Entrepreneurship Technology

Program Description:

Entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Entrepreneurship allows the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to have positive social and economic impact around the world. Whether part of a new or an existing business, students can learn how to use the Entrepreneurship program of study to have an immediate effect in their organization and the surrounding community.

This curriculum is designed as a two-year technical program. The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Entrepreneurship will be awarded at the culmination of a minimum of 63 semester hours of satisfactory study. Students who graduate from the program will also be better prepared to grow their companies within their communities.

Upon successful completion of all financial requirements graduates should be able to:

• Demonstrate a level of mathematical skill appropriate for self-employment in a business environment
• Read, understand, and prepare standard types of business communications
• Understand basic concepts and practices in entrepreneurship and small business management
• Understand competition and its relationship to private enterprise
• Explain the marketing concepts for entrepreneurship
• Use the Internet and other data sources for business purposes, including research and marketing
• Understand the importance of a business plan/model
• Develop a business plan/model
• Apply knowledge of computer applications, including word processing and spreadsheets

Career Certificate

• EPT 1113 - Entrepreneurship Fundamentals 3
• EPT 1123 - Entrepreneurial Marketing 3
• EPT 1133 - Entrepreneurial Finance 3
• EPT 1143 - Digital Economy 3
• EPT 1153 - Launching Your Business 3
• EPT 1163 - Innovation in Product Development 3
• EPT 1173 - Human Resource Management 3
• EPT 1183 - Entrepreneurial Strategies 3
• Instructor Approved Elective(s) 6 SH*

Technical Certificate

• EPT 2113 - Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship 3
• EPT 2123 - Global Entrepreneurship 3
• Instructor Approved Elective(s) 9 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1033 - Technical English 3 OR  ENG 1113 - English Composition I  / ENG 1114 - English Composition I  3-4 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 OR  SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• ( MAT 1033 - Technical Mathematics  OR  MAT 1313 - College Algebra  / MAT 1314 - College Algebra  or higher OR  any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Entrepreneurship 63-65 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement. The RST/LLS 1312 graduation requirement will be waived for CTE students who have successfully obtained the Smart Start Credential and can submit the credential prior to applying for graduation.
• Assessment - An Assessment Prep review course(s) and Skills Assessment exam(s) are required to graduate from this program. Certiport - Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB)

*Approved Technical Electives:

• MMT 2623 - Services Marketing 3
• MMT 2343 - Marketing Web Page Design 3
• MMT 2423 - Retail Management 3
• MMT 2523 - Event Management 3
• MMT 2213 - Principles of Management 3
• MMT 2243 - Marketing Case Studies 3
• MMT 1123 - Marketing Management 3
• MMT 1223 - Consumer Behavior 3
• MMT 1313 - Selling 3
• MMT 1323 - Advertising 3
• MMT 1413 - Merchandising Math 3