BS Entrepreneurship: Subjects, Business Plan, and Careers

TL;DR: BS Entrepreneurship is a four-year degree governed by CHED Memorandum Order No. 18, series of 2017, which sets a 129-unit minimum curriculum built around a 49-unit Entrepreneurship Core, including a required Business Plan Preparation and Implementation sequence worth 13 units. Every school offering the program must run a business incubation facility large enough to seat at least 10% of its graduating class, since, in CHED's own words, "business incubation is the core requirement of any B.S. Entrepreneurship program." There is no PRC board exam. Unlike a salaried starting wage, outcomes for entrepreneurship graduates vary by the venture they build; many also take sales, marketing, or business development roles.

BS Entrepreneurship is the Philippine college program built specifically around starting a business rather than working inside one, and it's often confused with BSBA (BS Business Administration) or BS Management by applicants comparing "which business course to take." This guide breaks down what BS Entrepreneurship actually covers under CHED's own curriculum policy, its real subject list and unit counts, the business plan and incubation requirement that defines the program, what it costs, and what graduates typically do afterward. For the closest comparison, see our BSBA degree guide; for the wider field of college choices, see in-demand courses in the Philippines.

What Exactly Is BS Entrepreneurship?

BS Entrepreneurship is a four-year bachelor's degree that covers "all major functional areas required in planning, setting up, and running a business," in the words of CHED's own policy document, CMO No. 18, series of 2017, "Revised Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship." The order was adopted under Commission en banc Resolution and follows the same outcomes-based approach used across CHED's other business-cluster programs, with minimum curricular requirements implemented starting Academic Year 2018-2019.

Unlike BSBA, which trains students to work within an organization's existing functions (HR, marketing, finance, operations), BS Entrepreneurship is built around a single continuous thread: developing, piloting, and running a real micro-venture before graduation.

Disclaimer: curriculum specifics and elective offerings vary by school within CHED's minimum framework. Always confirm the current curriculum and business plan requirements directly with your target school's entrepreneurship department.

How Many Units Does BS Entrepreneurship Require?

CMO No. 18, s. 2017 prescribes a minimum of 129 units, broken down as follows:

HEIs are explicitly encouraged, per the order, to add courses on top of this 129-unit minimum to reflect their own institutional context.

What Subjects Are in the Entrepreneurship Core?

The 49-unit Entrepreneurship Core is made up of 15 required courses covering the theory and practical application of running a business. Confirmed subjects from CMO No. 18 include:

• Entrepreneurial Behavior
• Opportunity Seeking
• Business Plan Preparation
• Business Plan Implementation I: Product Development and Market Analysis (5 units: 2 lecture, 3 lab)
• Business Plan Implementation II: Incubation (5 units: 2 lecture, 3 lab)
• Market Research and Consumer Behavior
• Microeconomics
• Business Law, with a focus on laws affecting micro, small, and medium enterprises
• Managerial Decision Making
• International Business and Trade
• Human Resource Management
• Pricing and Costing
• Innovation Management
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Programs and Policies on Enterprise Development

Most of these carry 3 units each, except the two Business Plan Implementation courses, which carry 5 units apiece because of their added lab component — together, the two courses and Business Plan Preparation make up 13 of the Core's 49 units.

What Is the Business Plan and Incubation Requirement?

This is what makes BS Entrepreneurship structurally different from BSBA or BS Management: every student has to develop a real business plan and pilot it, not just write one as a paper exercise. Per CHED's order, "Business incubation is the core requirement of any B.S. Entrepreneurship program, and its richest source of experiential learning."

To support this, CMO No. 18 requires every school offering the program to maintain a business incubation facility large enough to seat at least 10% of its graduating class at any given time, "a fully equipped business center, providing students with access to a conference room, to computer units with internet access, telephone lines, fax machines, copy machines, and the like," supervised by a faculty member or professional with relevant business experience. The Business Plan Implementation II course description states students should complete their pilot "observing good micro-venture for at least one school year, with fully accomplished business registration and detailed business performance review."

