All students entering the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program must have completed a bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling.  Previous equivalent coursework can fulfill some of the course requirements for this certificate. No more than two previous courses can double-count with the Principles of Entrepreneurship section.  Beyond two courses, students must take additional electives (9 additional hours required for the program).

To earn the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Entrepreneurship, students must:

1. Successfully complete five of the courses listed below with at least a C-, and
2. Successfully complete at least four of the courses listed below at IU Southeast after completion of an undergraduate degree.

Principles of Entrepreneurship
Complete the following 4 courses (12 credit hours):

• BUS-W 211 Contemporary Entrepreneurship
• BUS-W 311 New Venture Creation
• BUS-W 406* Venture Growth Management
• BUS-M 300 or 301 Introduction to Marketing or Introduction to Marketing Management

Choose one course (3 credit hours) from the following:
With consent of advisor, appropriate business courses can be substituted for those listed below for business graduates.

• BUS-F 260 Personal Finance
• BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business
• BUS-W 301 Principles of Management
• BUS-W 320 Leadership and Ethics
• BUS-M 330 Consultative Selling
• BUS-M 405 Consumer Behavior
• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
• BUS-M 415 Advertising and Promotion Management
• BUS-E 560** Venture Growth Management

*BUS-W211 and W311 must be taken before BUS-W406

** Special permission will be granted for entry into the E560 class for those seeking the Post-Bacc Certificate in Entrepreneurship.