Aspiring entrepreneurs can now fine-tune their skills by declaring Georgia State’s new entrepreneurship minor, according to Georgia State University News.
The minor was created by the university’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative (ENI), which is an initiative formed in the Robinson College of Business, and will be available this fall, according to Georgia State University News.
To fulfill the minor, the student must apply with an advisor within the Robinson College of Business and take 30 credit hours, including courses in business and in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, according to Georgia State’s Enterprise and Innovation Institute Initiative.
Beginning this summer, students with majors outside of the Robinson College of Business will be able to take a preparatory course for the minor. If they meet the Robinson College’s advisory board’s requirements, they can begin taking courses in the Fall, according to Georgia State University News.
Robinson College of Business Dean Richard D. Phillips said the minor will be available to students of any major, because students from outside of the Robinson College of business found it difficult to meet prerequisites for entrepreneurship courses.
“Part of the idea for the minor came from our desire to meet the demand from students from all parts of the campus,” he said.
Richard J. Welke, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute Initiative director, said the ENI minor will move through a lengthy approval process, and its required courses will hopefully be included in the Course Catalog by March 2016.
“As with anything new, one must first judge the demand,” he said.
Senior Marketing and Managerial Sciences major Sabah Sohel said she thinks the creation of the minor is great because of Atlanta’s growing entrepreneurship and startup scene.
“It’s a perfect minor for Georgia State students who aspire to start their own businesses,” Sohel said.
