BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MAJORS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The Business Administration Major will provide students with a general business focus, and is appropriate for students who do not want to concentrate in a particular functional area, but instead intend to pursue one of the following goals:

• Attend graduate school, such as law school or a MBA or Ph.D. program
• Enter a management training or marketing program with a future employer
• Enter a family business or start a new one

This major is housed in the Department of Business Policy and Environment. The faculties in this department have academic credentials and are trained professionals in the fields of law and strategic management. The program consists of 6 major learning areas:

• Business Core  27 credits
• Business Major Courses 18 credits
• Business Electives  6 credits
• Non-Business Core 45 credits
• Liberal Arts Electives 15 credits
• Free Electives  

  A candidate for graduation must complete a minimum of 120 credits. 

  The following is a list of transferable courses from the Associate of Science degree in Business Administration (AS.BUA) or Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology (AAS.BMT) from Burlington County College that will satisfy requirements towards the completion of a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Rider University.

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  BUSINESS SUBJECTS (51 semester hours)

  Business Core (27 semester hours)

  Rider Course Title	Rider Course Number	BCC AS.BUA Equivalent	BCC AAS.BMT Equivalent
  Intro to Accounting	ACC-210	ACC-110 or 112
  Managerial Accounting	ACC-220	ACC-114 or 115
  Fundamental Management	MGT-201	BUA-102 (Elective)
  Marketing Principles	MKT-200
  Intro to Finance	FIN-300
  Social & Legal Environment	BUS-300
  Prod. And Operations	MSD-340
  Strategic Management	BUS-400
  Management Info Systems	CIS-485

   

  Business Major (18 semester hours)

  Rider Course Title	Rider Course Number	BCC AS.BUA Equivalent	BCC AAS.BMT Equivalent
  Upper Level Management	Any 300 level or higher management course
  Upper Level Marketing	Any 300 level or higher marketing course
  Upper Level Finance	Any 300 level or higher finance course
  Upper Level Economics	Any 300 level or higher economics course
  Upper Level Choice	Any 300 level or higher  business course
  Upper Level Choice	Any 300 level or higher business course

   

  Business Electives (6 semester hours)

  Rider Course Title	Rider Course Number	BCC AS.BUA Equivalent	BCC AAS.BMT Equivalent
  Any Business Course	Any Business Course	BUA 205
  Any Business Course	Any Business Course	BUA 206 (Elective)

   

  *** One upper level (300 or higher) Global Business course selected from economics, finance, management, or marketing is required.  It may be used as a Business Major, Business Elective, or Free Elective.

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  OTHER COURSES (69semester hours)

  Non-Business Core (45 semester hours)

  Rider Course Title	Rider Course Number	BCC AS.BUA Equivalent	BCC AAS.BMT Equivalent
  Expository Writing	CMP-120	ENG-101
  Research Writing	CMP-125	ENG-102
  Prof & Strategic Speech	COM-290
  Intro to Computing	CIS-185	CIS-101
  Macro- economics	ECO-200	ECO-203 (Social Sci.ence)
  Micro- economics	ECO-201	ECO-204
  Quant Methods I	MSD-105	MTH 142 (recommended) or MTH 118
  Statistics I	MSD-200	MTH-143
  Statistics II	MSD-201
  Natural Science	BIO, CHEM, GEO, MAR, PHY	BIO 143/104, 110/111; CHE 115/116; PHY 110/111 OR 210/211; PSC 105/106, 107/108
  Natural Science	BIO, CHEM, GEO, MAR, PHY	101 or higher from: BIO, CHE, GEL, GEO, PHY or PSC
  Arts & Humanities	ART, ENG, FRE, GER, LIT, MUS, PHL, RUS, SPA, THE, ITA	ART-101, MUS-101, PHI-101, OR THR-101
  Arts & Humanities	ART, ENG, FRE, GER, LIT, MUS, PHL, RUS, SPA, THE, ITA	HIS 101, 102, 103, 104, 108 OR 109
  Social Science	AMS, COM, HIS, LAW, MCS, POL, PSY, SOW, WOM	ECO-203(recommended); ANT-102; POL-101 OR 103; PSY 101; SOC 101
  Social Science	AMS, COM, HIS, LAW, MCS, POL, PSY, SOW, WOM	ECO 204(recommended); ANT 101; SOC 201

   

  Liberal Arts Electives (15 semester hours)

  Choose from Sciences, Humanities, and Social Science

  Free Electives (9 semester hours) 

  Rider Course Title	Rider Course Number	BCC AS.BUA Equivalent	BCC AAS.BMT Equivalent
  Any Course	Any Course	ACC 111 or 113
  Any Course	Any  Course	BUA 220 (recommended) or BUA 101
  Any Course	Any  Course

   

  *** Sciences include: (BIO, CHE, GEO, MAR, PHY)
  *** Humanities include: (ART, ENG, FRE, GER, LIT, MUS, PHL, RUS, SPA, THE, ITA)
  *** Social Sciences include: (AMS, COM, HIS, LAW, MCS, POL, PSY, SOW, WOM)