John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics 307 appear on the student's WSU transcript before meeting with the GSBE Advising Center or major department chair. Child Center for Entrepreneurship The William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship supports the education of students in the creation of new business organizations, whether start-up firms, joint ventures or new subsidiaries of established corporations. A few of the Child Center activities may include annual work shops, programs, and conferences to promote entrepreneurial activity, visiting professorships and visiting lecturers in the area of entrepreneurship and free enterprise, and sponsorship of student organizations, such as the Weber Entrepreneurs Association (WEA). International Programs The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics offers a number of curricular programs and study opportunities designed to enhance the global expertise of our students. • Study abroad programs to China, Hong Kong, South-east Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe are regularly offered through the WSU Foreign Language Department, WSU Asian Studies Alliance and other academic departments on campus. • The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics has signed cooperative agreements with Fachhochschule Hof of the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Business School in Paris, France and Blaise Pascal University in Vichy, France. Under the terms of these agreements, our students can enroll at these partner institutions without any additional tuition charge. The same privilege is extended to students from partner institutions who enroll at WSU. • The School offers an International Certificate which may be awarded with a baccalaureate degree offered by the School. This program is described below. Departments and Programs Entrepreneurship Institutional Certificate A student may apply for a certificate in Entrepreneurship provided he or she has met all of the following requirements: 1. Co ncurr ent or previous co mpletio n o f a Bache lor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics or any other AACSB accredited business school. 2. Completion of a specified program of at least 12 semester hours of upper division business course work, as approved by the entrepreneurship area faculty. Course work shall include BSAD 4500 - Entrepreneurship and at least 9 additional credit hours selected to satisfy the experiential requirement listed below and to support the specific field in which the student plans to pursue an entrepreneurial career. The GPA for this course work must be at least 2.50. 3. Completion of an experiential learning component relating to an entrepreneurial venture. This requirement can be satisfied through any of the following: a. completion of BSAD 4680 - Small Business Diagnostics; b. completion of an approved business internship; c. completion of a class proj ect on behalf of an entrepreneurial client. Presentation and defense of a comprehensive business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. This presentation will be made before a panel of faculty from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and representatives from the business community. International Business & Economics Institutional Certificate A student graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Business or Economics may apply for a certificate of competency in International Business & Economics provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Completion of a program of study approved by the International Program Advisor. This will entail a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work at a GPA of at least 2.5 from thefollowing list of courses: ACTG 4801 - Individual Study Credits: (1,2, 3) ACTG 4802 - Individual Study Credits: (1, 2, 3) ACTG 4803 - Individual Study Credits: (1,2, 3) ACTG 4810 - Experimental Courses Credits: (1-3) ACTG 5140 - Accounting for Global and Complex Entities Credits: (3) BSAD 3600 - [World Region] Business and Society Credits: (3) ECON 3110 - International Trade Credits: (3) ECON 3120 - International Finance and Monetary Systems Credits: (3) ECON 4170 - Economic Development Credits: (3) ECON 4800 - Independent Research Credits: (1-3) ECON 4810 - Experimental Courses Credits: (1-3) 1ST 3710 - Global Issues in Information Technology Credits: (3) 1ST 4801 - Individual Projects Credits: (1-3) 1ST 4802 - Individual Projects Credits: (1-3) 1ST 4803 - Individual Projects Credits: (1-3) 1ST 4810 - Experimental Courses Credits: (1-3) MGMT 3400 - International Business Credits: (3) MGMT 3550 - The Cultural Environment of International Business Credits: (3) MGMT 4800 - Independent Research Credits: (l- 3) MGMT 4810 - Experimental Courses Credits: (1-3) MKTG 3600 - International Marketing Credits: (3) Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog