Program Overview
Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
Contact: Isaac Wanasika, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Kepner 1090
Telephone: 970-351-1882
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/management.aspx
Advising Information:
All business majors must consult with their assigned advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the MCB Advising Office for advisor information, 970.351.1233.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Choosing a journey in entrepreneurship doesn’t lock you into the world of startups, but if you want to start something, you’ll want to consider Monfort College of Business’s entrepreneurship concentration. The skills gained in this concentration will be a foundation to help you navigate your career, no matter how many exciting twists or turns you take on your path. Here, the choices are limitless, you can start a business, help a business grow, work at your family business, or be a spark of energy within a large company or a non-profit organization. An area of study in entrepreneurship prepares you for this and more.
Whether you want to start your own business, or not, a concentration in entrepreneurship helps you gain experience, develop entrepreneurial skills, build a personal network, and resume all before graduation. Like most concentrations here at MCB, you will learn through a very hands-on approach.
Entrepreneurship Student Learning Outcomes:
MCB students who pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship will achieve the following program learning outcomes:
- Developing an understanding of the entrepreneurial process, from idea generation to the implementation of a new business or social venture.
- Gaining the ability to identify, research and analyze potential markets that would enhance value and profitability.
- Developing an understanding of the concept of risk and how its effect on new ventures can be minimized.
- Demonstrating the capacity to identify and acquire the resources needed for the creation and implementation of a new venture.
- Students will demonstrate a firm understanding of core business concepts.
Program Admission Requirements:
- Incoming New First Time and Transfer students are admitted to the College of Business major and minors provided they meet the admission requirements set forth by UNC.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above are guaranteed admission to any business major.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00-2.49 qualify to apply for admission to a business major. Students may apply at the MCB Advising Center located in Kepner 1095
Degree Requirement Notes:
Students are reminded that to graduate with a Business Administration degree, a student must attain a 2.0 or greater cumulative Business GPA and at least a "C-" grade in each individual Business Administration Core, concentration and business elective courses.
Business coursework may be transferred toward a Business degree according to the following limits:
- Students must complete at least 30 credits of their business degree in residence from MCB and these credits must be at the 300 and/or 400 level.
Program Requirements:
- All students in the program must complete a Professional Experience prior to graduation. A for-credit internship, if completed satisfactorily, will fulfill the work experience component of the Professional Experience. All students must complete the Professional Experience required workshops. For more information please visit the Professional Experience website.
- In addition to fulfilling the basic requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration students must attain at least a grade of "C-" or better in the Required Concentration Credits, Elective Concentration Credits, and Elective Major Credits in order to count towards graduation.
- BAMG 495 Special Topics or any Executive Professor class may be substituted for a Management elective with the approval of the Chair of the Department of Management.
Coursework completed by a student within the preceding 10 years may apply as credit toward a bachelor's degree. Coursework taken before the 10-year limit may be reviewed by the school director and college dean to determine its appropriateness to the major requirements.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the required major credits.
Any additional LAC coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
The program recommends that you choose one of the following courses for Intermediate Communication:
BA 205 OR ENG 123
Either course will fulfill both a major requirement and the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
The program recommends taking the following courses:
MATH 124 or STAT 150
Both courses are required for the major. Either one of them will fulfill the 3 credit hour math requirement in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
The program recommends the following courses in the Social & Behavioral Sciences category.
ECON 203 AND ECON 205
PSY 120 OR PSY 265 OR SOC 100
Both economics courses and one of the other three courses are required for the major. Any one of them can be used to fulfill the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement of 3 credits in Social and Behavioral Sciences. A second one can be used to fulfill the requirement of an additional course (3 credits) in Arts & Humanities, History or Social and Behavioral Sciences.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 88 credits
(Required Supporting Credits — 28 credits)
(Business Core Credits — 30 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
BAMG 456 is the capstone course for Business majors and is designed to be taken in the student’s last semester.
(Entrepreneurship Concentration Credits — 24 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
(Elective Entrepreneurship Concentration Credits — 6 credits)
Choose any two courses from the following list to satisfy the elective requirements for this concentration.
3. University-Wide Credits — 1-13 credits*
*Note: Students must apply at least some of the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum requirements and the major requirements to complete this degree program in 120 credit hours. Students who apply all of the recommended courses to the LAC will have up to 13 credits of university wide electives to apply to this degree depending on the number of credits applied to both the LAC and the major. See your advisor for details.