Undergraduate

Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Microcertificate

Are you an undergraduate who aspires to launch your own business someday?

This 9-credit-hour microcertificate is tailored for undergrads in any discipline and is the perfect starting point for taking your first steps in building the toolkit you need for your entrepreneurship endeavors.

Through the three 3-hour courses, you'll be guided in identifying real-world problems worth solving, validating your ideas using Lean Canvas methodology, conducting Customer Discovery, mastering research techniques, and finding solutions to craft business models.

You’ll emerge ready to pitch to investors and compete in business contests, transforming your classroom ideas into impactful real-world solutions!

For more information, email José E. Cartagena Ortiz at jc309@uark.edu.

Required Courses 6
SEVI 33303 Startup Toolkit (Typically offered Spring)  
SEVI 43003 Venture Builders (Typically offered Fall)  
Electives--select any course from the following 3
SEVI 36703 Social Entrepreneurship (Prerequisite: Junior standing. Typically offered Fall and Spring)
 
SEVI 44303 Small Enterprise Management (Prerequisite: SEVI 39303. Typically offered Spring)
 
SEVI 45403 Students Acquiring Knowledge Through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.) Product Innovation Lab (Prerequisite: Junior standing. Typically offered Fall and Spring)
 
SEVI 45803 International Management (Typically offered Fall and Spring)  
SEVI 49903 Entrepreneurship Practicum (Typically offered Fall, Spring and Summer)
 
MGMT 42503 Leadership (Prerequisite: MGMT 21003 or MGMT 35603. Typically offered Fall and Spring)  
TOTAL HOURS 9

Organizational Innovation Undergraduate Microcertificate

Are you an undergraduate who aspires to be an innovation leader someday?

This 9-credit-hour microcertificate is tailored for undergrads in any discipline and is the perfect starting point for taking the first steps in building the toolkit you need to become an innovation leader.

Through the three 3-hour practicum-based courses, you'll be guided in using human-centered design and product management skills to solve real-world organizational problems.

You’ll emerge ready to tackle problems and develop innovative solutions!

For more information, email José E. Cartagena Ortiz at jc309@uark.edu.

Required Courses 6
SEVI 32303 Corporate Innovation I  
SEVI 42303 Corporate Innovation II  
Electives--select any course from the following 3
BUSI 3300V Walton College Study Abroad
 
SEVI 3100V Entrepreneurship Internship  
TOTAL HOURS 9

*Note: BUSI 3300V credit is only allowed with Program Director's approval.

Additional Opportunities

S.A.K.E.

Historically known as Students Acquiring Knowledge through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.), this program allows students to manage a business. Branded as ForeverRed , this student-managed business specializes in high quality diploma frames and custom rubbings from the iconic U of A Senior Walk.

U of A students and alumni manage the entire supply chain from order through product delivery.

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