- UVA undergraduate students from any major who have taken or are enrolled in Startup: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship and are in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: February 23, 2027 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Decisions Released: March 20, 2027
- Anne Carter MulliganSenior Director of Admissions
Lead with Purpose
The UVA Batten Minor in Social Entrepreneurship will teach you how to create system-level change through the application of entrepreneurial thinking to social ventures, nonprofit organizations, government institutions, and NGOs to create economic, environmental, and social value for multiple stakeholders. This minor is one of three concentrations within the Entrepreneurship Minor at UVA, which is administratively hosted within the McIntire School of Commerce.
In this minor program, you will:
- Take electives across many different schools at UVA, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and design thinking to create the most innovative solutions to real world problems
- Gain unique access to one-on-one advising in academics, internship funding, careers with impact and startup ideas for social good
- Focus on impact investing, entrepreneurial approaches to global development and equity-based leadership
Admissions & Degree Requirements
- When to apply: Students typically apply during their second or third years.
- Who can apply: Current UVA undergraduate students who have completed or are enrolled in Startup: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ENTP 1010) and are in good academic standing according to their school of enrollment. Students should apply to the Entrepreneurship Minor through the McIntire School and indicate the social entrepreneurship concentration on their application.
- To graduate: Minor consists of 15 credit hours to include ENTP 1010, a core and capstone course, plus two electives
Students must complete Startup: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ENTP 1010) to gain access to the Entrepreneurship Minor application.
- LPPP 3050: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
- Two electives (6 credits) of choice. Students are able to choose from more than 45 electives offered across the university. A comprehensive list of all classes offered for minor credit is available on the McIntire School website.
- LPPS 4735: Experiential Social Entrepreneurship Capstone
In order to apply to the UVA Batten Minor in Social Entrepreneurship, you must first complete or enroll in ENTP 1010 and then apply to the Entrepreneurship Minor at UVA. You will be required to submit the following materials by 11:59 a.m. ET on the date of the official deadline:
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Your UVA coursework will be pulled directly from SIS into your application. Unofficial transcripts from any other post-secondary institution where you received college credit (including dual enrollment credits) can be uploaded directly to your online application.
- Summary of three meaningful activities
- Responses Two Essay Prompts
