
The Certificate in Entrepreneurship empowers students to combine business management foundations with practical experience in creating new ideas, evaluating opportunities, engaging in hands-on decision making, and launching or growing businesses.
Gain experience in lean entrepreneurship through hands-on learning
- Students are able to work their own innovation, passion or business idea to determine the market opportunities, design and implement strategies, and launch new ventures.
Build a transferable skill set
- Students will gain practical experience in taking action on ideas, managing team dynamics in stressful situations, and making decisions that have immediate impacts on businesses.
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills will be put to the test in real-world scenarios, such as launching product or service ideas, or making the key decision to not move forward with certain ventures.
Learn from experienced entrepreneurs
- Faculty teaching in the entrepreneurship courses have launched businesses and can share their experience and first-hand knowledge to help guide students through launching and scaling ventures.
Please contact Amanda Garcia at cel@elms.edu for information on how to apply.
Curriculum
Click to view course requirements for the Certificate in Entrepreneurship.
Important: students must take either ENT 1002 (formerly ENT 102) Lean LaunchPad or ENT 4800 (formerly ENT 480) Advanced Lean LaunchPad.
Exploration Curriculum (3 credits)
Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
ENT 1001 | ENT 101 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
ENT 1002 | ENT 102 | Lean LaunchPad | 3 |
Building Curriculum (12 credits)
Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
ENT 2000 | ENT 200 | Customer Discovery | 3 |
ENT 2200 | ENT 220 | Innovation and Design Thinking | 3 |
ENT 3200 | ENT 320 | Startup Finance (required) | 3 |
ENT 3300 | ENT 330 | Building the Team- Startup Culture and HR | 3 |
ENT 3400 | ENT 340 | Get, Keep & Grow- Startup Sales and Marketing (required) | 3 |
ENT 3500 | ENT 350 | From Founder to Executive | 3 |
ENT 3600 | ENT 360 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
Experiential Curriculum Capstone Experience
Course # | Formerly | Course Name | # of Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
ENT 4800 | ENT 480 | Advanced Lean LaunchPad | 3 |
ENT 4802 | ENT 482 | Entrepreneurial Internship | 3 |
ENT 4805 | ENT 485 | Entrepreneurship Co-Op | 3 |