This minor is designed for students wishing to remain in another discipline but having an interest in the process of entrepreneurship. There are two tracks in the minor. One track is for students who have an interest in business entrepreneurship, and the other is for students with an interest in social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is the mechanism by which new products, services, and organizational processes are identified, refined, and ultimately realized as a sustainable part of the society. There is a common process for the realization of both new commercial and social ventures. The minor will provide the student with the background to undertake entrepreneurial activity in either the business or social realm. An internship opportunity is a key component of the minor.

The minor is not open to undergraduate business majors. ECON 325, 327, and 328 cannot be counted toward an economics major.

The minor consists of a prerequisite of ECON 101 and four courses.

•  Prerequisite: ECON 101 Introduction to Economics
•  ECON 325 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
•  ECON 328 Internship in Entrepreneurship
•  PLCY 326 Social Ventures or ECON 327 Business Venturing Workshop
•  One elective chosen from BUSI 100; COMM 325; ECON 330, 430, 345, 445, 460, 465; HIST 364, 625; JOMC 130, 170; PHIL 164; SOCI 131, 410, 412, 415, 427

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