Special Opportunities
Business Foundations Certificate ProgramThis program is designed for students who want to acquire a foundation of the fundamental business knowledge needed to improve the conduct of their personal business affairs, aid in their career development, or enhance their employability.
With careful planning, the certificate may be earned entirely via distance-learning technologies. Please note that students enrolling in the certificate program need access to, and proficiency in, computer and Internet resources.
In general, any student admitted to IUPUI is eligible to enroll in the certificate program; there are no prerequisites for required certificate courses.
For more information, see an advisor in the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Office, 801 W. Michigan Street, BS 2010, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5151; phone (317) 274-2147. Information may also be obtained at https://kelley.iupui.edu/programs/undergraduate/academics/majors-minors-certificates/business-foundations-certificate/index.html.
VENTURE CREATION CERTIFICATE
Understanding Entrepreneurship
Whether you plan to launch your own business, develop new products, work at a startup or assist with your company’s growth initiatives, the 15-credit hour Venture Creation Certificate adds to your understanding of entrepreneurship. Learn key ways to develop, form, and nurture a venture that lays the foundation for success. This certificate is:
- Hands-on. This certificate is experiential, which means you’ll leave campus to visit and network with entrepreneurs in the community.
- Delivered in stages. The sequence of courses follows the journey of creating a venture: the stages of developing; decision-making and understanding how strategy, finance, marketing, operations and other business disciplines interact.
- Career-focused. The skills you gain from this certificate prepare you to drive innovation in your own venture or in growing companies throughout Indiana.
Venture creation skills prepare you to be a successful entrepreneur and active participant in the innovation ecosystem in Central Indiana and beyond.
For more information, see an advisor in the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Office, 801 W. Michigan Street, BS 2010, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5151; phone (317) 274-2147.
Information may also be obtained at https://kelley.iupui.edu/programs/undergraduate/academics/majors-minors-certificates/venture-creation-certificate/index.html
A Kelley student already knows the benefits of studying at one of the nation's premier business schools. Taking the advantages of Kelley education steps further, the Kelley Honors Program offers a way for high-achieving students to capitalize on their academic experience.
Smaller classes, more opportunities for lively classroom discussion, and the chance to work in strategic partnership with a local company are just some of the exclusive benefits of enrolling in the Kelley Honors Program. More advantages include:
- Studying with other motivated honors students
- Professors experienced in teaching honors courses
- Increased interaction with Kelley faculty
- A special Kelley academic advisor dedicated to honors students
- Annual honors student retreat
- Programming and events exclusive to Kelley honors students
- Admission to IUPUI Honors College
- $2,500 Study Abroad stipend
- Business and IUPUI honors notation on the college transcript
- Personalized, engraved Kelley Honors medallion to wear at Commencement
Although Kelley honors students cover the same course material as other students, classroom discussion builds upon what students learn independently when reading the text. This culminates in an engaging and insightful Integrative Core case project in which students work alongside an executive from a local company to tackle a pressing business issue.
Kelley Honors students are required to complete 18 credit hours (see below) within Kelley, in addition to 6 credit hours of Honors electives.
Required Kelley Indianapolis Honors Courses
- BUS F374 Honors Finance: Integrated Experience (3 cr.)
- BUS M374 Honors Marketing: Integrated Experience (3 cr.)
- BUS P374 Honors Operations & Supply Chain Management: Integrated Experience (3 cr.)
- BUS Z374 Honors Team Dynamics & Leadership: Integrated Experience (3 cr.)
- BUS J402 Strategic Management: Honors (3 cr.)
- BUS W494 Herman B. Wells Seminar in Leadership (3 cr.)
Honors Electives
Additionally, each student will be required to complete 6 credit hours of Honors electives (generally two courses). Classes eligible for Honors electives include:
- Any IUPUI Honors course.
- Any IUPUI course taken with an approved Honors Contract.
Students interested in applying for the Kelley Honors Program must:
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.5
- Have completed 13 credit hours
- Be admitted, or have applied, to the Kelley School of Business
- Complete the online application by the deadline (October 1 for spring admission / March 1 for fall admission)
- Students admitted to the Kelley School of Business who are on scholarship with the IUPUI Honors College are automatically admitted to the Kelley Honors Program and do not have to apply.
For more information visit the Kelley Honors Program website.
Internships
Kelley Indianapolis students are encouraged to participate in internships within their fields of study and/or career interests. Kelley Indianapolis Career Services helps students locate and apply for internship positions and maintains an online job and internship database (KelleyCareers) that is available exclusively to Kelley Indianapolis students.
All Kelley Indianapolis students, whether they are able to complete an internship or not, engage in experiential learning through their Integrative Core (I-Core) courses. Students work in a group with a local company and apply what they have learned in the classroom to a real business issue. Students who successfully complete all aspects of the Integrative Core curriculum will receive an experiential learning notation attached to these courses on their official transcripts as a part of RISE.
Kelley Indianapolis students have the option to obtain credit for approved internship opportunities through the For-Credit Internship Program. In order to qualify for the program, students must have accepted an internship related to their major, completed and passed the Integrative Core, and maintained a 2.5 GPA. Students work with the internship coordinator and faculty advisor to complete all coursework and receive a grade for the course.
For additional information, please contact the Kelley Office of Academic and Professional Development, BS 2010, phone (317) 274-2147.
Minor in BusinessStudents are required to meet course prerequisites and entrance requirements with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must take four of the seven required courses on the IUPUI campus (F300, M300, and P300 are strongly recommended). Minor requirements include completion of the following courses or equivalents:
- BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting
- BUS-F 300 Introduction to Financial Management
- BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (with a C or higher)
- BUS-L 203 Commercial Law I
- BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing
- BUS-P 300 Introduction to Operations Management
- Either BUS-D 301 International Business Environment, BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations, BUS-Z 340 Personnel & Human Resources Management, or BUS-L 312 (3 cr.) The Ethical Responsibility of Business
Applications are available in the undergraduate office, Business/SPEA Building 2010; call (317) 274-2147 if you have questions.
Information may also be obtained at https://kelley.iupui.edu/programs/undergraduate/academics/majors-minors-certificates/business-minor/index.html
