Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.)
The Robins School of Business offers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.). Within this degree, there are three majors: accounting, business administration, and economics. All business administration majors must choose one primary area of concentration. All students choosing a business administration major must choose one primary area of concentration in the areas of finance, economics, marketing, management, or international business. In addition, students may electively choose a second area of concentration in business analytics, accounting, or from those concentrations listed above.
Students may only have one major in the school of business, chosen from accounting, business administration, or economics. A concentration(s) may be attached to any of these majors but is only required for the business administration major.
Candidates for a B.S.B.A. must:
Satisfy the general degree requirements for graduation;
Complete the following pre-business courses:
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting (Accounting majors and concentrators are required to take in place of )
Statistics for Business and Economics
Business Communication
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Calculus I
Complete the following core courses except as noted:
Business Law^Business Ethics^
Strategic Management
Principles of Financial Management
IT and Data Analytics
Organizational Behavior
Operations Management
Principles of Marketing
^ or may substitute for .
Maintain at least a 2.00 overall grade point average in RSB coursework;
Earn 17 units outside the RSB except for majors in economics or accounting. Included in these 17 units are the Business Administration major requirements: , , and
Participate in a full semester University of Richmond approved study abroad program or complete a course with an international business or international business economics focus. The course may be selected from the following or may be a course pre-approved by the Associate Dean of International Business. This international focus course also may satisfy a concentration or major requirement.
The Economics of the European UnionEconomic Development in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
International Monetary Economics
International Trade and Finance
Advanced International Macroeconomics
International Financial Management
International Business Environment
International Business Issues
Cross-Cultural Management
International Marketing
Complete the requirements of one of the following major fields: accounting, business administration or economics.
All students declaring a major or minor in the RSB must first pass an online Excel competency exam. Students will have three attempts to demonstrate competency with a grade of 80% or higher. This is not for a grade or academic credit.