The program is designed to teach relevant concepts and theory, to develop conceptual ability and to let the student experience what is being taught. A significant part of the program is each student's development of a working business plan. The Entrepreneur Program is a 16-unit modular block program which is taken during the student's senior year. Students who complete all four courses will be considered graduates of the Entrepreneur Program. The program actively supplies continuing contact and support to its alumni.
Applications (available in Bridge Hall 6) for admission to this program are mandatory and must be completed by the start of the spring semester of the junior year.
The four entrepreneur modular block courses must be taken sequentially, beginning in the fall with BAEP 451 and 452 and concluding in the spring with BAEP 453 and 454.
Fall
| BAEP 451 | The Management of New Enterprises | 4 |
| BAEP 452 | Cases in Entrepreneurship | 4 |
Spring
| BAEP 453 | Venture Management | 4 |
| BAEP 454 | The Entrepreneurial Business Plan | 4 |
Note: Only students taking the fall courses will be eligible for the spring courses. Prerequisites for the fall courses are BUAD 250ab, 306 and 307.
For those students who seek some exposure to the entrepreneurial world but who do not or cannot take the 16-unit block program, a single class in entrepreneurship is offered each semester. This class is designed for seniors who have not or will not be taking the 16-unit block program.
Fall and Spring Semesters
| BAEP 450x | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 4 |
Suggested courses for this option
| BUAD 350 | Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions | 4 |
| BUAD 351 | Economic Analysis for Business Decisions | 4 |
| FBE 386 | Intermediate Financial Management | 4 |
| IOM 481 | Operational Planning and Control | 4 |
| MKT 415 | Sales Force Management | 4 |
| MOR 461 | Design of Effective Organizations | 4 |
Please note that all six courses should be taken. Any deviations from the above must have prior approval from the Student Affairs Office, Bridge Hall 104.
To qualify for admission and a scholarship grant for the undergraduate program in food industry management, students must be in their junior or senior year with an academic standing adequate for admission to USC, be currently employed in a management position in the food retailing or wholesaling industry, and be recommended by their employer.
To receive a certificate, students must complete 32 units during their two semesters in the program. Students must take all required FIM courses for the time they are in the program.
| First Semester, Fall | Units | |
| BUAD 302 | Business Communication | 4 |
| FIM 315 | Food Retailing | 4 |
| FIM 410 | Leadership in the Food Industry | 4 |
| FIM 480 | Food Industry Financial Accounting and Analysis | 4 |
| _____ | ||
| 16 | ||
| Second Semester, Spring | Units | |
| FIM 420 | Food Retailing Management | 4 |
| FIM 582 | Food Industry Decision-Making | 4 |
| Business electives through advisement | 4 | |
| Business electives through advisement | 4 | |
| _____ | ||
| 16 | ||
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