Minor: Engineering Entrepreneurial

OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: No more than one grade less than a C-

Contact Information: Judith Pearse, Professor, Electrical Engineering Technology, 9 Barrows Hall, 207-581-2346, jpearse@maine.edu

The Engineering Entrepreneurial Minor provides engineering students with a “big-picture” perspective on business and how to approach non-technical issues in today’s work environments. Initially requested by several key industry advocates, this minor shows engineering students how their skills may be best utilized in a business situation. With a focus on such coursework as project management, business law, economics, and small business management, students are provided with a unique business perspective that makes them highly valuable in today’s workforce.

Required Courses:

With permission of the administrator of the minor, a student can substitute other courses for the following courses.

ACC 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
or
ECO 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EET 386 - Project Management Credits: 3
(See Footnote 2)
EET 484 - Engineering Economics Credits: 3
(See Footnote 3)
MGT 220 - The Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
(See Footnote 1)
SVT 475 - Small Business Management Credits: 3
¹CET 451 - Construction Law Credits: 3 has been approved by Maine School of Business to substitute for MGT 220

²Students may substitute CET 462 - Construction Planning and Scheduling Credits: 3 or CIE 413 - Project Management Credits: 2 (plus one credit), for this course

³Students may substitute CIE 412 - Engineering Decisions Credits: 3