Santa Clara University

Admission

If you are ready to launch your venture, make the decision to do so well informed of the startup process. The Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) is an exciting new program for highly-qualified individuals that intend to launch a successful technology business.  The CTE program combines challenging academic work with hands-on experience over a nine month period.  The required coursework provides a 360° perspective on current issues in technology entrepreneurship.  The entrepreneurship practicum presents students with work experience in a venture capital-backed start-up.

Application Calendar

• April 1: Early Action Application Deadline
• June 1: Admission decision notification to Early Action applicants
• July 1: Early Action Applicant's Response to to Santa Clara University
• July 1: Regular Decision Application Deadline
• August 1: Admission decision notification to Regular applicants
  
• August 15: Regular applicants response to Santa Clara University
  
• September 17, 2008: Program Orientation

Additional Costs 

Admission Requirements

• Application Processing Fee ($75)
• Letter of Recommendation
  
• Resume
• Official TOEFL score for applicants whose native language is not English, with a 250 minimum score on the computer based TOEFL exam, or a 100 minimum score on the TOEFL IBT test. Please request Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send your official scores to the Admissions Committee, Santa Clara University, institution code 4851, department 02.

Apply

To apply for the Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship program, please complete and submit the following: Application Form

Mail all application material to:

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

To ask specific questions about entrepreneurship programs, call the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at 408-554-2721 or e-mail cie@scu.edu