Entrepreneurship (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Unit: College of Business (BU)
Academic Plan Code(s): ENTRMINOR
The College of Business offers a minor in Entrepreneurship that is available to students from any academic unit. The Entrepreneurship minor is designed to complement other majors, helping you to build a business in the fields or majors in which you are developing expertise. It will prepare you to launch your own business by teaching you to identify and validate opportunities, build a business, fund that business, get practical experience, and other relevant skills.
To be admitted to the minor, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.80.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Core | ||
| ENTR 350 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 |
| ENTR 370 | The Entrepreneurial Process | 3 |
| ENTR 402 | Venture Finance 1 | 3 |
| ENTR 403 | Venture Planning and Management 1 | 3 |
| Select two electives from the following: | 6 | |
| Business Communication Special Topics | ||
| Executive Communication | ||
| Data Analysis for Decision-Making | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Collaboration and Negotiation-SB - SB | ||
| Data Visualization and Analytics for People Management | ||
| Franchising Fundamentals and Legal Issues | ||
| Small Business Counseling | ||
| Business and Corporate Level Strategy - CUE | ||
| Multiculturalism in the Marketplace - D1, SB | ||
| Design Thinking for Creative Problem Solving - SB | ||
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Marketplace | ||
| Professional Relationship Selling | ||
| Design Thinking in Marketing | ||
| Market Intelligence and Customer Insights | ||
| Special Topics in Marketing | ||
| Strategic Media Management | ||
| Strategic Communication Campaigns - CUE | ||
| Special Topics in Communication Studies (COMM 510 as approved by Management and Entrepreneurship Department Chair, depending on topic) | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
For graduation with the minor, all required courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
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Admission to the Entrepreneurship minor is a requirement for this course.
