Entrepreneurship Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)
The Entrepreneurship major teaches students what it takes to be an entrepreneur. This includes skills such as telling a great story about their idea or business, giving a great pitch, defining the value proposition of the business, creative ways to finance through startup, and even how to refine and perfect their business model and create a business plan that works.
Students must be formally declared in a BSB major or officially declared as a minor before enrolling in business classes in the required upper-division business administration core.
The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.
- and are considered supporting courses and may be used to fulfill BACRs as well as requirements for the Business Administration degree. However, these courses are not counted twice toward the total of 180 credits for graduation.
Grade Requirements for Graduation: a minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 5 |
| PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 5 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 5 |
| COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION | 5 |
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | 5 |
| or | PRECALCULUS MATH II |
| or | CALCULUS I |
| or | CALCULUS I |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 | 4 |
| FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS | 4 |
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR AND THINKING | 4 |
| BUSINESS STARTUP RESEARCH | 4 |
| THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE | 4 |
| FINDING AND EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES | 4 |
| BUSINESS MODEL DESIGN | 4 |
| ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE | 4 |
| DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 93-94 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 | | 5 | (Social Sciences BACR 1) | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | | 5 | Natural Sciences BACR 21 | 5 |
| Natural Sciences BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| | 15 | | 15 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 4 | | 4 | | 5 |
| (Social Sciences BACR 2) | 5 | | 4 | | 4 |
| Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | | 4 |
| | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| | 14 | | 16-18 | | 17-18 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 4 | | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| | 16-17 | | 16-18 | | 16-17 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 4 | | 4 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 |
| Entrepreneurship Elective2 | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | | |
| | 16-19 | | 12-14 | | 12-14 |
| Total Credits 180-194 |
Students who earn a BSB in Entrepreneurship from EWU should be able to:
- assess and acquire the necessary financing to operate their business;
- build and use networks to develop and grow their business;
- create and build value in business ideas;
- evaluate their self-efficacy as it relates to becoming an entrepreneur;
- recognize, mitigate, and manage risks associated with a new business;
- present a compelling vision to lenders, investors, customers, and other relevant parties;
- recognize and assess business opportunities.
