Offered by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the nationally-recognized Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management may be completed entirely online.
The Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management is designed to help you acquire team-building and sound business planning skills, embrace innovation and accelerate entrepreneurial success.
Throughout the program, you will develop critical skills necessary for pursuing your professional career aspirations, including:
- Innovation and Creativity
- Strategic Business Planning
- Leadership
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Financial Analysis and Budgeting
- Sales and Market Analysis
- Team-Building
Online Curriculum
To earn the online Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, students must successfully complete 18 semester hours (s.h.) and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all course work.
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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course name and credits
frequently offered online
offered on campus
This Course: ENTR:3500 Social Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.) x
And One of These: ENTR:4100 International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h.) x
ENTR:4900 Academic Internship (must be a social entrepreneurship internship) (arr. s.h.) -
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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course name and credits
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These; ENTR:3400 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3 s.h.) ENTR:4900 Academic Internship (must be a technology internship (arr. s.h.) Or these: ENTR:3550 Commercializing New Technology I (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3575 Commercializing New Technology II (3 s.h.) X
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International Entrepreneurship
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course number
course name and credits
frequently offered online
offered on campus
This Course: ENTR:4460 Entrepreneurship and Global Trade (3 s.h.) X
And One of These: ENTR:4100 International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h. X
ENTR:4200 Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:4900 Academic Internship (must be an international entrepreneurship internship) (arr s.h.) -
GENERAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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course name and credits
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ENTR:1800 Innovation in Action: Sustainability (0-1 s.h.) ENTR:2800 Entrepreneurial Experience (1-3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3000 Practicum in Entrepreneurship (1-3 s.h.) ENTR:3400 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (3 s.h.) ENTR:3500 Social Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3550 Commercializing New Technology I (3 s.h.) ENTR:3575 Commercializing New Technology II (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3595 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I (3 s.h.) ENTR:3600 Social Media Strategies for Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3700 Sustainable Innovation and Management (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:3800 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy I (3 s.h.) ENTR:3850 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy II (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:4000 Topics in Entrepreneurship (1-3 s.h.) X
ENTR:4050 Directed Readings in Entrepreneurship (arr.) ENTR:4100 International Entrepreneurship, Culture, and Social Impact (1-3 s.h.) X
ENTR:4200 Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (3 s.h.) X
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ENTR:4300 Entrepreneurship: Advanced Business Planning (arranged) X
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ENTR:4460 Entrepreneurship and Global Trade (3 s.h.) X
ENTR:4510 Arts Leadership Seminar (3 s.h.) ENTR:4900 Academic Internship (arr.) ENTR:4999 Honors Thesis in Entrepreneurial Studies (arr.) MGMT:4100 Dynamics of Negotiations (3 s.h.) X
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SELECT 6 S.H. IN ELECTIVE COURSES:
For more information about program requirements, including a complete list of on-campus courses available for the certificate, please visit the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center website.
How to add the certificate to your program of study
Students may add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time. Declaring a certificate will allow you to request a degree audit for the certificate requirements in MyUI. There is no penalty to remove a certificate from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.
Current BAS/BLS students can add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time by sending an email to their assigned academic advisor asking to formally declare the certificate. Once added, a separate degree audit will be produced.
How to remove the certificate from your program of study
Current BAS/BLS students can email their assigned academic advisor to ask to remove the certificate from their plan of study. There is no penalty to remove a certificate program from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.