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
Reynolds Community College (program specific pathway) (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
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MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Attend Reynolds orientation (SOAR).
- Register for SDV 100.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes and use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Use Navigate to schedule an appointment with your academic advisor each semester.
- Cultivate relationships with your professors.
- Develop strong Excel skills by completing ITE 115.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the transfer admission process for VCU.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus.
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Create LinkedIn profile.
- Get involved with a student or professional organization.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad’s Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Visit career services to begin cultivating your own virtual brand across all social media profiles.
- Browse careers related to supply chain management and analytics through the Virginia Wizard.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Take a career assessment through the Virginia Wizard.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Use SDV 100 to create a weekly and monthly budget.
- Develop personal and career goals and create SMART steps for 2-3 "dream jobs."
- Create, upload and update your resume to the College Central Network.
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Meet with your academic advisor.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. 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
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
- Continue to partner with diversity leader/ facilitator/ mentor to move towards cultural competence.
- 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.
- Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Attend Career & Internship Fairs 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.
- 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
Reynolds Community College (program specific pathway) (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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SDV 100 | College Success Skills | 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) |
HLT/PED | Personal Wellness Elective | VCU equivalent | 1 | Elective |
HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
MTH 261 | Applied Calculus | BUSN 212 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
CST 100 | Public Speaking | BUSN 225 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
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) |
ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACCT 204 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ECO 202 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 210 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
ENG | Any 200-level ENG literature course (select 1): ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252 | ENGL | 3 | General education |
ENG | Any 200-level ENG literature course (select 1): ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252 | ENGL | 3 | General education |
Laboratory Science | Select 1: BIO 101, CHM 101, CHM 111, GOL 105, PHY 101, PHY 201 | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
Laboratory Science | Select 1: BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 101, CHM 111, CHM 112, GOL 105, PHY 101, PHY 201, PHY 202 | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
Transfer Elective | Transfer Elective | VCU equivalent | 3 | Elective |
Reynolds 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) |
SCMA 301 | Business Statistics I | 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 |
SCMA | Select four approved SCMA courses: see VCU advisor for course options. | 12 | Major |
Select two approved electives: BUSN 400+401, ECON 303, INFO 361, MGMT 389, MKTG 325, MKTG 450 | 6 | Major | |
Credits completed at VCU | 60 | ||
Bachelor's degree total | 121 |