Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship provides students with entrepreneurial skills needed to create successful startup ventures.
Students in the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship will learn how to recognize opportunities, formulate solutions, design business models, and deliver results. These skills are essential to starting new businesses and are valued by small and large organizations seeking employees who can create and lead innovative new initiatives.
Curriculum
Total Credit Hours Required: 9 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor’s Degree
Required Courses: 9 Credit Hours
- ENT 5016 - New Venture Design 3 Credit Hours
- ENT 5206 - New Venture Implementation 3 Credit Hours
- ENT 6617 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy 3 Credit Hours or
- ENT 5185 - Technological Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
Application Requirements
Admission is open to those with documentation of a bachelors degree from an accrediting body accepted by UCF or participation in a UCF graduate degree program. Students who maintain graduate standing in a UCF graduate degree program during the time required to complete a graduate certificate are eligible for this certificate. An application to the graduate certificate program, a current resume, and official transcripts must be submitted. Applicants must apply online. All requested materials must be submitted by the established deadline.
Those applying who are NOT currently enrolled in a UCF graduate program must have a minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience after completion of the bachelor’s degree.
In addition to the Admissions, applicants to this program must provide:
- One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended.
- Resume/CV
Application Deadlines
Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate | *Fall Priority | Fall | Spring | Summer |
Domestic Applicants | Jul 1 | Dec 1 |
International Applicants |
*Applicants who plan to enroll full time in a degree program and who wish to be considered for university fellowships or assistantships should apply by the Fall Priority date. FALL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUG 1 |