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2020-2021

Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Management/Business Administration

VCU

Community college:
Associate of Science: Business Administration (College of Southern Maryland)
College of Southern Maryland
College of Southern Maryland
Associate degree

Associate of Science: Business Administration

Program description

The activity of management is concerned with setting an organization’s strategic goals and formulating processes to achieve them. Managers carry out their administrative roles by handling such duties as preparing and administering budgets, planning and directing operations, and coordinating employees’ activities.

The management/business administration concentration provides students with a broad-based study of management and other business disciplines. The course options in the curriculum give students flexibility in developing a program of study that can lead to a variety of entry-level positions in private and public organizations.

Career opportunities

The management/business administration concentration crosses all areas of business and as such prepares you to have many choices for a career path upon graduating.  Important skills such as communication, leadership, decision making, data analysis, and strategic thinking are developed in this concentration and are critical for all types of business careers.  Typical managers address a wide variety of problems: financial, operational, human, legal, and political, on a routine basis.  Private, public and government agencies all require employees with strong management skills. Typical titles upon graduating include account manager, business analyst, management trainee, sales representative, and recruiter.

Because the business administration degree provides a broad business background, it’s important for students to pursue internship and externship experience to gain depth and specialization in their future fields of work. 

https://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/business/business-major.htm

Bachelor-level job titles
  • Bank Manager
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Credit Analyst
  • Entertainment Agent
  • Government Services Administrator
  • Hotel Manager
  • Loan Officer
  • Management Analyst
  • Payroll Assistant
  • Purchasing Agent
  • Quality Control Auditor
Graduate and professional level job titles
  • Account Executive
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Management Consultant
  • Real Estate Developer
Contact information

 

VCU Transfer Center

Telephone: (804) 827-1349

Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu

Transfer Advising Request

VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist


Office of Admissions

Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638

Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.

Guaranteed transfer admission requirements

Completion of associate degree
Minimum GPA of 2.5
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better

Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
  • MATH 200 or SCMA 212 or BUSN 212
  • SCMA 302
Science required
  • Core only
Foreign language requirements
  • No
Additional tuition/fees
  • Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
  • 2.5 to declare major/2.0 to graduate
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2020-2021

Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Management/Business Administration

College of Southern Maryland (Associate of Science: Business Administration)

MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
Explore Year 1
  • Review steps to enroll at CSM.
  • Meet with your academic advisor each semester.
  • Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Use learning support services to get ahead.
  • Complete your ENG and MTH sequence.
  • Develop strong Excel skills by completing BAD 1335.
  • Cultivate relationships with your professors.
  • Attend cultural events at community college and/or VCU and celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
  • Browse careers related to Business Management through the Career Coach.
  • Explore the community college’s Focus 2 Career resource to look into building a career and financial future.
  • Build a LinkedIn profile.
  • Take a career assessment through the Career Coach.
  • Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Familiarize yourself with the Career Services offered at Community College and VCU and explore Career Pathways on the VCU website.
Experience Year 2
  • Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
  • Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or School of Business-related events.
  • Find out about VCU REAL.
  • Attend Career & Internship Fairs at community college to explore your interests.
  • Plan to complete at least two internships (job experiences) before your senior year of college.
  • Create a draft resume and bring it to career services advisor or workshop for review.
  • Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
  • Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.

Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
  • Review steps to enroll at CSM.
  • Meet with your academic advisor each semester.
  • Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Use learning support services to get ahead.
  • Complete your ENG and MTH sequence.
  • Develop strong Excel skills by completing BAD 1335.
  • Cultivate relationships with your professors.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Attend cultural events at community college and/or VCU and celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
  • Browse careers related to Business Management through the Career Coach.
  • Explore the community college’s Focus 2 Career resource to look into building a career and financial future.
  • Build a LinkedIn profile.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Take a career assessment through the Career Coach.
  • Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Familiarize yourself with the Career Services offered at Community College and VCU and explore Career Pathways on the VCU website.

Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
  • Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or School of Business-related events.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
  • Find out about VCU REAL.
  • Attend Career & Internship Fairs at community college to explore your interests.
  • Plan to complete at least two internships (job experiences) before your senior year of college.
  • Create a draft resume and bring it to career services advisor or workshop for review.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
  • Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
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2020-2021

Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Management/Business Administration

College of Southern Maryland (Associate of Science: Business Administration)

College of Southern Maryland courses
Course Title Equivalent course Credits Requirements
ENG 1010 Composition and Rhetoric Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 1020 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. UNIV 111-112 3 General education
FYS 1010 First Year Seminar UNIV 101 3 Elective
ECN 1015 Introduction to Business in a Market Economy BUSN 201 3 Major (Business Foundation)
SCE 1010 Scientific Method and the Modern World INSC 1XX 3 Elective
MTH 1560 Elementary Calculus BUSN 212 3 Major (Business Foundation)
ACC 2010 Principles of Accounting ACCT 203 3 Major (Business Foundation)
BAD 1335 Applied Business Communications INFO 160, 161, 162 3 Major (Business Foundation)
ENG 1020 Composition & Literature UNIV 200 3 General education
MTH 1015 Introduction to Statistics STAT 210 3 Elective
Humanities Select 1: PHL 1150 Cyber Ethics or PHL 1430 Business Ethics PHIL 2XX or PHIL 214 3 General education
ACC 2020 Principles of Accounting ACCT 204 3 Major (Business Foundation)
ECN 2020 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 210 3 Major (Business Foundation)
Business elective BAD 2070 Business Law MGMT 2XX 3 Elective
Biological/Physical Science Select 1 with matching lab: AST 1010, BIO 1060, CHE 1200, GEO 1010, PHY 1010 VCU equivalent 4 General education
Elective Select from approved list of general education electives VCU equivalent 3 Elective
ECN 2025 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 211 3 Major (Business Foundation)
COM 1010 Basic Principles of Speech BUSN 225 3 Major (Business Foundation)
Social/behavioral science Select 1: POL 1010, PSY 1010, or SOC 1010 VCU equivalent 3 General education
Electives Select two courses from approved list of general education electives VCU equivalent 6 Elective
CSM credits transferred to VCU 61
VCU courses
Course Title Credits Requirements
INFO 165 Digital Literacy: Spreadsheet Skills II 1 Major (Business Foundation)
BUSN 325 Organizational Communication 3 Major
BUSN 499 Business Knowledge Exam 0 Major
FIRE 311 Financial Management 3 Major
MGMT 303 Creativity and Ideation 3 Major
MGMT 310 Managing People in Organizations 3 Major
MGMT 434 Strategic Management (capstone) 3 Major
MKTG 301 Marketing Principles 3 Major
SCMA 301 Business Statistics I (or open elective if VCU Business approves MTH 1015 from CSM as substitute for this requirement) 3 Major
BUSN 323 Legal Environment of Business 3 Major
ECON 303 Managerial Economics 3 Major
INFO 360 Business Information Systems 3 Major
MGMT 319 Leadership 3 Major
SCMA 320 Production/Operations Management 3 Major
MGMT 331 Human Resource Management 3 Major
MGMT 389 Managerial Skills Development 3 Major
SCMA 302 Business Statistics II 3 Major
Approved financial markets elective (select one): ECON 307, FIRE 305, FIRE 309, FIRE 317 3 Major
Approved global elective (select one): BUSN 329, BUSN 401, ECON/INTL 329, MGMT/INTL 418, MGMT/INTL 320 3 Major
Approved management elective (select one): BUSN 400, MGMT 321, MGMT 332, MGMT 333, MGMT 423, MGMT 491, MGMT 493 3 Major
Approved supply chain and analytics elective (select one): SCMA 303, SCMA 339, SCMA 350, SCMA 386 3 Major
Approved systems and marketing elective (select one): INFO 361, INNO 460, MKTG 315, MKTG 442, MKTG 450 3 Major
Credits completed at VCU 61
Bachelor's degree total 122