Disclaimer: how a specific school implements its incubation facility and business plan grading rubric can vary. Always confirm the current requirement directly with your target school's entrepreneurship department before enrolling.

Specialized Track and Electives

Beyond the Entrepreneurship Core, students choose a 12-unit Specialized Track built around "a business project proposal based on the available resources and economic environment of the region where they belong," per the order — sample tracks CHED names include Agribusiness, Fisheries, Tourism Business, Hospitality, and Culinary, with the venture structured as manufacturing, service, export-import, franchising, or distributorship.

A further 12 units of electives round out the curriculum, drawn from a CHED-suggested list that includes Franchising, Export Marketing, Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategies, Direct Marketing, E-commerce, Agribusiness, Family Business Management, Microfinancing, Venture Finance, Supply Chain Management, Managing a Manufacturing Enterprise, Managing a Service Enterprise, Events Management, and Hospitality Management, among others.

How Does BS Entrepreneurship Differ From BSBA?

The two programs sit in the same business-cluster family but train for different outcomes. BSBA covers the functional areas of an existing organization across five possible majors (HR, Marketing, Financial, Operations Management, and Business Economics); BS Entrepreneurship is built around planning and launching a new venture, with the business plan and incubation sequence as its spine.

See our BSBA degree guide for the full breakdown of BSBA's five majors and their own subject lists.

What Does BS Entrepreneurship Tuition Cost?

Tuition for BS Entrepreneurship, like most Philippine business programs, ranges widely by school type. State universities and colleges (SUCs) charge little to nothing under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, while private schools commonly run from roughly ₱25,000 to ₱60,000 or more per semester, depending on the school's tier and location. Always pull the current published rate directly from your target school rather than relying on a general estimate.

What Can a BS Entrepreneurship Graduate Do?

Because the program's core output is a real, piloted business, outcomes for graduates vary more than for most degrees. Common paths include:

• Continuing or scaling the venture built during Business Plan Implementation I and II.
• Joining a family business, applying the specialized track (Agribusiness, Hospitality, Culinary, and similar) the student chose.
• Entry-level roles in sales, marketing, or business development at existing companies, since the Entrepreneurship Core overlaps heavily with marketing and management fundamentals.
• Freelance or consulting work in areas like social entrepreneurship or microfinance, drawing on the program's electives.

There is no single published "BS Entrepreneurship graduate salary" the way there is for a specific job title, since a meaningful share of graduates work for themselves rather than draw a fixed wage. Graduates who take employed roles typically compete for the same entry-level sales, marketing, and business development positions as BSBA graduates.

Disclaimer: business income and entry-level salary figures vary enormously by venture, industry, and location. Treat any single number as a rough reference point, not a guarantee.

Is BS Entrepreneurship Right for You?

Before committing to BS Entrepreneurship over BSBA or BS Management, weigh these questions:

• Do you already have a business idea, or family business, you want to build on? The program's entire structure (Business Plan Preparation through Implementation II) assumes you'll develop and pilot a real venture, not just study theory.
• Are you comfortable with a year-long incubation commitment? CHED's framework expects roughly a school year of hands-on venture operation before graduation, not a short capstone project.
• Would you rather manage a function inside an existing company? If so, BSBA with a major in your area of interest may be the better fit.
• Have you checked the school's incubation facility? Since CHED requires every program to run one, ask to see it and ask what past student ventures have looked like before enrolling.
• What strand did you take in senior high? This curriculum is vertically aligned with the ABM strand; see our ABM strand guide and strand for business guide for how that pathway lines up.

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Sources

• CHED CMO No. 18, s. 2017 — Revised Policies, Standards and Guidelines for BS Entrepreneurship (official PDF, via Bicol University)
• SchoolFinderPH — BSBA Degree Guide
• SchoolFinderPH — In-Demand Courses in the Philippines
• SchoolFinderPH — ABM Strand Guide
• SchoolFinderPH — Strand for Business