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The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship is open to graduate students from all disciplines at FIU, offered in an interdisciplinary framework through the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center and the Colleges of Business Administration, Engineering, and Arts & Sciences. The certificate program provides students with the opportunity to engage in graduate-level study that focuses on the core aspects of entrepreneurship, including:
- identification of new opportunities
- development of strategies to commercialize new innovations
- critical skills in business planning for new venture
- development of financing strategies and frameworks to provide capital
Admission
Students must be admitted into any existing graduate program at FIU or admitted as a non-degree seeking student at the graduate level, including a 3.0 GPA in the last two years of undergraduate studies, or a 2.75 GPA in conjunction with significant related work experience related to entrepreneurship.
Requirements
All of the courses listed are currently taught as part of the Entrepreneurial Academy of the Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center in conjunction with existing graduate programs across a wide range of departments in various colleges.
Complete a minimum of six courses completed from the following courses listed below, with at least a minimum overall “B” average and no individual course grade below a “C”. A maximum of one previously taken course can be transferred into the certificate program.
NOTE: Courses taken in the certificate program can be applied toward the MBA track in Entrepreneurship at FIU provide the student is admitted to the MBA program prior to the completion of no more than 12 graduate certificate hours.
Required Courses
MAN 6805 Entrepreneurship (or cross-listed course in other schools and colleges at FIU)
GEB 6116 Business Plan Development (or cross-listed course in other schools and colleges at FIU)
Approved Electives
AMH 5935 Entrepreneurs in the US
AMH 6906 Technology and American Society
FIN 6xxx Entrepreneurial Finance
MAN 6038 Family Owned Business
MAN 6057 Innovation in Management (or cross-listed course)
MAN 6086 High-Technology Product and Service Development (or cross-listed course)
MAN 6678 International Entrepreneurship
MAN 6xxx Small Business Management
GEB 6118 Starting & Growing a Professional Practice
PUR 6607 Advertising and Public Relations Management
PUR 6806 Integrated Communication Strategy
Application Procedures - Please use ENTG10CRT as the program code on the application.
Application Deadlines
For the spring term, starting in January:
September 1 |
Last day for international students to submit a graduate application. |
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October 1 |
Last day for international students to submit all supporting academic credentials, appropriate test scores, and Declaration of Finances.
Last day for U.S. applicants to submit a graduate application and supporting credentials. |
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For the fall term, starting in August: |
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April 1 |
Last day for international students to submit a graduate application. |
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June 1 |
Last day for international students to submit all supporting academic credentials, appropriate test scores, and Declaration of Finances.
Last day for U.S. applicants to submit a graduate application and supporting credentials. |
For more information, please contact:
Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center
Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street—VH 130, Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305-348-7156
Fax: 305-348-0011
E-mail: entrepreneurship@fiu.edu
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