Minor in Entrepreneurship

Minor Code: 3501

Requirements for the Minor

  • The minor requires 12–15 semester hours (4–5 courses).15 semester hours  are required of nonbusiness majors and 12 semester hours are required of non-entrepreneurship business majors.
  • Students majoring in Entrepreneurship are not eligible for the minor.
  • A 2.00/4.00 UIC and cumulative grade point average is required for the declaration of the minor and for all work completed for the minor.
  • Non-CBA transfer students have the ability to declare the minor in their first semester at UIC with a transfer GPA of 3.00/4.00 or above.
  • Students must meet overall hours required as specified by the minor by registering for unique courses. Students may not use the same course for multiple CBA minors.
Required Courses
Business majors must take 6 semester hours; nonbusiness majors must take 9 semester hours.
ENTR 200Survey of Entrepreneurship (required of nonbusiness majors only)3
ENTR 310Introduction to Entrepreneurship (required)3
ENTR 445New Venture Planning (required)3
Selectives
Select two additional courses from the list below. MGMT, MKTG and FIN courses may have non-ENTR prerequisite courses that have to be met by all students taking those courses.6
ENTR 320
Entrepreneurship Internship Program
ENTR/MGMT 360
Data Analytics for Management
ENTR 420
Social Entrepreneurship
ENTR 435
International Entrepreneurship
ENTR 444
Entrepreneurial Finance
or FIN 445
 Financing Entrepreneurship
ENTR 454
Entrepreneurship New Venture Formation
ENTR 494
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
MGMT 463
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
MGMT 485
Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility
MKTG 477
Interdisciplinary Research and Development I
MKTG 479
Digital and Social Media Marketing
No more than 6 semester hours (2 courses) for this minor may be counted toward the major requirements in the BS in Managerial Studies or BS in Marketing.
Total Hours12-15

Enrollment Residence Requirement in the Minor

A student must complete at least one-half of the coursework required for the minor field in residence at the University of Illinois Chicago.