Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship

Design Your Path to an Innovative Career

FGCU’s B.S. in Entrepreneurship provides students with a comprehensive set of skills to create and lead new ventures or acquire jobs in established companies. Businesses recruit entrepreneurship students because of their eagerness to take initiative and see opportunities where others only see problems. The learning environment is both applied and experiential. Students regularly interact with both retired and active business owners.

Upon graduation, students have multiple options available to them. This is because we encourage students to start their own companies during their undergraduate coursework and allow them to work on those businesses in our classes daily. Many of the students graduating with the B.S. in Entrepreneurship move directly into managing their own businesses full-time.

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Sean DeRossett (’21) was recognized by the faculty as the entrepreneurship student of the year in 2021. His new product Keyrift makes learning the piano easy and fun. Sean reflected on his time as a student and said, “every class in the entrepreneurship program is such a joy to take. The curriculum is specifically tailored towards building the skill set that a student needs to be successful.”

Juliana Bergamotto ('21) graduated in three years and plans to pursue a master's degree at the University of Florida. Following graduation, she was hired for a full-time position in human resources at WebMD. She said, "the entrepreneurship program is spectacular. The professors truly care about their students and provide them with excellent resources and knowledge about business."

In addition to tech companies such as WebMD, several businesses across Florida, including Pyure Brands and Tamiami Angel Funds, currently recruit Entrepreneurship students for their creative problem-solving skills.

All of our coursework is experiential in nature, which means that students actively practice the skills necessary to succeed as an entrepreneur. Instead of taking tests to show knowledge, our students are tasked with a project-based curriculum that allows for entrepreneurial skill development and confidence building. These projects allow students to develop new business ideas, grow existing business ideas, and develop top-quality resume building skills that impress prospective employers upon graduation.

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Institutional Accreditation

Information on FGCU institutional accreditation is available at www.fgcu.edu/accreditation
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees, which includes the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship degree.
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Admissions Information for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year
If you are not yet an FGCU student, visit the Admissions Office Website
If you are a newly-admitted FGCU student please be sure to sign up for an Eagle View Orientation session. As part of this session you will be meeting with an academic advisor who will assist you in registering for classes for your major.
Admission Deadlines
Visit the Admissions Office Web site for information on admission deadlines of the university.
Program Requirements
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Program Requirements for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year
The General Education Program Website is located at https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Submit an FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
- The Entrepreneurship Minor cannot be declared with this major.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
1. FGCU General Education Program (https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/)
  To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major.
2. Common Prerequisites
  For this major, common prerequisite courses with an asterisk (*) require prior knowledge and skills demonstrated through degree acceleration programs (e.g., the College Board's Advanced Placement Program [AP], International Baccalaureate Program [IB], College-Level Examination Program [CLEP], Advanced International Certificate of Education Program [AICE]); dual enrollment; placement exam; or college coursework.
  
  FGCU Course: ECO 1000 Survey of Economics (3) or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) Minimum grade of C
  Acceptable Substitute: ECOX023 or ECOX013 or ECOX000
  
  FGCU Course: STA 2023 Statistical Methods (3) Minimum grade of C
  Acceptable Substitute: STAX023 or STAX122 or QMBX100
  
  FGCU Course: *MAC 1105 College Algebra (3) or MAC 2233 Elementary Calculus I (3) or MGF 1106 Finite Mathematics (3) or MGF 1130 Thinking Mathematically (3) Minimum grade of C
  Acceptable Substitute: MACX233 or MACX105 or MGFX106 or MGFX130
  [Prerequisites of MAT 1033 minimum grade of C then MAC 1105 minimum grade of C; or relevant accelerated credit; or placement exam]
  
  FGCU Course: ENT 2000 Intro to Entrepreneurship (3) Minimum grade of C
  Acceptable Substitute: ENT X000
3. Required Courses in the Major (30 credits)
  A minimum grade of C is required in each course
  
  ENT 3004 Entrepreneurship & Creativity (3)
  ENT 3114 New Venture Laboratory (Capstone) (3)
  ENT 3121 Entrepreneurial Mindset (3)
  ENT 3204 Scaling Ventures (3)
  ENT 3273 Foundational Startup Skills (3)
  ENT 3414 Innovative Decision Making (3)
  ENT 3422 Venture Funding (3)
  ENT 3607 Innovation by Design (3)
  ENT 3618 Digital Technologies (3)
  SPC 2023 Public Speaking (3) or SPC 1608 Effective Speaking (3)
4. Restricted Electives in the Major (9 credits)
  A minimum grade of C is required in each course
  
  ENT 3243 Promoting New Ventures (3)
  ENT 3402 Blockchain Applications (3)
  ENT 3503 Social Entrepreneurship (3)
  ENT 3603 Visual Software Development (3)
  ENT 4205 Founder's Dilemmas (3)
  ENT 4305 Legal Strategies in Startups (3)
  ENT 4901 Independent Study (3)
  ENT 4902 Runway Program Seminar (3)
  ENT 4934 Special Topics (3)
  ENT 4943 Internship (1-6)
5. University Requirements (3 credits)
  Select one of the following:
  IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
  Or at least 3 credits in sustainability coursework (SCGR Attribute)
6. Additional Electives- as needed to reach total credits required for the degree
Total Credits Required: 120
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Getting started with the Course Schedule Search

Search for program courses by using the Course Schedule Search utility.

Go to the Course Schedule Search Web page, then follow these steps:
1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select one or more of the search options to narrow your results (for example, CAMPUS, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, LEVEL, PREFIX*, COURSEATTRIBUTE**). For virtual or web courses, select VIRTUAL in the CAMPUS field.
3. Press Search.
*A course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline (for example, ACG for Accounting , BSC for Biological Science, ENC for English Composition). See the Degree Requirements page for a list of courses (with prefix and number) that can be used to fulfill degree requirements.

**A course attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses that can be used in a Degree Evaluation to satisfy a degree requirement. (Course attribute examples are Humanities courses - GEHM and Social Science courses - GESO.)
Learning Outcomes
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Academic Learning Compact

Consistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.

Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills

Graduates will be able to:
1. Understand and apply entrepreneurial theory.
2. Think creatively to recognize and develop new opportunities.
Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills are assessed with written reports, oral presentations, exams, and other projects completed in the following required courses: ENT 2000 (Introduction to Entrepreneurship) or ENT 3121 (Entrepreneurial Mindset), and ENT 3004 (Entrepreneurship and Creativity).

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to:
1. Apply oral communication skills to a range of stakeholders.
2. Write clearly and concisely using proper entrepreneurship terminology.
3. Work effectively in diverse, interdisciplinary teams.
Communication skills are assessed with oral presentations, written assignments, and team projects in the following required courses: ENT 3204 (Scaling Ventures), ENT 3114 (New Venture Lab), and ENT 3422 (Venture Funding)

Critical Thinking Skills

Graduates will be able to:
1. Gather and analyze evidence to make educated and ethical decisions.
2. Select and utilize the appropriate methods to create viable solutions to opportunities.
Critical thinking skills are assessed with written reports and projects in the following required courses: ENT 3414 (Innovative Decision Making) or ENT 3273 (Foundational Startup Skills) and ENT 3607 (Innovation by Design) or ENT 3618 (Digital Technologies).
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Tuition and Fees

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Financial Aid Opportunities

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“Until I discovered the Entrepreneurship Major, I had never experienced such a unique and inspiring classroom environment. I was encouraged every day to leverage my natural talents to solve challenging problems."

— Sofia Blanno

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Entrepreneurship Major with Honors & Marketing Minor '19

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