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Entrepreneurship Director: David Hensley
Undergraduate nondegree programs: Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Technological Entrepreneurship
Web site: http://www.iowajpec.org/students/undergradprogram.html Certificate in Entrepreneurship The Tippie College of Business and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center offer University of Iowa students the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Entrepreneurship while pursuing their undergraduate degrees. The Colleges of Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences and the UI health science colleges also collaborate in the certificate program. The certificate program helps prepare students to start and lead their own companies and expands their understanding of how entrepreneurial firms operate. It encourages innovation and creativity, develops skill in recognizing and seizing opportunity, and teaches strategic business planning--all necessary for entrepreneurs and successful business leaders. The program was named the 2004 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship students learn from a select team of faculty members and business leaders distinguished by their ability to teach, model, and inspire the entrepreneurial process. They gain understanding of the entrepreneurial approach to acquiring and managing resources; acquire team-building skills critical to both small and large companies; and develop sound business planning skills necessary for launching new ventures and products and for leading growing organizations. The program includes networking opportunities with successful entrepreneurs and other business leaders, and experiential learning opportunities. Students may begin working toward the Certificate in Entrepreneurship in their sophomore year. Entrepreneurship courses (prefix 06T) are counted as semester hours earned in business on the degree evaluation. Undergraduate students in the Tippie College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the UI health sciences colleges must declare their intention to pursue the certificate. Forms are available from the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the Undergraduate Program Office in the Tippie College of Business. The Certificate in Entrepreneurship is noted on the student's permanent record when the undergraduate degree is added to the transcript. Requirements The Certificate in Entrepreneurship requires a minimum of 18 s.h. in entrepreneurship-related course work. Students may apply up to 9 s.h. of transfer credit toward the certificate, with approval of the entrepreneurship program director. Required courses are as follows.
| 06T:120 Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation |
3 s.h. |
or
| 06J:125 Entrepreneurial Strategy (for B.B.A. in management) |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:133 Capital Acquisition and Cash Flow Management |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:134 Entrepreneurial Marketing |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:150 Managing the Growth Business |
3 s.h. |
Nonbusiness students also must take 06T:116 Basics of Small Business Marketing (1 s.h.) or 06M:100 Introduction to Marketing Strategy (3 s.h.) or an approved college-level marketing class; and 06T:113 Basics of Small Business Accounting (1 s.h.) or 06A:001 Introduction to Financial Accounting or 06A:020 Accounting for Nonbusiness Students (3 s.h.) or another approved college-level accounting course. Students earn an additional 6 s.h. in elective courses chosen from the following list. Students who wish to use a course not on the list must consult with the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center staff.
| 06T:101 Directed Readings in Entrepreneurship |
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| 06T:141 Technology Applications for Entrepreneurs |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:142 Innovation and Change |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:145 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:146 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:190 Seminar in Entrepreneurship |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:192 Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting |
3 s.h. |
| 06T:194 Entrepreneurship: Advanced Business Planning |
3 s.h. |
| 06J:156 Dynamics of Negotiations |
3 s.h. |
Certificate in Technological Entrepreneurship
The College of Engineering and the Tippie College of Business offer a joint
program leading to the Certificate in Technological Entrepreneurship. See
College of Engineering
in the Catalog or contact engineering's Student
Development Center for details.
Major in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship The Division of Performing Arts (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) collaborates with the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center to offer a B.A. with a major in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship. Contact the Division of Performing Arts for details.
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