Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Management and Marketing
Department/program
Adjust Entrepreneurship Certificate to recent curriculum changes in SoBA
Summary
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Nader Shooshtari
243-6701
Nader Shooshtari
Department Dean
Larry Gianchetta
Date
09/20/12
09/20/12
09/20/12
Other affected Programs:
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needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
Other
Please
Adjust Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
X
describe
Certificate to recent curriculum changes in SoBA
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
it to appear in the catalog. 
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog 
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Management
This certificate is offered for students who are
interested in launching their own business venture or
working in a small- to medium-sized business upon
graduation. Students must complete all requirements
for at least one School of Business Administration
major as well as the following required courses: MGMT
348, MGMT 458, and one 498 internship course
offered by any of the School of Business
Administration's major areas; the internship must be
with an entrepreneurial venture. Internships must be
approved by the Management & Marketing
Department Chair. Also required: six credits from
outside the student's major area of study, from the
following courses: BFIN 301 (FIN 301), MIS 478,
MGMT 344, MGMT 420, MKTG 362, MKTG 363,
MKTG 366, or MKTG 460.
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Management
This certificate is offered for students who are
interested in launching their own business
venture or working in a small- to medium-sized
business upon graduation. Students must
complete all requirements for at least one
School of Business Administration major as
well as the following required courses: BMGT
486, BMGT 458, and one 498 internship
course offered by any of the School of Business
Administration's major areas; the internship
must be with an entrepreneurial venture.
Internships must be approved by the
Management & Marketing Department Chair.
Also required: six credits from outside the
student's major area of study, from the
following courses: BFIN 301, BMGT 420, BMIS
478, BMKT 337, BMKT 342, BMKT 343, BMKT
460 or BMKT 466.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
A required course for the certificate, MGMT 348, was subsumed into the new course, BMGT 486.
BMKT 466 is a new marketing course.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009