Academic Programs

Entrepreneurship (NDP.ENTRE)

This program prepares students for ownership of their own business. Courses have been carefully chosen to give the student the solid informational base needed to succeed in business ownership. All courses satisfactorily completed in this certificate program will apply to the associate in applied science degree with a major in management.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.

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Catalog Term Year: 2025 Spring

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First Year
First Semester

COREBUS-251

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-089

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-090

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-200

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-095

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREBUS-247

Credit Hours: 3.00

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
CORE	BUS-251	Principles of Management BUS-251 Principles of Management Provides an overview of how managers utilize planning, organization, leadership, and control in order to ensure that a firm achieves its goals in the most efficient way possible. Course Outline OR
CORE	BUS-290	Human Resource Management BUS-290 Human Resource Management Examines the managerial processes of planning, developing, and controlling human resources within the organization. Special emphasis will be placed on the areas of recruiting, selection, training, labor relations, salary, and benefit administration. Transfers as elective credit only. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-089	Small Business Management BUS-089 Small Business Management Covers entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges facing small business managers including how to conceptualize a feasible business concept, develop a comprehensive business plan, obtain start-up capital, execute the firm's strategy and maintain financial and inventory control. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-090	Prin of Retailing BUS-090 Prin of Retailing Designed for those owning or planning to become owners of a retail business, those involved or planning to become involved in the management function of a retail business, and/or those desiring a general knowledge of retailing as an institution. Course Outline ++++	3.0
CORE	BUS-200	Legal Environ/Business BUS-200 Legal Environ/Business An introduction to legal systems and law, especially the U.S. legal system. Business-legal relationships in the areas of criminal law, torts, product liability, and contracts are examined. Consumer, labor, and environmental law are studied. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-095	Fundamentals of Accounting BUS-095 Fundamentals of Accounting An introduction to basic accounting principles and techniques designed to give the student a general knowledge of accounting practices and terminology. Students will work through the accounting cycle for both a service and retail business. Course Outline OR
CORE	BUS-096	Federal Tax Accounting BUS-096 Federal Tax Accounting Focuses on a practical study of the fundamentals of taxation and the current federal revenue act as it relates to individuals. Course Outline	3.0
CORE	BUS-247	Principles of Marketing BUS-247 Principles of Marketing Covers the selection of target markets; the controllable variables of the marketing mix including product, place, price and promotion; and the uncontrollable variables including legal environment, economic environment and cultural environment. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals		18.0

Total Program Hours

18.0

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Faculty Contact: John W. Carpenter, III
Faculty Email: jcarpent@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5347

* There are prerequisites, course requisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Electives must be approved by the Program Coordinator
+ Course only offered fall semester
++ Course only offered spring and summer semester
+++ Course only offered spring semester
++++ Course offered in summer term only
^ SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
^^ Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
^^^ Course requires a 30-hour practicum experience in addition to classroom lecture hours
^^^^ ECE 120 and ECE 125 must be taken the same semester

Entrepreneurship (NDP.ENTRE)

Catalog Term Year: 2025 Spring

First YearFirst Semester

BUS-251Principles of Management

BUS-290Human Resource Management

BUS-089Small Business Management

BUS-090Prin of Retailing

BUS-200Legal Environ/Business

BUS-095Fundamentals of Accounting

BUS-096Federal Tax Accounting

BUS-247Principles of Marketing

Semester Totals

Total Program Hours

First Year
First Semester

BUS-251
Principles of Management

BUS-290
Human Resource Management

BUS-089
Small Business Management

BUS-090
Prin of Retailing

BUS-200
Legal Environ/Business

BUS-095
Fundamentals of Accounting

BUS-096
Federal Tax Accounting

BUS-247
Principles of Marketing