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  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Business",
  "id": "business--innovationskills",
  "name": "Innovation and Entrepreneurship",
  "award": "Skills Certificate",
  "department": "business",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/business/#innovationskills",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "(formerly Interdisciplinary Business Entrepreneurship)\n\nThis skills certificate provides foundational business skills for entrepreneurs in any discipline and is fully customizable to fit students’ goals. Students receive classroom learning mixed with apprenticeships and internships to help them launch new ventures. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
    },
    {
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      "title": "Required Courses",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0028",
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          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0095",
          "title": "Internship in Business",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0241",
          "title": "Innovation Concepts for Starting a Small Business",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUS 0242",
          "title": "Entrepreneurship - Small Business Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "9"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}