Western Carolina University

Degree Offered: Master of Entrepreneurship (M.E.)

Program Description: Entrepreneurs dream, and their dreams drive the economic engine of the world. Are you a dreamer? Do you dream of freedom, wealth, or of changing the world? Then the Master of Entrepreneurship is the program for you. In the fall of 2003, Western Carolina University boldly extended its dream series to encompass graduate education, offering the first M.E. in the University of North Carolina System and the United States, and one of only six in the world at this time.

The Master of Entrepreneurship (ME Program) degree is an online program which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  The purpose of the program is to offer students the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to create a sustainable new venture from an idea or concept that is developed during the course of study.

Our faculty is made up of proven entrepreneurs: people who have made a payroll; people who have known victory and defeat and dreamed their own dreams; people who know how to make dreams become real; and people who can teach you how to make your dreams become real.

Can you teach entrepreneurship? Of course you can. Like everything else in life, you just need teachers who have actually done what they are showing you how to do, and who are masters at what they are teaching.

                    

Admission Requirements:

• Graduate School Admission Requirements
• Program Admission Requirements  
  • Minimum GMAT score of 400 or an equivalent GRE score, or equivalent MAT score
• For Regular Admission:
  • Minimum of three letters of recommendation
  • Minimum 2.85 overall undergraduate GPA with at least a 3.0 for the last 60 hours.
  • An interview with the Program Director to discuss the applican'ts purpose for taking the ME program and how the applicant will use the degree after graduation
  • The test score requirement and the undergraduate GPA requirement may be waived for applicants who submit an official final transcript showing a conferred graduate degree.
• For Conditional and Provisional Admission:
  • The Master of Entrepreneurship Program Director may consider applicants who do not meet the Regular Admission requirements
    1. Conditional admission may be offered to an applicant missing part of the required application materials (e.g. test scores,      letter of recommendation, etc.).  Conditionally admitted students have one term to satisfy the admission conditions set forth in the admission letter.  Student status can be changed from conditional to regular admission status when the admission conditions have been met. 
    2. Provisional Admission may be offered to an applicant with all materials submitted but who does not meet the minimum test score or GPA requirements.  Consideration for provisional admission will be limited to those applicants with significant experience and who can make a compelling argument for possible provisional admission.  Applicants considered for provisional admission must submit an essay explaining how he/she will use the skills learned in the program, how the applicant’s life or business experience will bear on the course of study, and how the applicant will persist to complete the program.  Student status can be changed from provisional to regular admission status when the student completes the first 9 hours of graduate coursework with a 3.0 or higher GPA and any other admission provisions in the admission letter have been met. 

Application Deadline: None

Prerequisites: There will be some accounting prerequisites for some of the courses but we will be able to provide these courses if you do not have them.

Number of Graduate Faculty: 4+

Number of Students: 80 +/-  

Location of Course Offerings: Web-based

*Out of state admission restrictions apply. For more information, click here

College of Business Coordinator
Kelly McIntyre
WCU programs at Biltmore Park
828-654-6533
kumcintyre@wcu.edu

Graduate Program Director:
Dr. Bill Richmond
College of Business
828-227-7192
brichmond@wcu.edu
Visit the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation website.  

Departmental Website: Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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