Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Entrepreneurship

The B.I.S in Social Entrepreneurship prepares students to become agents and leaders of social change through innovative startups and existing social enterprises. This joint program between the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Robinson College of Business gives students the opportunity to draw on coursework spanning both the entrepreneurshipbusiness and nonprofit worlds. In addition, students choose from a host of courses across the university that relate to different social issues.Our B.I.S in Social Entrepreneurship was created not only to tackle the most complex problems, but to help students become better employees, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Students will be the decision makers, leaders, problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and inspiration to others. The program prepares students to recognize and practice their role as “change makers,” and to develop their own solutions to social challenges as successful business leaders.Students in the program are involved in co-curricular activities and internships that will give them experience of working in and the opportunity to interact with current social enterprises, gaining practical knowledge of the field and exposure to the diverse employment opportunities. Students will leave this program with the business formation knowledge needed to launch a social enterprise at any point in their career.

Submit ACT or SAT SCORES electronicallyGeorgia State is test-optional through Summer 2025. If you are a first-year international student and your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, you do not have to submit your test scores to us. If your GPA is below 3.4, you should submit test scores to us.Submit SAT SCORES Submit ACT SCORES Submit proof of English proficiency. Submit official high school transcriptsIn addition to meeting all other applicable requirements for admission, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. This may be demonstrated by any of the following methods:Graduation from a U.S. high schoolCompletion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) campus-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program of studyProof of degree completion inside or outside the U.S., where English is the official language of academic instructionProof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better at an accredited U.S