| Experiential Learning Students will engage in the process(es) of entrepreneurship to earn
experiential learning credits. Entrepreneurial processes include
activities related to 1) opportunity recognition; 2) opportunity
evaluation; 3) innovation; 4) creative problem-solving; 5)
mitigating risk; 6) thinking and acting as a guerilla; 7) resource
leveraging; 8) managing ambiguity and uncertainty; 9) building a
plan for an innovative concept; 10) implementation of change; and
11) the entrepreneurial process.
The required 3 credits of experiential learning can be earned by
either taking a course that has been designated as an experiential
learning course or using some other experiential learning activity
as the basis to receive credits through a graded independent study.
Three options are explained in more detail below.
Option 1: Courses that are pre-approved to meet the experiential
learning requirement are indicated on the
2007-2009 Elective List.
For these courses, the column labeled “Designated for Experiential
Credits,” will say “YES” and the column labeled “Experiential
Content Requires Approval” will say “NO.” If you select one of these
courses, simply include it on your “request for minor” form and
indicate that it meets the experiential learning requirement with an
(E) behind the course number on the form.
Option 2: Some project courses have been designated on the
2007-2009
Elective List as appropriate for experiential learning credits if
prior approval has been obtained from the Entrepreneurship
Supervisory Committee (both the “Designated for Experiential
Credits” and the “Experiential Content Requires Approval columns say
“YES”). Approval must be obtained before registering for the
designated course and will be based on the extent to which the
nature and scope of the course content specifically relate to
entrepreneurial processes. To seek approval, students complete the
Experiential Study Agreement form (see link below) and obtain the
signature of the course instructor to verify the course content.
Follow the directions on the form for obtaining approval. Students
who follow this option would list the appropriate college course
number on the “request for minor” form indicating that it meets the
experiential learning requirement.
Download:
Experiential Study Agreement form
(doc)
Option 3: Students may earn 3 credits of experiential learning
through an independent study. The independent study may be based on
an internship, co-op, starting a business, running a business,
writing a business plan, etc. Note that some courses are listed on
the
2007-2009 Elective List that may count toward experiential
learning credits but must be approved by the Entrepreneurship
Supervisory Committee (both the “Designated for Experiential
Credits” and the “Experiential Content Requires Approval columns say
“YES”). Approval must be obtained before registering for the
independent study and will be based on the extent to which the
nature and scope of the independent study specifically relate to
entrepreneurial processes. To seek approval, students must identify
a faculty member willing to supervise the study and complete the
entrepreneurship independent study form (choose link below for home
college). Follow the directions on the form for obtaining approval
and registering for independent study credits. Students who follow
this option would list the appropriate college course number for
their independent study on the “request for minor” form.
Links for each college’s 490E independent study form:
Agriculture & Life Sciences
Business:
BusAd 490E - Independent Study Form
Design
Engineering:
ENGR 490E - Independent Study Form
Human Sciences
LAS
Vet Med
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