Undergraduate Minor
Interested in pursuing our Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship?
Complete The Farley Center's Undergraduate Minor registration form
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a practical education in how to start a business or how to make innovation a cornerstone of their career paths. The minor is open to all undergraduate students at the university.
The Undergraduate Minor requires 8 courses, which includes 5 core courses and 3 electives. No more than 3 courses may be double counted toward a student’s major program. Courses with a grade lower than “C-” (C minus) cannot be applied to the minor.
Students must declare the minor at least one year prior to their expected graduation date.
PLEASE NOTE: Farley Center is no longer offering the Undergraduate Certificate. New certificate declarations will not be accepted.
Core Courses
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Principles of Entrepreneurship (ENTREP 225) OR Engineering Entrepreneurship (ENTREP/IEMS 325)
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Leadership, Ethics & You (ENTREP 360) OR Entrepreneurship Demystified (ENTREP 361)
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Entrepreneurial Sales & Marketing (ENTREP 331) OR Storytelling for Business (ENTREP 311)
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Any Farley Center experiential course - includes NUvention courses, Radical Entrepreneurship (ENTREP 350), and Innovate for Impact (ENTREP 340)
Electives
Electives can be any combination of the following options:
- Any Farley Center course
- Independent Study (ENTREP 399/499 with Farley Center faculty member - Max. one unit
- Other coursework related to entrepreneurship from other programs, including BIP, Segal, Medill/IMC (must be a 300-level course and students must get prior approval from the Farley Center)
To gain approval, declare the minor, and chart your progress, please fill out this form.
Questions? Contact the Coordinator of Curriculum for the Farley Center, Ryan Brownlow, ryan.brownlow@northwestern.edu