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and Healthy Living..................................2 Total................................................................................................. 34 Third Year: ENTR-3070 Entrepreneurship Accelerator I.......................................2 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 INNV-4200 Emerging Trends and Opportunities for Innovation..........3 INNV-4250 Design Thinking Principles for Innovation........................3 INNV-4251 Advanced Design Thinking Principles for Innovation.......3 INNV-4270 Business Modeling and New Venture Creation................3 MGMT-3510 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management.....3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...................................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 29 Fourth Year: BTGE-3765 Theology II.....................................................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law...................................................................3 BUS-3910 International Business......................................................3 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.......................2 ENTR-3040 Entrepreneurship Practicum...........................................1 MGMT-3530 Human Resources Management...................................3 MGMT-3560 Project Management ....................................................3 *MGMT-4510 Strategic Management.................................................3 MGMT-4550 Applied Leadership........................................................3 Humanities Elective...........................................................................3 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Total.............................................................................................. 30.5 Page 116 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Robert W. 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