Minor in Entrepreneurship

Students who successfully complete the minor will be able to:

• Understand the role and challenges of an entrepreneur
• Understand how to evaluate opportunities
• Systematically generate and evaluate business ideas
• Understand key elements of a successful entrepreneurial strategy
• Define a working business model
• Formulate and deliver a persuasive elevator pitch
• Develop their own entrepreneurial network

Requirements

There are four main paths in this minor, to tailor it to students’ backgrounds, interests, and needs:

• Standard, For-Profit Entrepreneurship path;
• Social Innovation path, for students interested in applying entrepreneurial tools to create social good;
• Innovation in Art and Humanities path, for students who want to apply entrepreneurship to these disciplines;
• Innovation and Technology path, for students interested in technology-driven entrepreneurship.

The minor consists of six courses, selected based on the student’s objectives for the minor, as indicated for each of the paths.

See complete details and lists of applicable courses for the Minor in Entrepreneurship.

General Requirements for All Minors

• No more than one grade of lower than a C- will be accepted in courses applying to the minor.
• In the case of multiple minors, no course may apply to more than one minor.
• No more than three classes, including Proficiency and General Distribution requirements, may apply to both the major and minor.
• At least four courses must be taken in residence at John Cabot.
• Requirements for the minor must be completed by the time of graduation.
• Courses without specific coding (prefix and number) cannot be applied towards minors.