Family Enterprise Minor
The School of Business Administration offers a Family Enterprise Minor for undergraduate students
of any major (business or non-business). This minor is offered to students regardless of whether their families
own a business or not. This program prepares students to work with enterprises owned by their own family,
enterprises owned by other families (which constitutes 90 percent of all businesses in the U.S.), and
professional firms that work with these family-owned enterprises. The focus of the program is to complement
the students’ academic major and develop skills in two interrelated areas. First students develop an
understanding of family systems and the role that they play in that system. Students then learn to understand
how the family system interrelates and can enhance the enterprise system. Skills developed in this Minor
include self-assessment, analytical thinking, ongoing interaction with professionals, and career development.
Any student enrolled in the Minor will have the opportunity to work with family-owned enterprises.
The benefits of involvement include credibility (increased self-confidence) and marketability (e.g. job offers).
Families of students are invited to become involved with the Family Enterprise Center through speakers,
course events, and family retreats.
REQUIRED COURSES Units
FE 235 Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development ...................................................... 1
FE 455 Family Enterprise Capstone .................................................................................................... 1
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Total course units required for the minor ........................................................................................... 2
ELECTIVE COURSES (select any TWO of the following)
FE 350 Managerial Issues in Family Enterprise ................................................................................. 1
FE 355 Family Enterprise: Ownership: Emphasis on Legal,
Estate and Asset Protection Issues ................................................................................................... 1
FE 375 Family Enterprise Internship* ................................................................................................ 1
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Total elective course units for the minor ............................................................................................ 2
Total course units for the minor ........................................................................................................... 4
All courses attempted must be completed with an average grade of C or better. At least 3 of the 4
courses must be taken at Stetson University.
* Students must intern with a family-owned enterprise (besides their own), or with a firm that consults
specifically to family-owned enterprises.