sandbox
WHAT IT IS
Sandbox students spend two semesters working in a small team to build and launch launch a software tech business from scratch—one of the best experiences those interested in tech entrepreneurship or product management can get in school.
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR THIS YEAR
MEET YOUR TEAM
product manager
designer
software engineer
SANDBOX JOURNEY
build
Explore pain points, ideate solutions, and build a software product from scratch in a small team of developers, designers, and product managers
launch
Launch a minimum viable product quickly, get scrappy, and get real customers.
learn
Learn from customer feedback, iterate on the product, and scale your solution. You’ll pitch what you’ve done throughout this experience to investors at Demo Day in April.
YOUR WORKSPACE
CREDITS
Sandbox currently integrates with these majors/minors
Applied & Computational Mathematics
Counts as your ACME concentration:
ENT 101, ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, ENT 411, ENT 434R, MSB 434R
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Computer Science
Get credits for ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, CS 405, CS 480, CS 481, CS 498R
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Design
For more information, contact Doug Thomas at doug_thomas@byu.edu
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Entrepreneurship, the Major
Counts as ENT 113, ENT 382, ENT 401, ENT 434R, ENT 434R, ENT 436, ENT 490R
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Entrepreneurship, the Minor
Counts as ENT 101, ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, ENT 411, ENT 434R, MSB 434R
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Graphic Design
For more information, contact Doug Thomas at doug_thomas@byu.edu
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Master of Information Systems
Get credit for ENT 382, IS 550, IS 551, IS 552, IS 693R, IS 693R, IS 693R
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Strategy
Counts for ENT 113, ENT 382, ENT 401, ENT 411, ENT 434R, STRAT 402, STRAT 421
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All Other Majors
All majors are encouraged to apply.

Majors not listed above typically choose to receive the Entrepreneurship Minor credits, but other combinations are also possible.

Majors in the Marriott School (e.g., finance, accounting, strategy) are not eligible to receive the Entrepreneurship Minor.
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