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School of BusinessProgram Overview

Fall 2013

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Intro to the School of Business• Students start out as Business Foundation Student (BFO)• Once foundation requirements are completed you are allowed to

declare a business major• All BFO students are given a deadline that they must meet or

else they will be asked to declare a major outside of business

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Foundation Requirements • Econ 210 and 211

• ACCT 203 and 204• Math to Calculus (Pre-calculus and calculus are required)

• UNIV 111, 112, and 200

• 1 Natural/Physical Science

• 1 Social/Behavioral Science

• 1 Humanities/Fine Arts

• 12 Credits of General Electives

• 12 Credits of Non-Business Electives • 3 Credits Business and/or Non-business electives (varies by major)

Total 63 credits

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Moving to the Advanced Program• Minimum requirements

– Must have completed 54 credit hours– Calculus (MGMT 212 or MATH 200)– ECON 210 and 211– ACCT 203 and 204 – UNIV 111, 112, 200– A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50

• Your advisor will give you a deadline of when these requirements must be met If you fail to meet your deadline, you will be asked to chose

a major outside of the School of Business You cannot graduate as BFO student

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Advanced Core

Made up of ten courses that all business major must take

• MGMT 301 Business Statistics I• MKTG 301 Marketing Pimples • FIRE 311 Financial Management • MGMT 319 Organizational Behavior • MGMT 320 Productions/Operations Management • MGMT 323 Legal Environment of Business• MGMT 325 Organizational Communication• INFO 360 Business Information Systems • ECON 303 Managerial Economics • MGMT 434 Strategic Management (Senior Capstone Course- taken in senior

semester) Total 30 credits

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Business Majors• Accounting• Business Administration and Management

– Business Administration– Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management– International Management

• Economics• Finance

– Finance– Financial Planning– Insurance & Risk

• Financial Technology– Actuarial Science– Financial Engineering Human Resources

• Information Systems• Marketing• Real Estate

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Major Courses• Each major within the School of Business in made up of 27

credits– Some majors have different tracks to choose from– You can find specific course requirements for the different majors

in the VCU Bulletin • http://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/bulletins/

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How to Graduate • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0• Minimum major GPA of 2.0

• 63 Credits in Business Foundation

• 30 Credits in Advanced Business Core

• 27 Credits in Business Major

Total 120 credits

Seeing Your Academic Advisor• www.business.vcu.edu/undergrad/current.html• Office: B1100 Snead Hall, 1st floor, across from crescent• Call the office at 804-828-3710• See advisor as soon as possible to plan for the Spring semester• Recommended to see your advisor once a semester

MGMT 291 Choices in Business• Offered Spring only• An exploration of the various business majors through faculty and

department chars • 1 credit; Pass/Fail• Through lectures, guest speakers and individual assignments,

students discover the various business majors, curriculum requirements, career options, and VCU resources and services designed to help them with their decision-making process towards achieving academic success in their chosen major.

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Office of Student and Alumni Engagement

• Located on the first floor of Snead Hall, B1212• Fosters an environment for students and alumni that promotes

School of Business spirit and loyalty that endures beyond graduation. 

• The staff works closely with all the School of Business student organizations and the VCU Business Alumni Society.

• We strongly encourage you to become engaged with our School of Business student organizations! 

• To learn more about any of our student organizations please stop by our office or call 804-828-5394.

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Career Services• For Business Students Only • http://business.vcu.edu/career.html• First Floor, Snead Hall, B1102• Career Fairs• Assistance with internship placement and resume writing • Assistance with job placement

International Consulting Program

• Summer Study Abroad Opportunity for Business Students!• Earn 9 credits in 7 weeks• http://business.vcu.edu/international/icp.html• Locations:

– Pune, India– Prague, Czech Republic– Patras, Greece– Nicosia, Cyprus

Course Override Policy • BFO students are restricted from taking most 300 and 400 level business

course• If a class is full, we do not do size overrides• Make sure you have completed the pre-requisites for the course

Next Steps• For those interested in changing your major, we will

complete the paperwork today• You must still meet with your new business advisor to

receive your deadline– We actually do keep track of students’ progress towards

their deadline, so it is very important that you receive one

• Your advisor will help you understand the requirements you have fulfilled and those that you still need to complete