OSU is one of a select number of schools in the U.S. that offers a formal major in entrepreneurship. Beyond fulfilling the Business Core, EEE majors follow a logical curriculum structure in entrepreneurship that includes a number of innovative courses. As illustrated below, students first take the Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, Entrepreneurship Marketing, Entrepreneurship Financing, and Imagination followed by four elective courses in entrepreneurship, and then the capstone Strategic Entrepreneurial Management course (required of all business majors). Majors are also encouraged to pursue a Riata Entrepreneurial Internship.

Course Requirements

Like all students in the Spears School, students in the EEE major must complete the required foundation courses in Analytical and Quantitative Thought (6 hours), Communication Skills (9 hours), Natural Science (7 hours), Social & Behavioral Science (6 hours) , Humanities (6 hours), American History & Government (6 hours) and an orientation course (see University Catalog). They also must complete the School of Business Core. This includes ACCT 2103, ACCT 2203, ECON 2103, ECON 2203, MSIS 2103, STAT 2023, FIN 3113, MGMT 3013, MKTG 3213, LSB 3213, MSIS 3223, EEE 4513.

Within the major the student must complete

• EEE 3023 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• EEE 3663 Imagination
• EEE 4653 Venture Capital
• EEE 3263 Entrepreneurship Marketing
• Plus twelve hours of upper division business electives

Beyond this, students must complete four electives from the following list

• EEE 4113 Dilemmas & Debates in Entrepreneurship
• LSB 3010 Business Law and Entrepreneurship
• EEE 3033 Women and Minority Entrepreneurship
• EEE 3513 Growing Small and Family Ventures
• ECON 3010 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• EEE 4313 Emerging Enterprise Consulting
• MKTG 4973 New Product Development
• EEE 4263 Corporate Entrepreneurship
• EEE 4610 Entrepreneurship Practicum
• EEE 4483 Entrepreneurship and New Technologies
• EEE 4010 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
• MKTG 3323 Consumer and Market Behavior
• MKTG 4333 Marketing Research
• Entrepreneurship Empowerment in South Africa --- 6 credits total for this program, two concurrent components:
  • EEE 4610a/5610a 3-credit classroom work
  • EEE 4610b/5610b 3-credit field work experience

Plus the following capstone required of all business majors

• EEE 4513 Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management