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According to figures gathered in 2003 by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor from 31 countries, France displays the lowest rates of entrepreneurial activity. In France, becoming an entrepreneur still remains an unusual career choice. Other figures show that young graduates accounted for only 12 per cent of all new ventures in 2002 (INSEE Première, 2003). Even if it is 4 per cent better than in 1998 (Tabourin and Parent, 2001), efforts still need to be made to better induce young French graduates to go into business. Therefore, a number of questions must be asked on what the content of effective entrepreneurship courses should be. How should we teach entrepreneurship in the French context? We believe that the answer lies in the structure of students’ professional beliefs. If students do not intend to go into business, part of the situation might be explained by the fact that they perceive entrepreneurship as …