Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Erica Montoya works for DeVry University, 15301 Ventura Blvd D-100, Sherman Oaks, CA 91304.  She is an Admissions Adviser. You can reach her at 619-293-5436 or emontoya@devry.edu. They have a Bachelor’s Degree Program with a Specialization in

Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship. I talked to her November 2, 2017.
The BS degree costs $64,000. The entrance requirements are that you have a High School Diploma and pass Math and English assessments.The program consists of 124 credit units
Comprising 32-34 classes;
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK includes; Communication Skills; ENGL112 Composition, ENGL135 Advanced Composition, Humanities;

ETHC445 Principles of Ethics, LAS432 Technology, Society and Culture.
Social Sciences, ECON312 Principles of Economics, SOCS1851 Culture and Society, Mathematics and Natural Sciences; MATH114 Algebra for College Students, MATH221 Statistics for Decision-Making, SCI228 Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab.
Additional General Education Selection; SPCH275 Public Speaking Personal and Professional Development, CARD405 Career Development, and COLL148 Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving.
CORE-DEGREE COURSEWORK includes; Business, Management and Technology, ACCT212 Financial Accounting, BIS155 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab, BIS245 Database

Essentials for Business with Lab, BUSN115 Introduction to Business and Technology,
BUSN278 Budgeting and Forecasting, BUSN319 Marketing, CIS115 Logic and Design, CIS206 Architecture and Operating Systems with Lab, COMP100 Computer Applications for Business with Lab, MGMT303 Principles of Management MGMT404 Project Management, MGMT410 Human Resource Management,
Senior Project; BUSN460 Senior Project Analytics, BIAM300 Managerial Applications of Business Analytics, BIAM400 Applied Business Analytics, BIAM410 Database Concepts in Business Intelligence

You take 2 classes at a time for 16 weeks. A new class starts every 8 weeks. Students are expected to devote 20 hours a week per course. You can complete the program in 2 years 8 months if you take 2 classes at a time, 5 years if you take one class at a time.
Financial Aid is available, Erica recommends filing a FAFSA and talking to a school financial adviser. She said the ratio of instructor to students varies with each class.

Each instructor has a master’s degree as well as experience in the field.
The training program does not include an externship or internship but a Senior Project is required. The school does not have a full time Job Developer but does provide some career assistance through their career services department.