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 Course
location/delivery: Tampa
Brief
description: The
Graduate
Certificate in
Entrepreneurship is
open to graduate
students from all disciplines at USF, offered in an
interdisciplinary framework through the Center for
Entrepreneurship in
conjunction with the Colleges of Business Administration, Engineering, and
Health Sciences, provides students the opportunity to engage in
graduate-level study
that focuses on the core aspects of Entrepreneurship.
Students study the primary areas of Entrepreneurship
including identification of new technology opportunities, development of
strategies to commercialize new innovations, critical skills in business
planning for new ventures, various frameworks for new venture formation
and development of financing strategies and frameworks to provide capital
to create and grow new ventures and how these topics relate to knowledge
and technology-based business opportunities. Unique learning opportunities
are available for students interested in the entrepreneurial aspects of
Life Sciences and Biotechnology businesses. Graduates will develop
the specialized skills needed to create and grow new business ventures and
to work effectively in leadership roles in new business ventures as a part
of an interdisciplinary management team. The
certificate is also
intended for graduate students from
all disciplines who are interested in broadening their perspectives in
Entrepreneurship.
The certificate may
be completed within a year or up to a three-year time
limit.
Credit towards
graduate
degree: All 12 hours for the certificate course may
be applied to a graduate degree with
departmental approval.
Transfer
credit: May be applicable with departmental
approval
Standardized
tests: Standardized tests are not
required.
Admission
requirements: Applicants must hold an earned
bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. In addition
applicants should have:
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A minimum GPA of 3.0 on all work
completed while registered as an upper-division baccalaureate
student
Application
process: Please visit the on-line application process at:
http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gradcerts/admissions.aspt In addition, to the application forms please
submit:
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Official transcripts
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Resume
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250-word letter of interest,
stating your objectives for pursing this course of study
Registration
process: First, consult with the certificate program
advisor and obtain an electronic course permit if necessary. Then go to
http://usfonline.admin.usf.edu, the link
to OASIS, USF's
online registration system. Follow directions given
online.
Tuition and
fees: Fees parallel that of standard
graduate-level
courses. Please visit
http://usfweb.usf.edu/pfs/tuition_cost.htm
to view current tuition and fees.
Financial
aid: Non-degree seeking students are not eligible
for financial aid. Please contact the Financial Aid Office at 813-974-4700
for exceptions and the names of private lenders.
Time
limit:
Three years
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LINK TO APPLICATION PROCESS
LINK
TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE ON THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
WEBSITE
Total Program hours: 12 total credit hours are
required.
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Strategic Marketing Assessments for New
Technologies OR Strategic
Marketing Assessments (same course
cross-listed)
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New Venture Formation OR
Technologies Venture Strategies (same course cross-listed)
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Business Plan Development OR
Technical Entrepreneurship
(same course cross-listed)
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Fundamentals of Venture Capital
& Private Equity in Entrepreneurship
(cross-listed)
Depending on the Fall and
Spring semester scheduling, courses are offered via a Tampa classroom
and/or web-cast setting.
COURSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE FOUR CERTIFICATE COURSES ABOVE
CAN BE FOUND BY SEMESTER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
http://www.ce.usf.edu/EATcourses.html
Certificate
Program Director &
Director, Center for
Entrepreneurship
Michael W.
Fountain, PhD, MBA
ce@coba.usf.edu
Assistant Director for the
Center for Entrepreneurship
for
College of Health Sciences
William G.
Marshall, Jr., MD, MBA
wmarshal@hsc.usf.ed
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