The Business Administration Major
In addition to the requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree outlined below, all business administration majors must complete a concentration. Except as otherwise noted on the concentration pages, a concentration area requires four courses minimum chosen from a single Robins School of Business department. A maximum of seven courses can be taken in any area of concentration.
Business administration majors must choose a concentration from the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, international business, marketing, or management. A concentration in accounting is always a secondary concentration to a primary concentration. Students pursuing a secondary major in Economics in the School of Arts and Sciences may not pursue a concentration in Economics in the Business school.
Candidates for a B.S.B.A. must:
Satisfy the general degree requirements for graduation
Complete the following pre-business courses:
ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ACCT 202 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
BUAD 202 Statistics for Business and Economics
BUAD 205 Business Communication
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 211 Calculus I
Complete the following core courses except as noted:
BUAD 393 Business Law^
BUAD 394 Business Ethics^
BUAD 497 Strategic Management*
FIN 360 Principles of Financial Management
MGMT 325 IT and Data Analytics
MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 340 Operations Management
MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
*The International Business concentration requires IBUS 411 in lieu of BUAD 497.
^ BUAD 393 and 394 are required for students entering the University fall 2018 and later. Students entering prior to fall 2018 must take BUAD 392.
Maintain at least a 2.00 overall grade point average in school of business coursework
Earn 17 units outside the Robins School of Business. Included in these 17 units are the Business Administration major requirements: ECON 101, ECON 102, BUAD 202
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. This international focus course also may satisfy a concentration or major requirement.
All students declaring a major or minor in the Robins School of Business 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.The Business Administration Minor
10 units, including:
MATH 211 Calculus I
ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ACCT 202 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
BUAD 202 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 101 Microeconomics
ECON 102 Macroeconomics
FIN 360 Principles of Financial Management
MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 340 Operations Management
MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
The business minor student must complete MATH 211, ACCT 201, and ECON 101 courses prior to declaring, and ACCT 201, ECON 101, ECON 102, and BUAD 202 requirements prior to enrolling in any other core business administration course.
All students declaring a major or minor in the Robins School of Business 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.
