Entrepreneurship, Certificate of Proficiency

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Program Description

In addition to courses focused on entrepreneurial business strategies, the Entrepreneurship Certificate of Proficiency provides the opportunity for students to choose from a variety of entrepreneurial subjects such as pitching business concepts to potential investors, new venture consulting, creativity, design thinking, innovative problem solving, and storytelling. These courses offer diverse insights for aspiring entrepreneurs, without requiring admission to business programs in the Woodbury School of Business.

Program Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 18 credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above.
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 6 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
ENTR 2500	Creativity and Entrepreneurial Thinking	3
	Credit Hours	6
Semester 2
HIST 1700	American History	3
ENTR 3170	Entrepreneurship - Feasibility Analysis	3
	Credit Hours	6
Second Year
Semester 1
ENTR 3180 or ENTR 4450	Launching a New Venture - For Non-Business Majors or Entrepreneurship - Enterprise Formation	3
Elective course		3
	Credit Hours	6
	Total Credit Hours	18

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Application of critical reading, writing, and thinking within a business context.
2. Use design-thinking methodology to ideate better business opportunitites.
3. Develop iterative prototypes of potential new products or services.
4. Ethically evaluate the feasibility of business ideas and potential solutions.
5. Application of the understanding of the American Institutions concepts of history and economic systems within the context of venture opportunity and business creation.