Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
VCU
The concentration in supply chain management and analytics gives students the skills to manage the manufacture and movement of products in the global environment and to understand the fundamentals of decision analytics. The curriculum is comprehensive in that supply chain management and analytics involve a range of issues from inventory management to risk management, as well as the indispensable role of information and technology in coordinating modern supply chains and analyzing data for the benefit of the organization.
Traditional supply chain programs educate students on how to interact with suppliers and customers to meet their needs and may work in careers in procurement, operations and logistics. The SCMA department prepares students for these traditional roles but integrates these areas with analytics so as to produce students who use data to make more informed decisions aimed at improving systems, lowering costs, and enhancing firm performance.
- Commodity Manager
- Demand Planner
- Distribution Specialist
- Inventory Control Specialist
- Logistics Analyst
- Material Coordinator
- Procurement Specialist
- Production Planner
- Purchasing Manager
- Sourcing Specialist
- College Professor
- Consultant
- Global Logistics Manager
- Transportation Director
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
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Completion of associate degree
Minimum GPA of 2.5
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
- MATH 200 or SCMA 212 or BUSN 212
- SCMA 302
- Core only
- No
- Yes
- 2.5 to declare SCMA, 2.0 to graduate
Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Northern Virginia Community College (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
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MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Register for SDV 100 or SDV 101.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Meet with with your academic advisor or counselor each semester.
- Cultivate relationships with your professors.
- Use Navigate to connect with your advisor and create a program plan.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the admissions process by speaking with the VCU Transfer Admissions representative at NOVA.
- Visit the VCU Transfer Admissions webpage.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus.
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Browse careers related to Supply Chain Management through the NOVA career planning system.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad’s Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Build a LinkedIn profile.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Take a career assessment through the NOVA career planning system.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Familiarize yourself with the Career Services offered at Community College and explore VCU's Career Pathways.
- Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
- Understand how you will fund your education by taking advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Meet with your academic advisor or counselor.
- Complete requirements for the associate’s degree. Earn at least a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
- Continue to use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Research scholarship opportunities and explore your eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
- Research housing for next year.
- Join a professional organization related to supply chain management & Analytics: Association for Supply Chain Management, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Continue to partner with diversity leader/ facilitator/ mentor to move towards cultural competence.
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus and in your community (i.e. international festival).
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options at VCU.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Speak with employers that visit campus throughout the year.
- Acquire career related experience (e.g., job, internship, organization involvement).
- Run for leadership in your student organization.
- If your GPA is 3.5 or higher, consider applying for the VCU Honors College.
- Find out about VCU REAL.
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.
Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics
Northern Virginia Community College (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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SDV 100 | College Success Skills (or SDV 101) | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
MTH 161 | Precalculus I | MATH 141 | 3 | General education |
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | BUSN 201 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ITE 115 | Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts | INFO 160, 161, 162 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
HIS Elective | Select 1: HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I OR HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II OR HIS 111 History of World Civilization I OR HIS 112 History of World Civilization II OR HIS 121 United States History I OR HIS 122 United States History II | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
MTH 261 | Applied Calculus | BUSN 212 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
Physical or Life Science w/ Lab | (Select 1: BIO 101 General Biology I OR CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry I OR GOL 105 Physical Geology OR PHY 101 Introduction to Physics I OR PHY 150 Elements of Astronomy | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
CST Elective | (Select 1: CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR CST 110 Introduction to Communication OR CST 126 Interpersonal Communication | BUSN 225 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ITE 140 (sub. for BUS 280) | ITE 140 Spreadsheet Software | INFO 165 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ACC 211 | Principles of Accounting I | ACCT 203 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ECO 201 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 211 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | Select 1: ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I OR ART 102 History and Appreciation of Art II OR MUS 121 Music Appreciation I OR PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy I OR REL 231 Religions of the World I | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | Select 1: CST 151 Film Appreciation I OR ENG 241 Survey of American Literature I OR ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II OR ENG 243 Survey of English Literature I OR ENG 244 Survey of English Literature II OR ENG 251 Survey of World Literature I OR ENG 252 Survey of World Literature II | VCU equivalent | 3 | Elective (Humanities) |
Physical or Life Science w/ Lab | Select 1: BIO 101 General Biology I OR BIO 102 General Biology II OR CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry I OR CHM 102 Introductory Chemistry II OR GOL 105 Physical Geology OR GOL 106 Historical Geology OR PHY 101 Introduction to Physics I OR PHY 102 Introduction to Physics II OR PHY 150 Elements of Astronomy | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACCT 204 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ECO 202 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 210 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
BUS 224 | Statistical Analysis for Business | SCMA 301 | 4 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
BUS 270 | Interpersonal Dynamics in the Business Organization | BUSN 2XX | 3 | Elective |
Northern Virginia Credits Transferred to VCU | 61 |
Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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BUSN 325 | Organizational Communication | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
MGMT 434 | Strategic Management (capstone) | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
BUSN 323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | Major |
INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 | Major |
MGMT 319 | Leadership | 3 | Major |
SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 | Major |
SCMA 320 | Production/Operations Management | 3 | Major |
SCMA 303 | Business Analytics | 3 | Major |
SCMA 386 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 | Major |
Select four approved SCMA courses: SCMA 339, SCMA 410, SCMA 420, SCMA 430, SCMA 439, SCMA 440, SCMA 491, SCMA 492, SCMA 493 | 12 | Major | |
Select two approved electives: BUSN 400+401, ECON 303, INFO 361, MGMT 389, MKTG 325, MKTG 450 | 6 | Major | |
Open elective | 3 | Elective | |
Credits Completed at VCU | 60 | ||
Bachelor's degree total | 121 |