Entrepreneurship & Franchising, B.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Students will exhibit business appropriate communication skills.
2. Students will exhibit the ability to successfully perform in a group or team.
3. Students will exhibit an understanding of elements, standards, and application of critical thinking.
4. Students will exhibit the ability to express a Christian Worldview as it relates to business practices.
5. Demonstrate the ability to understand the role of franchising and franchise laws in the context of entrepreneurship.

Graduation Requirements

Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .

NOTE: Students must earn 39 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.

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Faith, Roots, and Reason - 43 Credit Hours

Finance majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the Faith, Roots, and Reason Program. The Faith, Roots, and Reason Program  (General Education) Mathematics, Global Studies, and Social Science requirements are fulfilled through other courses in this major. Only 31 of the 43 credit hours of the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Program will still be required for the completion of this program.

Entrepreneurship & Franchising Major - 76 Credit Hours

Required Business Core - 52 Credit Hours

• BUS 1001 - Business Fundamentals
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra or higher (fulfills the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Mathematics requirement)
• BUS 2001 - Why Business?
• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics
• ACG 2013 - Financial Accounting
• ACG 2023 - Managerial Accounting
• BUS 2133 - Information Systems for Business
• BUR 2153 - Principles of Marketing
• BUF 2173 - Principles of Finance
• BUM 2183 - Principles of Management
• ECO 2343 - Principles of Macroeconomics (fulfills the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Social Science requirement)
• ECO 2353 - Principles of Microeconomics
• BUS 3001 - Business Professionalism
• BUS 3193 - Business Law 1
• BUS 3613 - Data Analysis
• BUI 3633 - Global Business (fulfills the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Global Studies Requirement)
• ECO 3813 - American Free Enterprise (fulfills the Faith, Roots and Reason (General Education) Freedom in American Society/American Free Enterprise requirement as would Freedom in American Society)
• BUS 4001 - Financial Literacy for Business Professionals
• BUM 4053 - Leadership & Ethics
• BUS 4303 - Business Strategies (must be taken senior year)

Entrepreneurship & Franchising Core - 24 Credit Hours

• BUE 2003 - Principles of Entrepreneurship
• BUE 4213 - Entrepreneurial Creative Ventures
• BUF 4153 - Entrepreneurial Finance
• BFR 2123 - Principles of Franchising
• BFR 3123 - Franchise Creative Ventures
• BFR 4123 - Franchise Management & Operations
• BUS 4713 - Internship in Business
• One of the following electives:
• BUI 3003 - Regional Business Environments  
• BUF 3413 - Introduction to Real Estate Finance and Development  
• BUM 4013 - Production & Operations Management  

Additional Required Credit Hours - 13 Credit Hours

These additional hours may be fulfilled by a minor, second major, general electives taken concurrently, previous coursework taken at PBA or through transfer credits.

Sample Degree Plan