Entrepreneurship Major
Azusa, USA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* priority application deadline for out-of-country students (recommended deadline)
Key Summary
Introduction
Study Entrepreneurship at Azusa Pacific University
You’ll graduate prepared for success in planning, launching, and leading a new business. Build the valuable experience and skills needed to thrive in the growing field of entrepreneurship. Enhance your résumé by participating in student clubs, study-away experiences, and business competitions. Boost credibility and make yourself more marketable by earning internationally recognized certificates, microcredentials, and credentials.
Program at a Glance
The School of Business and Management cultivates students' skills, faith, and character to become business leaders who inspire change.
- Program Units: 63
- Location: Azusa (Main Campus)
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Expand your résumé with competitions, clubs, certificates, microcredentials, and more.
- Practice leading people and projects.
- Bring coursework to the real world through applied projects.
- Build expertise in the details of starting your own business.
- Learn valuable skills including ideation and innovation, negotiation, and business management.
Program Details
The entrepreneurship major focuses on the creation of social and economic value and is designed to prepare students for the intricacies of planning, launching, and leading a new business. With a focus on creativity and innovation, new venture planning, and marketing, students are equipped with the skills necessary to start and grow a business.
Entrepreneurship students learn how to shape entrepreneurial opportunities and assess market feasibility. The entrepreneurship major includes working in teams, constructing business models, communicating with partners and customers, and assessing feasibility while launching a new venture or initiative.
Today, new business opportunities have encouraged entrepreneurship on a global scale. Coursework equips students to create, organize, and manage a business, including ideation and innovation, negotiation, and business management. Students also learn how to lead people and projects.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
You might think that a private college education is beyond your reach, but there are many financial resources available to help make an Azusa Pacific education a reality. APU students may take advantage of three basic types of financial aid: scholarships and grants, education loans, and student employment.
Scholarships and Grants
Scholarships and grants are considered “gift aid” and do not require repayment. They can come from federal, state, or private sources. Scholarships are typically merit-based, meaning they are awarded depending on demonstrated academic ability or other specific talents.
Scholarships are often available from sources outside of APU. You can search for these scholarships through websites. The Student Services Center is sometimes notified of scholarships available through APU departments or local organizations and can provide information about any available scholarships on request.
Education Loans
Education loans are usually repaid after graduation, may be deferred until after graduate school, and often have very low interest rates.
Military Benefits
Military members—and in some cases their spouses and dependents—qualify for financial assistance covering tuition, housing, and books. Azusa Pacific is a Yellow Ribbon University and Military Friendly School, so you can be confident that you’ll receive the benefits and flexibility you need to complete your education.
Student Employment
On-campus student employment is available for students needing additional income to pay for education-related expenses. APU students also find work off campus in the surrounding community.
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Curriculum
Requirements
The entrepreneurship major comprises 63 units. Students must achieve an average GPA of 2.5 or higher in their major courses (this includes the Business Core).
Business Core Courses
- ACCT 120 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 121 Principles of Accounting II
- BUSI 111 Business Statistics
- BUSI 240 Introduction to Information Systems and Business Applications
- BUSI 244 Data Analytics, Spreadsheets, and Data Visualization
- BUSI 296 Business Law
- BUSI 370 International Business
- ECON 200 Survey of Economics
- FIN 300 Business Finance for Managers
- MGMT 210 Principles of Management
- MGMT 211 Organizational Leadership
- MGMT 448 Organizational and Administrative Behavior
- MGMT 450 Strategic Management
- MKTG 260 Principles of Marketing
Entrepreneurship Courses
- BUSI 110 Business and Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 213 Negotiation Strategies and Skills
- ENTR 312 Creativity and Innovation
- MGMT 214 Project Management
- MKTG 364 Sales and Sales Management
- MKTG 466 Digital and Social Media Marketing
Additional Competencies
- MGMT 350 Business Management Internship
Program Outcome
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Business Knowledge: Apply business knowledge from multiple business disciplines to plan, design, and execute business strategies.
- Critical Thinking: Identify and solve business problems using analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Quantitative Reasoning: Analyze quantitative data to address real-world or discipline-specific business problems.
- Christian Business Ethics: Use biblically based ethics to make moral and virtuous ethical and socially responsible business decisions.
- Written Communication: Convey ideas clearly and effectively through professional written communication.
- Oral Communication: Communicate in informative or persuasive ways using the appropriate genre, channel, structure, and style.
- Collaborative Teamwork: Effectively participate in business-focused teams as members and leaders in diverse environments.
- Global/Multicultural Awareness: Identify and respond to cultural, economic, and political aspects of business in multicultural and global environments, informed by biblically based ethics.
- Discipline Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of business concepts.
- Discipline Problem Solving: Solve core business problems and effectively analyze and address business situations.
Career Opportunities
The skills and competencies gained in this program are vital for the success of any business or organization, including early-stage startups, corporations, family businesses, nonprofits, franchises, and other settings. Graduates can start new businesses, buy existing ventures, or go into entrepreneurial positions in profit or not-for-profit ventures. Other career options include intrapreneurship (innovation in large organizations), venture capital, and social entrepreneurship.
Top Occupations by Income
- Chief Executives
- Managers, All Other
- General and Operations Managers
- Postsecondary Teachers