This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated January 2024.
Requirements Before Fall 2022
For students who declared the Enterprise Leadership major before Fall 2022 and are staying with those requirements.
Enterprise Leadership Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in enterprise leadership requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including a minimum of 43 s.h. of work for the major. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in all courses for the major and in all UI courses for the major. They also must complete the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education CLAS Core. For more information see the UI General Catalog.
The B.A. with a major in enterprise leadership requires 43-46 semester hours, with coursework in the following areas:
Foundation Courses
Foundation courses introduce students to the basic skills, tools, and concepts they will need for the major and include
courses that fulfill the Quantitative & Formal Reasoning and Social Sciences general education categories.
(9-11 s.h.)
* indicates courses that may offer an online option
| Mathematics or Statistics (choose one course from the following) |
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| Mathematics |
| MATH:1020 Elementary Functions* |
| MATH:1340 Mathematics for Business* |
| MATH:1350 Quantitative Reasoning for Business |
| MATH:1380 Calculus & Matrix Algebra for Business* |
| MATH:1440 Mathematics for the Biological Sciences |
| MATH:1460 Calculus for the Biological Sciences |
| MATH:1550 Engineering Math I: Single Variable Calculus* |
| MATH:1850 Calculus I |
| Statistics |
| STAT/PSQF:1020 Elementary Statistics & Inference* |
| STAT:1030 Statistics for Business* |
| STAT:2020 Probability and Statistics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| STAT:3510/IGPI:35:10 Biostatistics |
| STAT/PSQF:4143 Intro to Stat Methods* |
| Entrepreneurship |
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| ENTR:1350 Foundations in Entrepreneurship* |
| Sociology |
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| SOC:1010 Introduction to Sociology* |
Entrepreneurship & Business Core
The entrepreneurship and business core supports students' understanding of the essence and operation of entrepreneurial enterprises.
All of the following (16 s.h.)
| ENTR:2000 Entrepreneurship & Innovation* |
| ENTR:3050 Professional Preparation for Enterprise Leadership and Entrepreneurship* |
| ENTR:3100 Entrepreneurial Finance* |
| ENTR:3200 Entrepreneurial Marketing* |
| ENTR:4200 Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting* |
| ENTR:4400 Managing the Growth Business* |
Leadership
These courses help students reflect on leadership and develop their own leadership style and skills.
At least two courses from the following (6 s.h.)
| ENTR/MGMT:3800 Entrepreneurship Leadership Academy I (Restricted for all students) |
| LS:1020 Introduction to Leadership |
| LS:1024 Hawkeye Service Breaks |
| LS:2002 Career Leadership Academy Part 1* |
| LS:3002 Career Leadership Academy Part 2 |
| LS:3004 Perspectives on Leadership (Restricted to Leadership Studies Certificate students)* |
| LS: 3012 Leadership Theory to Practice |
| SOC:1220 Principles of Social Psychology |
| SOC:3610 Organizations and Modern Society |
| SOC:3880 The Sociology of Networks |
| SOC:4225 The Social Psychology of Leadership* |
U.S. Cultural Diversity
The following courses provide an overview of the complexity of diversity in the U.S and comprehensive introduction to related issues.
Choose one from the following (3 s.h.)
| AFAM:1020/AMST:1030 Introduction to African American Culture (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| AFAM:1030 Introduction to African American Society (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| AFAM:2267/HIST:2267 African American History to 1877 (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| AMST:2025 Diversity in American Culture (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| ANTH:2165/AMST:2165/NAIS:2165 Native Peoples of North America (Diversity & Inclusion GE)* |
| GWSS:1001 Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies (Diversity & Inclusion GE)* |
| GWSS:1002 Diversity and Power in the U.S. (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| HIST:1040 Diversity in History (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| LATS:2280/HIST:2280/SPAN2280 Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| SPST:1074/AMST:1074/GWSS:1074 Inequality in American Sport (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| AFAM:2079/SPST:2079 Race and Ethnicity in Sport |
| AFAM:3500/RELS:3808 Malcolm X, King, and Human Rights |
| HIST:3275/AFAM: 3275 History of Slavery in USA |
| RELS:2000 Engaging Religious Diversity for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (Diversity & Inclusion GE) |
| JMC: 1500 Introduction to Social Media (Values and Culture GE) |
| SOC:2810 Social Inequality (Values & Culture GE)* |
Communication
The following courses help students develop an understanding of contemporary communication theory and how it is applied.
(6 s.h.)
| Oral Communication |
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| COMM:1112 Interpersonal Communication* |
| COMM:1117 Advocacy and Argument (Quantitative & Formal Reasoning GE) |
| COMM:1130 The Art of Persuading Others |
| COMM:1170 Communication Theory in Everyday Life (Social Sciences GE) |
| MGMT: 4100 Dynamics of Negotiations |
| RHET:2055/GWSS:2055 Persuasion and Advocacy |
| RHET:2065 Persuading Different Audiences |
| RHET:2085 Speaking Skills |
| THTR:2610 Acting for Success |
| Written communication |
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| BUS:3800 Business Writing |
| CNW:3640 Writing for Business |
| CW:3218/INTD:3200 Creative Writing for New Media |
| INTD/CW/WRIT: 3005 Professional and Creative Business Communication |
Capstone Experience
Students engage in an entrepreneurial leadership experience and apply their knowledge and skills through a business consulting/field study project or internship with an external business or nonprofit organization. The capstone experience should be related to a student’s career goals and involve the development and application of professional business skills such as project management; market research, analysis and planning; financial management and forecasting; operations management; sales; organizational leadership; or professional business communications. Students also may choose to plan and launch their own business to meet the capstone requirement.
Students are encouraged to complete multiple capstone courses to enhance their professional development. The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center offers two innovative final-year experiences. The courses, ENTR:3800 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy I and ENTR:3850 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy II, provide select students an advanced study of leadership, communications, and project management and include an advanced
management consulting project. The courses, ENTR:3550 Commercializing New Technology I and ENTR:3575 Commercializing New Technology II provide selected students with an advanced opportunity to learn the process of identifying technology solutions, developing business models, and preparing business plans and pitch decks. Students may take ENTR:3575 Commercializing New Technology II and/or ENTR:3850 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy II to meet the capstone experience requirements.
At least 3 s.h. from these:
| ENTR:3000 Practicum in Entrepreneurship |
| ENTR:3575 Commercializing New Technology II |
| ENTR:3850/MGMT 3850 Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy II (Restricted for all students) |
| ENTR:4100 International Entrepreneurship and Culture (may be taken more than once) |
| ENTR:4200 Entrepreneurship: Business Consulting (must be taken twice to fulfill capstone requirement) |
| ENTR:4300 Launching an Entrepreneurial Venture |
| ENTR:4900 Academic Internship |
| Another experiential learning course from a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences major, with prior approval of enterprise leadership |
Additional Requirements
- Students may count a maximum of 6 s.h. earned for another major or minor toward the B.A. in enterprise leadership, with the exception of the business administration minor. Enterprise Leadership majors may count a maximum of three courses toward their major and a business administration minor.
- Enterprise leadership majors may not earn the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management.
- A minimum of 27 s.h. toward the major must be taken at the UI.