For more information, visit the Dallas College Entrepreneurship webpage and your success coach at your campus.
This is an example course sequence for students interested in pursuing entrepreneurship. It does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. Following this pathway will help you earn the Entrepreneurial Management Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College. See the catalog for official certificate requirements.
The Entrepreneurial Management Certificate is designed to prepare students to start, develop, finance, manage, and harvest new ventures with high growth potential. To explore the development of innovative thinking and venture exploration which could, ultimately, lead to a new business venture. Students examine current academic theory, best practice in the field and are exposed to successful practicing entrepreneurs. Courses are presented within an active learning environment so that students develop the skills to initiate their own ventures, join the family business, or work in entrepreneurial firms anywhere in the world. The certificate, which is designed around the business plan, examines how to formulate business ideas, select a location, select a legal form of organization, locate financing sources, assess the market, develop a human resource management system, and establish budgets for control. BUSG 2309 Small Business Entrepreneurship will be the Capstone for this certificate – a practicum where the student will prepare a written business plan for an actual business venture, for profit or nonprofit. This certificate will meet the needs of any individual, of any age, experienced and inexperienced, exploring the possibilities of self-employment/business ownership with a desire to become an Entrepreneur.
Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
Catalog Year 2024-2025 You may use this pathway if you entered Dallas College on or before this date.
Degree Type Level I Certificate
GPA Requirement Student must earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher
TSI May be Exempt
SEMESTER-BY-SEMESTER MAP FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS
All plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students. This is not an official degree plan. See catalog for official certificate requirements.
CERTIFICATE MINIMUM: 16 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
SEMESTER 1
BMGT 1327 – Principles of Management
CHOOSE ONE:
- ACNT 1303 – Introduction to Accounting I OR
- ACNT 1311 – Introduction to Computerized Accounting
HRPO 2301 – Human Resources Management
MARKETING ELECTIVE*
BUSG 2166 – Practicum (or Field Experience) – Business/Commerce
BUSG 2309 – Small Business Operations This is the capstone course for this award.
*MARKETING ELECTIVE: Students must choose from any 3-credit hour MRKG course.
SEMESTER 1 ACTION ITEMS
- Meet with your success coach to confirm academic and career goals before the end of the semester.
- Meet with your success coach to research your career options and opportunities for job shadowing.
- Meet with your success coach to request an official program of study audit and confirm or update your academic/career path and program of study.
- Meet with a faculty advisor or success coach regarding placement for the Practicum course.
- Meet with your success coach for assistance in preparing for job search.
- Meet with your success coach to apply for the Entrepreneurial Management Certificate.
Total Hours: 16
DALLAS COLLEGE PATHWAY TOTAL: 16 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS