
Enhance your academic degree with the business skills required to move ideas from concept to commercial, organizational, or social success.
What is the minor in entrepreneurship?
The minor is designed for students with a passion for entrepreneurship who wish to leverage their academic and technical background with the business skills required to move ideas from concept to commercial, organizational, or social success.
It is built upon a uniquely Waterloo approach to entrepreneurship education that integrates academic and experiential learning to develop an individual’s capabilities. This is achieved through a combination of co-operative or capstone project educational experiences and academic content.
The eight courses in the minor are designed to equip students with the skills and domain-specific knowledge they need to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions, while the entrepreneurial experience presents an opportunity to apply classroom learning in real-time.

Requirements
The Minor in Entrepreneurship requires the successful completion of eight courses and one experiential milestone.
You can review examples of possible student pathways to obtain the minor.
Core Courses
Three core courses recommended to be taken in the following order:
- BET 100 Foundations of Entrepreneurial Practice
- BET 320 Entrepreneurial Strategy
- BET 340 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution (formerly BET 310)
Elective Courses
You have the flexibility to choose your five electives in the following ways:
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All five electives can be selected from the list of BET courses below.
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You may take three BET courses and two additional electives from your home faculty*.
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You may take four BET courses and one additional elective from your home faculty*.

BET Courses
- BET 210 Business Technologies and Infrastructure
- BET 300 Foundations of Venture Creation
- BET 350 Customer Experience Design
- BET 360 Design for Social Ventures
- BET 400 Growing Early Stage Ventures
- BET 405 Digital Leadership and Transformation
- BET 420 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
- BET 430 Sales Fundamentals
- BET 450 Leadership
- BET 460 Business Negotiations
- BET 580 Consulting
Milestone
In addition to the coursework, students must complete an experiential milestone related to entrepreneurship.
This hands-on experience will help you apply what you've learned in real-world settings.
Possible milestones include:
- Enterprise Co-op
- BET 300
- Working at a start-up during a co-op term or working on an entrepreneurial project within a large organization
- Working on your own venture with evidence of progress made.
Approval of experiential milestones as an appropriate entrepreneurial experience will rest with the Conrad School Associate Director Undergraduate Programs

Grade Requirements
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Maintain an overall average of 65% across all courses
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Achieve no grade lower than 60% in any individual course
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The experiential milestone is graded on a credit/non-credit basis


Review
Review the requirements listed above for the minor in entrepreneurship. Succesful completion of eight courses and one experiential milestone is required and it is the student's responsibility to ensure they are aware of these.
Submit
Please complete and submit the Plan Modification Form below to declare a new academic plan or to make changes to your current plan(s) or program. You will need to meet with the Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs who will sign off on your form.
Connect
It is the student's responsibility to connect with the Conrad School Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs before their third year of study to ensure they are on track with meeting the milestone requirements. However, if you have questions regarding the milestone, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Possible Student Pathways
Please see the below examples of the possible options for student pathways to obtain the Minor.



Adding the element of minor in entrepreneurship was definitely one of the major turning points of my life. It equipped me with the knowledge I required in order to launch Zeniefy and am looking forward to learning a lot more from them. I am extremely thankful to the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship for all their support and guidance to uplift me.
