Program Overview

Entrepreneurship, Certificate

The Entrepreneurship, Certificate program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of entrepreneurship.

Course List

The program consists of the following required courses:

• MGMT 360: Fieldwork in Business and Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• MGMT 380: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• MKTG 442: Creativity and Innovation (3 credits)
• MKTG 461: Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 credits)

Electives

Students must select one of the following elective courses:

• FIN 330: Financial Management for Small Business
• MGMT 390: Social Entrepreneurship
• MKTG 391: Consumer Behavior

Total Credits

The total credits required for the Entrepreneurship, Certificate program is 15 credits.

Academic Programs & Degrees

Southwest Minnesota State University offers a wide range of academic programs and degrees, including:

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Art and Design
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Studies
• Computer Science
• Culinology
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Environmental Science
• Exercise Science
• Finance
• Global Studies
• Hispanic Studies
• History
• Honors Program
• Hospitality
• Humanities
• Indigenous Nations and Dakota Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Justice Administration
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• MBA
• Music
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-Professional Programs
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Special Education
• Theatre Arts
• Women's Studies

Course Descriptions

The university provides detailed course descriptions for all its programs, including:

• Accounting (ACCT)
• Adult Education (AE)
• Agribusiness Management (AGBU)
• Agricultural Education (AGED)
• Agricultural Solutions (AGSO)
• Agronomy (AGRO)
• Animal Science (ANSC)
• Anthropology (ANTH)
• Art (ART)
• Biology (BIOL)
• Business Law (BLAW)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Communication Studies (COMM)
• Computer Science (COMP)
• Credentialing Education (CRED)
• Culinology (CULG)
• Cyber Security (CYBR)
• Data Science (DATA)
• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
• Economics (ECON)
• Education (ED)
• English for Multilingual Speakers (EMLS)
• English: American Language (ENG)
• Environmental Science (ENVS)
• Exercise Science (EXSC)
• Finance (FIN)
• Foreign Language (FRLG)
• Geography (GEOG)
• Global Studies (GLBL)
• Health (HLTH)
• History (HIST)
• Honors Program (HONR)
• Hospitality (HOSP)
• Humanities (HUMT)
• Indigenous Nations & Dakota Studies (INDS)
• Interdisciplinary (IDST)
• Justice Administration (JUAD)
• Liberal Education Program (LEP)
• Literature (LIT)
• Management (MGMT)
• Marketing (MKTG)
• Master Business Administration (MBA)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Music (MUS)
• Nursing (NURS)
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Physical Education (PE)
• Physics (PHYS)
• Political Science (POL)
• Psychology (PSYC)
• Social Work (SWRK)
• Sociology (SOCI)
• Spanish (SPAN)
• Special Education (SPED)
• Teaching ESL (TESL)
• Theatre Arts (THTR)

Policies and Procedures

The university has established various policies and procedures, including:

• Academic Policies
• Administrative Policies
• Financial Policies
• Personnel Policies
• Student Policies

Student Handbook

The student handbook provides information on:

• Academic Information
• Organizations and Activities
• Personal Safety and Security
• Policies and Procedures
• Services for Students
• Student Records
• Student Rights and Responsibilities