Abstract: Risk consciousness and risk prevention ability for college students are of vital significance to their success in innovative undertakings.Based on the undertaking process of Timmons,this paper analyzes the categories of risks confronted by college students,and puts forward risk analysis methods of SWOT（strength,weakness,opportunity,threat）,ATA (Accident Tree Analysis Method),FCE (Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation),and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process),and suggests some prevention measures from the subjects of innovative undertaking of college students,including college students,colleges,and government as well.

Key words: undertaking process, undertaking risks, risk prevention