The Entrepreneurship program at Marietta College offers a major, minor, and certificate.
Entrepreneurship Certificate
The 15-credit hour certificate program is appropriate for students who are interested in developing their entrepreneurial mindset but are not willing or able to choose a minor or a major in Entrepreneurship. This may be due to a large number of required hours in their primary majors or minors, or their lack of interest in a particular entrepreneurial project. The certificate program begins to enhance student ability to:
- Recognize and evaluate problems worth solving.
- Create valuable solutions to problems.
- Communicate the problems and the solutions effectively.
Entrepreneurship Minor
The 21-credit hour minor in Entrepreneurship complements a student’s areas of interest by providing her with the necessary tools to turn her passion into a marketable product or service. The Entrepreneurship minor builds on the three objectives of the certificate program (listed above) by equipping students with the tools that they need in order to provide evidence demonstrating that proposed solutions are feasible.
Entrepreneurship Major
The 54-credit hour major in Entrepreneurship builds on the minor by fulfilling the following additional objective: To be prepared to bring the proposed goods and services to life. In short, the major prepares students to start, run, and promote their own for-profit or non-profit business. The major also prepares students for nearly any position that is customer- or employee-focused and requires creative problem solving, planning, analytical, and organizational skills. Students majoring in Entrepreneurship may also choose to enroll in a variety of graduate programs in business, communication, leadership, or other related fields.
Questions? Email entr@marietta.edu.
> Marietta College Entrepreneurship professors pose at a PioPitch event in 2019
- Sample Four-Year Schedule
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First Year (Fall Semester)
Writing 110 3 credit hours Entrepreneurship 101* Entrepreneurial Mindset 3 credit hours Scientific Inquiry 3 credit hours Civilization & Culture 3 credit hours PIO 101 Pioneer Path I 2 credit hours PIO 102 Student Engagement 1 credit hour Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours First Year (Spring Semester)
Communication 210 3 credit hours Entrepreneurship 201* Creativity & Innovation 3 credit hours Mathematics 123 ** Practical Statistics 3 credit hours Marketing 201 Principals of Marketing 3 credit hours Civilization & Culture 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours Second Year (Fall Semester)
Artistic Expression 3 credit hours Economics 212 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hours Accounting 202 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 credit hours Creativity Elective 3 credit hours PIO 201 Pioneer Path II 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours Second Year (Spring Semester)
Artistic Expression 3 credit hours Scientific Inquiry 4 credit hours Management 201 Managing Organizations 3 credit hours Marketing 385 Marketing Research 3 credit hours Comm Skills Elective 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 16 credit hours Third Year (Fall Semester)
Accounting 301 Intermediate Accounting I 3 credit hours Accounting 302 Intermediate Accounting II 3 credit hours Management Elective*** 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Leadership 305* Business Ethics 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours Third Year (Spring Semester)
Accounting 303 Intermediate Accounting III 3 credit hours Accounting 320 Accounting Information Systems 3 credit hours Accounting Elective**** 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours Fourth Year (Fall Semester)
Entrepreneurship 440** Entrepreneurship Capstone II 1 credit hour Special Interest Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 15 credit hours Fourth Year (Spring Semester)
Entrepreneurship 441** 2 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Elective 3 credit hours Semester Credit Hours 14 credit hours * Satisfies Junior Core
** Satisfies CapstoneRemember that this schedule should just be seen as a guide toward your Accounting degree. Your schedule can be adjusted to accommodate a second major and/or minors at the College. You will work with your academic advisor to ensure that you graduate on schedule and with classes that most interest you and lead you toward the career path that you are working to achieve.
