Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
VCU
The concentration in supply chain management and analytics gives students the skills to manage the creation and movement of products in the global environment and to understand the fundamentals of business 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. Graduates will employ knowledge of supply chain management and effectively utilize analytics tools to provide insight and solutions to complex business issues. Explore REAL opportunities in your senior year in SCMA 492 and SCMA 493.
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.
- Analyst (Operations, Procurement, Transportation, Traffic, Inventory, Quality Control)
- Clerk (Logistics, Account Support, Quality Control)
- Coordinator (Materials, Contract, Project, Logistics, Transportation, Purchasing)
- Junior Buyer
- Junior Project Manager
- Specialist (Contract, Sourcing, Quality, Procurement, Receiving, Damage Prevention)
- Supply Chain Consultant
- Warehouse Manager
- Business Analyst
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Supply Chain Consultant
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
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Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
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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
- Natural Sciences requirement only
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- 2.5+ cumulative GPA to declare major; 2.0+ cumulative GPA to graduate, and 2.0+ major GPA to graduate
Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
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.
- Explore the accelerated BS-MSCM program.
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
- Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus and in your community (i.e. international festival).
- Continue to partner with diversity leader/ facilitator/ mentor to move towards cultural competence.
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
- Become familiar with OMSA at VCU.
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 and learn about REAL graduation requirement.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
- 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.
- Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
Business with a concentration in Supply Chain Management and Analytics, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
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 |
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | BUSN 201 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
ITE 115 | Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts | INFO 160, 161, 162 | 3 | Elective |
HLT/PED | Personal Wellness Elective | VCU equivalent | 1 | Elective |
Humanities/Fine Arts | Select any approved humanities/fine arts elective | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
MTH 161 | Precalculus I | MATH 141 | 3 | General education |
ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
MTH 261 | Applied Calculus | BUSN 212 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
ITE 140 | Spreadsheet Software | INFO 165 | 3 | Elective |
ECO 201 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 211 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
ACC 211 | Principles of Accounting I | ACCT 203 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
CST 100 or 110 | Public Speaking | BUSN 225 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
Laboratory Science | Select 1: BIO 101, CHM 101, CHM 111, GOL 105, PHY 101, PHY 201 | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
ECO 202 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 210 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACCT 204 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
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, 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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MGMT 319 | Leadership | 3 | Major |
SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 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 non-SCMA electives: see VCU advisor for course options. | 6 | Major | |
BUSN 301 | Career and Professional Development | 1 | Major (Ancillary) |
BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 | Major (Ancillary) |
FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
MGMT 434 | Strategic Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
SCMA 301 | Business Statistics I | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
SCMA 320 | Production/Operations Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
Select one: BUSN 323 Legal Environment of Business; FIRE 325 Real Estate Law; or FIRE 459 Insurance Law | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
Open elective | 1 | Elective | |
Credits completed at VCU | 59 | ||
Bachelor's degree total | 120 |