Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Faculty
Description
Major Requirements
Program Policies
Course Descriptions
Faculty
John Volpe, Assistant Professor of Economics (Program Director)
V.R. Nemani, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Sheila Barry-Oliver, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Emilio Iodice, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Rhonda Jones, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
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Description
Students in the School of Professional Studies may pursue a Bachelor
of Science degree (B.S.) in entrepreneurship and small business
management. The entrepreneurship and small business management major
prepares students for starting and managing a business venture. Students
will learn the qualities that are essential for entrepreneurial success.
Through the use of the case study method, they will learn how to prepare
practical business plans. They will also study effective strategies for
the implementation of business plans, in the process developing and
acquiring the skills necessary to take an idea through to its commercial
reality.
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Major Requirements
Required Courses (42 credits)
ALL of the following courses:
BADM 101 Introduction to Business
BADM 205 Legal Aspects of Business
BADM 211 Business Mathematics
BADM 221 Financial Accounting
BADM 223 Managerial Accounting
BADM 231 Theory and Practice of Marketing
BADM 243 Information Systems in Organizations
BADM 252 Entrepreneurship
BADM 253 Social Entrepreneurship
BADM 341 Electronic Business
BADM 351 Entrepreneurial Finance and Resource Development
BADM 353 Small Business Development, Management, and Finance
BADM 355 Business Plan Development
BADM 357 Venture Capitalism
Capstone Course (3 credits)
This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize the
information, concepts, and skills acquired throughout the
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Program. It is taken at the end of one's course of study.
ONE capstone course:
BADM 499 Senior Seminar
Co-Requisite Courses (9 credits)
ALL of the following courses:
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
PHIL 253 Business and Professional Ethics
Co-requisite courses are taken as part of the School of Professional
Studies' Core Curriculum. The required economics courses
fulfill half of the 6-credit Social Sciences requirement; PHIL 253
fulfills the 3-credit Philosophy requirement. If courses other than
these are used to meet Core Curriculum requirements, students must
take these three courses as part of their Electives; they may not
be taken as Business Electives. It is recommended that students take
the economics courses as early as possible in their program of study.
Course descriptions are available in the Business
Administration , Economics and Philosophy
sections of the catalog.
Suggested Electives
As students complete the remaining elective courses to fill out the
minimum of 128 credits required for a bachelor's degree, they are
encouraged to select courses from among the following:
BADM 225 Personal Financial Management
BADM 241 Computer Applications in Business
BADM 251 Management & Leadership Development
BADM 307 International Business
BADM 451 Project Management
COM 290 Public Speaking
ENGL 209 Business Writing
Course descriptions for these electives may be found in the Business
Administration, Communication,
and English sections of the catalog.
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Program Policies
Advanced Placement:
Credit earned through AP exams may not be applied toward the major.
CLEP Policy:
Students wishing to receive credit for CLEP examinations should contact the
academic advising staff.
Cross-listed Courses:
Courses that are cross-listed represent identical courses offered with a different
program prefix. Students may not enroll in or receive credit for more than one
iteration of a cross-listed course even in different semesters.
Grades in Major Courses:
Students are required to earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all
courses counted to fulfill requirements for the major or minor.
Pass/No Pass:
The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for
the major or minor.
Senior Assessment:
All majors are required to take BADM 499 Senior Seminar at Trinity.
Study Abroad:
Students are encouraged to plan their studies to allow for the possibility of
study abroad to obtain a greater understanding of how global economic, political,
environmental, social, and cultural issues influence domestic and multinational
organizations. Prior discussions with the program director are necessary to
ensure that the courses taken abroad may be applied toward major credit.
TELL Policy:
Students with substantial experiential learning are encouraged to apply for
TELL credits in entrepreneurship and small business management.
Transfer Credits:
Students may apply transfer credit toward the major in entrepreneurship and
small business management if the transferred courses parallel those required
for the major. Transfer students who elect this major must complete a minimum
of 12 credit hours in the major courses at Trinity, of which three must be in
BADM 499 Senior Seminar.
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Course Descriptions
Link to Business Administration Catalog
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