Certificate in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship

About the Certificate

The Undergraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship has been designed to be applicable to students in all areas of study here at NC State. Students who will find this certificate most engaging will be those students interested in turning ideas into action through starting ventures, working in a startup environment or applying entrepreneurial thinking skills to an existing organization.

This certificate differs from the entrepreneurship minors available on campus by giving students a broad overview of the entrepreneurial process from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students who complete the Undergraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship will specifically benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of instructors, peers, teams, mentors, materials, activities, opportunities, community partners and alumni.

Certificate Requirements

Choose 12 credit hours from the courses listed below. Note that you must show at least 3 different course prefixes in your required 12 credit hours. Example, you could take an EI course, 2 EMA courses and a MIE course to satisfy your requirements. You would have 3 different course prefixes: EI, EMA, and MIE.

EI 201 Exploring Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurial Thinking (3 credit hours)
EI 331 Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurial Thinking I: Skills and Planning Basics (3 credit hours) **EI 201 is a prerequisite for this course
EMA 110 Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours)
EMA 365 Foundations in Arts Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours)
EMA 370 Practical Arts Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours)
MIE 310 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours)
MIE 410 Business Opportunity Analysis (3 credit hours) **MIE 310 is a prerequisite for this course
MIE 412 Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs (3 credit hours) **MIE 310 is a prerequisite for this course
MIE 413 New Venture Planning (3 credit hours) **MIE 310 is a prerequisite for this course
MIE 416 The Legal Dynamics of Entrepreneurship (3 credit hours) **MIE 310 is a prerequisite for this course
MIE 419: Entrepreneurship Practicum (3 credit hours) **MIE 413 is a suggested co-requisite for Certificate participants
FTM 310 Entrepreneurship & New Product Development in Textiles (3 credit hours) ** Students must have junior standing; restricted to College of Textiles students in FTM, FTD or TT degree programs
ECE 482/MAE 482: Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I (3 credit hours) **Departmental approval required
ECE 483/MAE 483: Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II (3 credit hours) **Departmental approval required
PS 203 Introduction to Nonprofits (3 credit hours)

Students must partake in one extensive experience from the list below:

Complete the Andrews Launch Accelerator program with the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic
Complete one full year of membership in the Albright Entrepreneurs Village
Complete one full year participation in CREATE (fall and spring courses) high school mentorship program
Complete the Social Innovation Fellows Program

Additional Intensive Experiences may count towards the Undergraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship. Please contact the Certificate Director for prior approval of independent Intensive Experiences such as internships, additional capstone courses, or other proposed projects including business development as an NC State Entrepreneurs Garage member, participation in the StartingBloc Institute, etc. Approved Intensive Experiences may be added to this list as they become available and are approved by members of the NC State Entrepreneurship Faculty Advisory Council.

During your final semester of the Undergraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship, you will need to complete essay questions. Complete and submit your responses to the required essay questions in Moodle.