Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship A.A.S.

Career Degree

This program is designed to give you the skills and knowledge to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.

What You'll Learn

Cultivate the leadership, creativity, and strategic thinking skills to launch successful ventures.

Transform innovative ideas into successful ventures. This program teaches the essentials of small business management, marketing, and finance—while helping you develop the creativity and leadership to launch your own enterprise. You’ll gain practical experience in business planning and operations, preparing you for self-employment or leadership roles in startups and small businesses

Program Requirements

To graduate [ 62-64 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]

Pre- or Co-Requisite Courses

Some students may need to take the following courses
Course ID	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
ENGL098	Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL 100	3
RDNG116	College Reading and Study Skills	3

First Year

Fall
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
BUAD103	Entrepreneurship I	3
CAPS121	Introduction to Spreadsheets	1
CAPS131	Introduction to Databases	1
CAPS ELEC	Computer Applications Elective	1
ENGL100	Academic Writing I	3
or	A student exempt from ENGL100 must substitute a three-credit liberal arts elective. The course should be in consultation with the student’s advisor.
SUNY GE #5 Humanities	Humanities	3
SUNY GE #3 Mathematics	Mathematics	3 - 4

Spring
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
ACCT101	Financial Accounting	4
BUAD108	Sales and Sales Management	3
ECON120	Principles of Microeconomics	3
or ECON121	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ENGL101	Academic Writing II	3
or ENGL101H	Academic Writing II-Honors	3
SUNY GE #4 Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences	3 - 4
or	ENVS102 is recommended.

Second Year

Fall
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
ACCT102	Managerial Accounting	4
BUAD201	Business Law I	3
BUAD207	Entrepreneurship II	3
BUAD208	Principles of Management	3
ENGL201	Public Speaking	3
or ENGL201H	Public Speaking - Honors	3
or ENGL204	Interpersonal Communication	3
or ENGL210	Intercultural Communication	3

Spring
Course ID	Course Name	Credits
BUAD204	Principles of Marketing	3
BUAD212	Quality Customer Service	3
BUAD264	Entrepreneurial Internship	3
ACCT ELEC	Accounting Elective	3
or BUAD ELEC	Business Elective	3
or ECON ELEC	Economics Elective	3
or	ECON101 may not be taken to satisfy this requirement.
SUNY GE #2 Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice	Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice	3
or	A student who has met this requirement through another course may take any SUNY GEN ED Elective.

Transfer School Sort descending	Transfer Program
Transfer School: Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Transfer Programl: Multiple Programs

Student & Faculty Stories

TC3 Partners with Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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Faculty Profile: Tim McCabe

Tim McCabe has done a lot. With more than 25 years working in the field, he provide our students an education they couldn’t get just from a book.

Class of 2025 Grads of Note Honored

One of the most popular end-of-the-academic-year festivities, the annual Graduate of Note luncheon honored 31 members of the Class of 2025.

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Real-world Experience

This program has applied learning built right in to the coursework, so when you graduate you’ll have tangible, real-world experience that employers are looking for, making your job search that much easier.

Applied Learning Courses

Stackable Program

Take on as much (or as little) as you want. Our microcredentials and certificates provide you with credits to apply to 2-year programs – when you’re ready!

Certificate

Business Management Certificate

Career Degree

Entrepreneurship A.A.S.

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