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College of Business students find a job within 6 months of graduation

Top ranked Schools StudyThis AACSB-accredited program prepares you for the challenges involved in new venture creation, new product development and small business management.

Entrepreneurship is what powers the economy and you will develop the skills and contacts necessary to make ideas real. This program gives you a broad skill set for traditional venture startup or lean entrepreneurship. You will learn to recognize opportunities and convert new ideas into business plans with a focus on implementation. The program also helps you understand risk and develop an entrepreneurial perspective to overcome challenges and achieve success. You'll also receive a thorough background in marketing, management and contemporary economic theory.

The Entrepreneurship, B.S.B.A. provides customized paths for success in specific business systems, including:

  • New ventures
  • Franchises
  • Corporate ventures
  • Socially responsible companies
  • Green startups
  • Family-controlled enterprises

If you have an idea of your own, for a product, a service, or just a way of life for yourself, there is no alternative to going independent. For any of these goals, an entrepreneurship major from Shippensburg University can get you where you want to be. This degree program will prepare you for any one of the following career tracks:

  • Corporate entrepreneurship (intrapreneurship): Developing new operations or products for existing corporations
  • Independent entrepreneurship: Starting your own for-profit firm
  • Family business: Working for the family firm as new or future management
  • Social entrepreneurship: Starting new or developing existing not-for-profit or community service oriented firms
  • Green entrepreneurship: Launching a environmentally sustainable business

4+1 Program Available

With careful planning, you may be able to complete a B.S.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and a M.B.A. in with only one additional year of study through a 4+1 program. For more information, contact the College of Business MBA Department.

Course work for Entrepreneurship, B.S.B.A.

All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate. For course descriptions, please visit the undergraduate catalog.

  • General Education: 46 credits
  • Business Core: 38-41 credits
  • Major Requirements: 18 credits
  • Free Electives: 15-18 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

The Shippensburg University General Education Program is the university curriculum that is shared by all undergraduate students. Details for courses you will take can be found here.

General Education requirements specific for this major:

  • Quantitative (Q) MATH 181 
  • Critical Reasoning (R) ECON 113 

All B.S.B.A. majors in the John L. Grove College of Business should satisfactorily complete the 100-/200-level business core courses during their freshman and sophomore years and the 300-400-level business core courses during their junior and senior years, as listed below.

Required Courses in Related Fields:

  • MATH 140 - College Algebra

Required Courses in the John L. Grove College of Business:

  • BUSN 101 - Foundations of Business Administration
  • ITAN 142 - Business Computer Systems
  • SCMG 200 - Statistical Applications in Business (Digital Marketing & Analytics concentration must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • ACCT 200 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • ACCT 201 - Managerial Accounting (Accounting majors must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • MKTG 205 - Principles of Marketing (Marketing Management and Digital Marketing & Analytics concentrations must earn a C or better in this course.)
  • BLAW 261 - American Legal Environment 
  • ECON 280 - Managerial Economics 
  • MGMT 305 - Organizational Behavior 
  • FINA 311 - Financial Management 
  • SCMG 330 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 
  • MGMT 447 - Business and Society 
  • MGMT 497 - Strategic Management 

Note: Students who place at the advanced level in the mathematics placement/competency test are not required to take MATH 140. In lieu of MATH 140, students are required to take an additional free elective. Completion of ECON 101 and ECON 102 will satisfy the requirement for ECON 113.

Students should meet with their faculty advisor to plan the sequencing of their major program of study. Students interested in a double major and/or minor shall be required to take the prescribed courses in each respective major and/or minor. Students can double count one course between business majors with the permission of the respective department chair(s). Refer to the index under Double Majors and Minors for further information.

Required Core Courses (12 Credits):

  • ENTR 336 - Product Design & Development
  • ENTR 337 - Issues in Entrepreneurship
  • ENTR 338 - Social and Green Entrepreneurship
  • ENTR 431 - Corporate Entrepreneurship

Students must select one option and complete both courses.

Entrepreneurship Track

  • ENTR 432 - Entrepreneurship 
  • ENTR 433 - Small Business Management 

Innovation Management Track

  • ENTR 480 - Innovation Management 
  • ENTR 481 - Innovation Competencies and Tools

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Grove Hall 224 Phone: 717-477-1439