Entrepreneurship B.B.A. *

Location(s): Online, Tahlequah, Broken Arrow

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OSRHE Program Code: 136
CIP Code: 520701
Major Code: 1120
Option Codes:

1122 - Small Business/Digital
1123 - Social Entrepreneurship

Business Administration General Information

The entrepreneurship major exposes students to vital skills needed in owning a small business, expanding the family business, buying a franchise or starting a professional practice for personal profit or to support a non-profit organization. Courses focus on finding unique ways to make a living in rural Oklahoma, including digital and technological entrepreneurship or telecommuting. Students are grounded in relevant theory in addition to applied principles of starting, running and owning your own business.

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply to the entrepreneurship major: entrance requirements, minimum grade requirements, experiential credit limitations, transfer credit limitation, English proficiency, upper division credit, liberal arts and sciences, and residency.

Specialty Accreditation

Bachelor of Business Administration programs offered through the College of Business and Technology are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, 913-339-9356). http://www.acbsp.org

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of how to management the daily business functions of a small business including staffing and scheduling, forms of business ownership and capital sources, marketing and digital promotion, pricing and credit, and financial statement analysis for management.
Identify and analyze opportunities, sourcing, staffing, and resources needed to pursue that opportunity, along with sources of capital.
Articulate strategies for managing customer demands in service settings.
Apply small business and/or digital entrepreneurship techniques to a practical business opportunity (Small Business / Digital option)
Articulate strategies for managing customer demands in service or non-profit settings. (Social Entrepreneurship option)

Business General Education Requirements

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Business BBA Core - 30 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students completing a BBA degree.

Major Requirements - 33 hours

Entrepreneurship Core - 12 hrs

Options - 21 hours

Select one of the following options:

Small Business/Digital - 21 hrs

ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
or ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MGMT 4573 - Digital Business
MKT 4263 - Digital Media Marketing
IS 3063 - Principles of Information Systems
or MGMT 3213 - Principles of Operations Management
or MGMT 4113 - Human Resource Management
or SCM 3553 - Supply Management
Additional 9 hours of 3000/4000 level BADM / HCA / HTM / IBUS / IS /MGMT/ MKT/M S / SCM

Social Entrepreneurship - 21 hrs

MGMT 4283 - Social Entrepreneurship
ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
or ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
IS 3053 - Website Design and Management
or MGMT 3213 - Principles of Operations Management
or MGMT 3313 - Managing Across Borders
or MKT 3423 - Sales Management
AIS 3123 - Cultural Anthropology
or CHER 4223 - Community & Cultural Sustainability
or GEOG 4193 - Sustainability & Urban Communities
or GEOG 4623 - Sustainability and Resiliency
or MGMT 3023 - Diversity in a Global Marketplace
Additional 9 hours of 3000/4000 level BADM / HCA / HTM / IBUS / IS / MGMT / MKT / SCM electives.

Total Degree Hours- 120 hours

General Education Requirements- 46 hours

Total Business Core & Major - 63 hours

Open Electives- 11 hours

Additional Degree Information - College of Business and Technology

In addition to general education and program requirements stated above, additional hours may be needed to satisfy all minimum degree requirements listed below.

English Proficiency: Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
A minimum of 120 hours is required. PE activity cannot be counted toward the total degree credit hours. Prior learning credit (CLEP, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc) is limited to 30 hours.
A minimum of 30 hours in residence (from NSU) is required for graduation. Hours in residence exclude zero-level courses and prior learning credit such as CLEP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc.
A minimum of 40 hours of 3000/4000 level courses is required for graduation.
A minimum of 60 hours from a 4-year school is required for graduation excluding zero level and PE activity courses.
At least fifty percent of the major requirements must be upper division courses (3000 and 4000 level).
At least 18 hours or fifty percent of the major, whichever is greater, must be satisfactorily completed at NSU.
The minimum number of credit hours required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences varies based on the type of degree. B.B.A and B.T. degrees require at least 40 hours and the B.S. degree requires at least 55 hours. Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) courses are identified in catalog course descriptions.

For more information, see Bachelor’s Degree Requirements .