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SMALL BUSINESS ACADEMY

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(Level I Certificate)

(Students pursuing this certificate program are waived from TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: C1.SMALL.BUS.ACAD

This is a 15 semester credit hour Level I Certificate Program in entrepreneurship. The program is designed to teach foundational business competencies which will provide learners with the knowledge and practical skills to plan, start and run their own business.

Coursework in Accounting, Business Law and Computer Information Systems enhance the emphasized skills in entrepreneurship; life skills, opportunity identification, opportunity evaluation, and opportunity realization. Instruction focuses on such topics as financial feasibility, products and services, marketing, operations legal and ethical issues, and attracting customers. Students will keep journals, make oral presentations and construct a business plan which they can apply in their own community.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

BUSG 2309 Small Business Management 3
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3
6

SEMESTER II

BUSG 1315 Small Business Operations 3
BUSI 2301 Business Law 3
6

SEMESTER III

ITSC 1391 Special Topics in Computer and Information Sciences, General 3
3
Minimum Hours Required 15