Entrepreneurship, AS
Program code: SBME-AS
Locations: Asnuntuck, Capital, Gateway, Housatonic, Manchester, Middlesex, Quinebaug Valley
Program Description
This two-year Associate Degree in Entrepreneurship equips students with skills to start, manage, and grow businesses, as well as “intrapreneur” skills for larger organizations or pursue further study in Entrepreneurship. The curriculum covers business planning, financial management, marketing, and legal issues, with hands-on projects like business models, business plans, and pitch competitions to build real-world confidence.
The program can be completed fully online or with many classes on campus, offering practical training through internships with small businesses. Students also have access to small business centers offered on campus, which offer mentoring, makerspaces, and workshops.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Identify core concepts of entrepreneurial ventures and small business management and their impact on society and the global economy.
- Describe the legal and ethical environments for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
- Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills applicable to entrepreneurial ventures and small business management.
- Demonstrate information literacy through research skills and the use of technology.
- Apply effective written and oral communication skills to business situations.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| ENG 1010 | Composition | 3 |
| MATH 1001 or higher | 3-4 | |
| Elective ARHX - Arts & Humanities Course (Recommended: ART, ENG, or GRA) | 3-4 | |
| BUSN 2100 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Elective SCKX - Scientific Knowledge Course or Elective SCRX - Scientific Reasoning Course | 3-4 | |
| ECON 1001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 1002 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| CCS 1001 | College and Career Success | 3 |
| Program Courses | ||
| ACCT 1130 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 1250 | Accounting Applications I | 3 |
| BENT 2170 | Small Business Management and Growth | 3 |
| BENT 2180 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Plan | ||
| Launch a Business | ||
| Business Co-op Internship | ||
| BMGT 2200 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| or BMGT 2100 | Organizational Behavior | |
| BUSN 2310 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BMKT 2010 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BMKT Elective | 3 | |
| BUSN 1150 | Business Software Applications | 3 |
| or CSA 1111 | Spreadsheet Applications | |
| BFIN 1100 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| Business Electives - choose from: ACCT, BENT, BFIN, BMGT, BMKT, BUSN, CSA, ECON, HOSP 2244. 2 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 60-63 | |
- 1
or HOSP 2244 Meetings, Conventions and Special Events Management
- 2
With approval of program coordinator, course related to starting a business can be selected from outside of the business department.