The undergraduate certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) is designed to provide students with a pathway to pursue a rigorous cross-disciplinary study of innovation and entrepreneurship that will be complementary to any major and will enable students to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their of pursuit of knowledge in service to society. The certificate requires an in-depth course of study examining the theories of innovation and entrepreneurship, coupled with hands-on practice in both areas. Innovation and entrepreneurship are, by their very nature, areas of cross-disciplinary inquiry, so the certificate will draw on theory, contexts, and methods from across the disciplines.
To earn the certificate, students must successfully complete the following requirements:
To earn the certificate, students must successfully complete the following requirements:
- One course in each of these four areas (specific courses eligible for the certificate are outlined in the Courses section):
- Gateway—Innovation, Ideation, and Design
- Keystone—Strategies for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Elective —Further Exploration in Innovation and/or Entrepreneurship
- Capstone—Ideas into Action
- Two thematically-related experiential learning activities. One of the experiences must exceed 300 hours, with the other exceeding 150 hours
- Creation of a public facing e-portfolio
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