Entrepreneurship B.B.A.
The entrepreneurship major exposes students to vital skills needed in owning a small business, expanding the family business, buying a franchise or starting a professional practice for personal profit or to support a non-profit organization. Courses focus on finding unique ways to make a living in rural Oklahoma, including digital and technological entrepreneurship or telecommuting. Students are grounded in relevant theory in addition to applied principles of starting, running and owning your own business.
The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply to the entrepreneurship major: entrance requirements, minimum grade requirements, experiential credit limitations, transfer credit limitation, English proficiency, upper division credit, liberal arts and sciences, and residency.
Specialty Accreditation
Bachelor of Business Administration programs offered through the College of Business and Technology are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, 913-339-9356). http://www.acbsp.org
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to management the daily business functions of a small business including staffing and scheduling, forms of business ownership and capital sources, marketing and digital promotion, pricing and credit, and financial statement analysis for management.
- Identify and analyze opportunities, sourcing, staffing, and resources needed to pursue that opportunity, along with sources of capital.
- Articulate strategies for managing customer demands in service settings.
- Apply small business and/or digital entrepreneurship techniques to a practical business opportunity (Small Business / Digital option)
- Articulate strategies for managing customer demands in service or non-profit settings. (Social Entrepreneurship option)
Small Business/Digital Entrepreneurship
According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses have accounted for 65.1% of new job creation nationwide since 2000 and created 16,047 net jobs in Oklahoma in 2019. Beyond just job creation, entrepreneurship plays additional important roles in our economy including improving productivity and spurring innovation.
According to PayScale, a compensation research company, the average annual salary of a small business owner is $68,778.
Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs create and work at social enterprises and nonprofits, organizations that pursue novel solutions to solve society and community-based problems. They are motivated to go beyond simply making money in order to have a positive impact on the world.
According to PayScale, a compensation research company, the average annual salary in a non-profit organization is $58,114.
General Education - 46 hours
Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.
- ENGL 1113 - English Composition I
- ENGL 1213 - English Composition II
- ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
- or ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 1523 - Functions and Change
- Meet computer proficiency
Business Core - 42 hours
The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.
At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.
- ACCT 2103 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 2203 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- BADM 3933 - Business Statistics
- BADM 3963 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making
- BLAW 3003 - Business Law I
- ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 3213 - Principles of Finance
- IS 3063 - Principles of Information Systems
- IS 3113 - Business Communications
- MGMT 3183 - Principles of Management
- MGMT 3213 - Principles of Operations Management
- MGMT 4213 - Business Strategy/Policy
- MKT 3213 - Principles of Marketing
Entrepreneurship Core - 12 hours
- BADM 3253 - Management Analysis and Control
- HTM 3523 - Service Industry Management
- MGMT 3323 - Creativity, Innovation, & Opportunity
- MGMT 4543 - Small Business Management
Select one of the following options:
Small Business/Digital - 12 hrs
Select 6 hours from
- 3000/4000 level electives from BADM/HCA/HTM/IS/MGMT/MKT/MS with department chair or program coordinator approval.
Social Entrepreneurship - 12 hrs
- MGMT 4283 - Social Entrepreneurship
- 6 hours of 3000/4000 level electives from BADM/HCA/HTM/IS/MGMT/MKT/MS with department chair or program coordinator approval.
Major Total - 24 hours
Total Business Core & Major - 66 hours
In addition to general education and program requirements stated above, additional hours may be needed to satisfy all minimum degree requirements.
For more information about degree requirements, visit the NSU catalog.
Minors
Certificates
- Business Analytics Certificate
- Business Basics Certificate
- Digital Marketing Certificate
- Event Management Certificate
- Healthcare Administration Certificate
- Healthcare Information Analytics Certificate
- Human Resources Management Certificate
- International Business Certificate
- Long Term Care Administration Certificate
- Operations and Supply Chain Management Certificate
- Project Management Certificate
- Quality Management Certificate
- Small Business Certificate
- Soft Skills Certificate
Degree Available At:
- Tahlequah
- Broken Arrow
- Online
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