Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) for Non-Business Majors
Students completing majors outside the Neeley School may pursue a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation (E&I) for non-business majors. Students cannot simultaneously double minor in both E&I and general business. Students majoring in business are not eligible for the E&I minor. The goal of the E&I minor is to provide students in other disciplines with a broad knowledge of entrepreneurship. It includes core concepts in economics and accounting as well as core classes in opportunity recognition and new venture development. Electives are meant to serve as contexts for entrepreneurship.
The E&I minor requires 18 semester hours of coursework. Once a student matriculates at TCU, all coursework in the E&I minor must be completed at TCU.
Admission to the E&I minor for on-business majors is limited and competitive. Admission is via an application process and student are admitted on a rolling basis. Students outside the Neeley School of Business interested in pursuing the minor must submit an online application.
Minimum requirements for admission to the program: Students wishing to declare an entrepreneurship and innovation minor must : (1) have sophomore standing, (2) have completed at least one full semester at TCU with a minimum overall GPA of 3.00 and a TCU cumulative GPA of 3.00
Required Courses (12 semester hours)
Introductory Microeconomics | 3 | |
Introduction to Accounting | 3 | |
Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition | 3 | |
New Venture Development | 3 |
course is a prerequisite to course. course must be completed with a grade of C- or better. course may be substituted for course.
Entrepreneurship Elective Courses (3-6 hours)
E&I minors may take any upper division ENTR electives to complete their 6 elective hours required for the E&I minor. Alternatively, E&I minors may elect to take 1 upper division ENTR elective and 1 course approved by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department from their home TCU college. For 2019-2020, there were 21 courses from the other TCU units approved by the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department.
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Minimum GPA: To declare a general business minor, students must have: a minimum TCU cumulative GPA of 2.5 and sophomore standing, and have completed at least one full semester at TCU. To graduate with a general business minor, students must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in courses making up the minor.
Students who earned credit for course prior to declaring the entrepreneurship and innovation minor may substitute that course for course in the minor requirements.