University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

Minor in Entrepreneurship

The minor in entrepreneurship is for students across campus, including business majors and Entrepreneur-Scholars, who are interested in developing their entrepreneurial mindset and learning how to create and build impactful ventures. The minor emphasizes experiential learning and complements all majors through the development of fundamental business skills and capability to see and realize new possibilities. Impactful ventures may be as new standalone companies or developed within existing organizations.

Note: Only one upper-division major requirement or major elective can be counted towards both the minor and a major.

Requirements for Students who are not Entrepreneur Scholars — 15 credit hours

Students who are not in the Entrepreneur Scholar Program fulfill the minor requirements as follows:

Required Courses — 12 credit hours

BUS 364Innovation

3

BUS 385Entrepreneurship Opportunity Assessment

3

BUS 484Entrepreneurial Finance and Budgeting

3

BUS 487Social Entrepreneurship

3

Elective Course - 3 credit hours

Select one elective course from the following:
BUS 452Project Management

3

BUS 472Personal Selling

3

BUS 475Design Thinking

3

BUS 483Strategic Controls for New Venture Operations

3

CST 333The Future of Work

3

ENV 400Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies

3

EGR 484Multi-disciplinary Capstone Project II

3

CE 484Civil Engineering Capstone Project II

3

CS 484Computer Science Capstone Project II

3

EE 484Electrical Engineering Capstone Project II

3

ME 484Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project II

3

Requirements for Entrepreneur Scholars -15 credit hours

Students in the Entrepreneur Scholar Program fulfill the minor requirements as follows:

Required Courses — 12 credit hours

BUS 364Innovation

3

ENT 480Creating a World-Class Venture

3

ENT 481Entrepreneur Apprenticeship

3

ENT 482Global Entrepreneurship

3

Entrepreneur Scholars Elective Course - 3 credit hours

Select one elective course from the following:
BUS 475Design Thinking

3

BUS 483Strategic Controls for New Venture Operations

3

BUS 484Entrepreneurial Finance and Budgeting

3

BUS 487Social Entrepreneurship

3

CE 484Civil Engineering Capstone Project II

3

CST 333The Future of Work

3

CS 484Computer Science Capstone Project II

3

EE 484Electrical Engineering Capstone Project II

3

EGR 484Multi-disciplinary Capstone Project II

3

ENV 400Integrating Seminar in Environmental Studies

3

ME 484Mechanical Engineering Capstone Project II

3