A guy named Mike graduated from CSUSB’s Entrepreneurship program and instead of starting a business, he joined Bridgestone, a multinational auto and truck parts manufacturer with $28 Billion in revenues.

Within six years, Mike went from an entry level employee to a Regional Director of Bridgestone overseeing a $250 Million operation with 110 retail stores of the company in Southern California and Las Vegas. When asked how did he move up the ladder so fast, he answered “Everything I learnt in the class, I applied it and this set me apart from all the other employees”.

While the name is not real but the story is. If you have an ownership mindset and are results driven, the Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program might be what you need at this moment in your life, to take it to the next level.

$5000 Scholarship for Being One of the First 10 Applicants

School of Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino is offering a $5K scholarship to one (1) student who is among the first 10 students to apply and are accepted to the Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI) program’s 2nd cohort for Fall 2021.

At first you might think a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship sounds a rather ‘academic’ sort of program because entrepreneurship is learnt by doing instead of graduating in it. However, unlike other MBA programs out there, the MSEI program by CSUSB offers a deep dive than a general and broad introduction to business and management concepts.

CSUSB is a AACSB accredited institution with only 910 business institutions in 58 countries and territories that have earned AACSB accreditation. A list of U.S. based business schools accredited by AACSB can be accessed here.

Degree Structure

The MSEI program is structured as a 16-24 month, 30-unit program for both business and non-business majors alike. Instruction mode is primarily face-to-face courses but will also integrate hybrid instruction.

The program is identified as a Top 35 Globally Recognized Entrepreneurship program.

Application Requirements

If you plan to apply for the MSEI graduate degree program, a good news is that you don’t need a GMAT or GRE.

You just need to have:

• Current Resume
• 1 Letter of recommendation
• English proficiency exam: IELTS/TOEFL
• A Bachelor’s degree with overall GPA of 2.75
• Personal statement stating why you want to join this program
• Participation in a brief interview with the MSEI program director and/or faculty

The Center for Entrepreneurship at CSUSB

It has been 20 years since the Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State University, San Bernardino started operations. The center offers both on- and off-campus courses to help people realize their dream of business ownership and acqquire the entrepreneurial mindset.

The center regularly conducts various events and programs including:

• Entrepreneurial meetups
• Fast pitch competitions
• Innovation challenge
• Mentoring through catalyst startups

Other universities teach from the book, here we teach about how you actually do it and give you the opportunity to experience it.

Dr. Mike Stahl, Director of Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship

Rationale of the Program

Per the Director of Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship and the mastermind behind this degree program, students are now looking for more specific study programs instead of general courses.

That’s where this program called MSEI has 80% of the 10 courses around entrepreneurship and only a couple of the courses will be general.

The program can help both aspiring entrepreneurs as well as people looking to innovate and launch ventures in a larger firm (ideally their current employer). One other opportunity is some companies who might be looking for entrepreneur-in-residence to commercialize their invention and bring it to the market.

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