Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Certificate

Make entrepreneurship a core part of your academic journey through a flexible, interdisciplinary certificate.

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Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Certificate

Make entrepreneurship a core part of your academic journey through a flexible, interdisciplinary certificate.

The certificate program in entrepreneurship provides a curricular structure for undergraduate students who wish to make entrepreneurship an important part of their academic path at Brown. Offered in conjunction with the School of Engineering, it builds upon Brown’s interdisciplinary approach to liberal arts education and commitment to the exploratory spirit of the open curriculum.

Students pursuing the entrepreneurship certificate take five courses comprising two foundational courses, two elective courses, and an experiential course in which they develop and advance an entrepreneurial project of their own design. Students declare a Certificate in ASK during their fifth and sixth semesters. 

 

Certificate Deadlines: December 11, 2025 and May 6, 2026

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Program Overview

We teach entrepreneurship as a structured process for problem-solving through which students gain tools to identify challenges, create solutions with impact, and scale sustainable solutions. These tools empower individuals to address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges. Recognizing entrepreneurship as an approach to problem-solving is a central tenet of our approach. As students develop this understanding and proficiency in the process, they will uncover entrepreneurship’s applicability to diverse contexts. See how our students and alumni are putting this approach into practice.

Eligibility

Students in their fifth or sixth semester with an approved Concentration may declare their intention to pursue a certificate in entrepreneurship in ASK. Students should be in the process of taking or have already taken at least two courses that fulfill the Entrepreneurship Certificate. Students may pursue one Concentration and one Certificate.

Course Requirements

Advising

We would be happy to answer questions you may have about the certificate. For specific questions or to get an override code to declare a Certificate, please contact Sheila_Haggerty@brown.edu.

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