Learn to build ventures and drive innovation: five courses, open to every major at Maryland.
Whether you're headed for a startup, a lab, or a Fortune 500 company, the entrepreneurial mindset travels with you. Earn it alongside your degree.
5 courses
15 credits total
All majors
Open to all undergraduates
Rolling admission · decision in 30 days
Already enrolled? Request your approved plan⟶
About the Minor
The Minor gives you the working knowledge and skills of the entrepreneurial process: how ventures are discovered, evaluated, financed, marketed, and led. It's built for innovators of every kind — students who want to launch their own startup, and students who want to drive new products and ideas inside established companies and organizations.
The Minor is run by the Idea Factory, the Clark School's innovation and entrepreneurship institute, and is open to students from any major at the University of Maryland.
Plan ahead: apply at least one year before you graduate.
You can submit the advising worksheet at any time of year, but no later than one year before your graduation date. If you're a junior, that means now.
Courses
You earn the Minor by completing five courses (15 credits). When you fill out the advising worksheet, you'll see which courses are available before your projected graduation date.
These courses may include:
If you're enrolled in the Southern Management Leadership Program, you complete the Minor with the four SMLP courses plus an eligible transfer course for ENES140.
How to Enroll
Any time of year, from any major. No later than one year before your graduation date. The worksheet shows you the courses available before you graduate.
You'll be notified of your admission status within 30 days of submission.
Admission and advising for the Minor is handled by the Idea Factory's Learning and Development Team. For how Minor courses count toward your degree requirements, talk to your academic advisor — that part stays with your home department.
The advising worksheet is the only step you take to apply. It works for any major, any time of year.
Complete the advising worksheet →Already enrolled? Request your approved plan →
Admission and advising for the Minor is handled by the Idea Factory's Learning and Development Team. For how Minor courses count toward your degree requirements, talk to your academic advisor.
Complete the advising worksheet →Where the Minor Fits
The Minor is a Blueprint-stage program in the Idea Factory ecosystem, where you learn to think like a builder.
