Study Abroad

Business School Requirements and Transfer Policies

All Robins School students are encouraged to apply to study abroad. The Robins School has relationships with leading business schools worldwide.

Eligibility & GPA Requirements

  • Preference is given to students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and at least two semesters in residence at the University of Richmond.

Approved Programs & Credit Transfer

  • Credits will only transfer from partner institutions or pre-approved study abroad programs.
    • Students who study at a non-business partner school may transfer only one business or one economics course.
    • Specific course availability abroad is not guaranteed. Plan ahead and be flexible!  

Course Load & Credit Transfer

  • You must enroll in 3.5 (minimum) to 5.5 (maximum) Richmond units while abroad.
  • Grade requirement: Courses must be completed with a grade equivalent of a University of Richmond “C” or better to be eligible for transfer. Abroad courses graded on a pass/fail basis are not transferable.
  • Course credits must convert to at least 0.77 Richmond units to count toward a Robins major or concentration.

Course credit and grade conversion details are available on the Gateway Abroad Center for Global Engagement brochure pages for each partner school.

International Requirement Fulfillment

Good news! Studying abroad for a full semester through an approved study abroad program fulfills the international-focused business or economics elective degree requirement. Note: no course credit.

IBUS 387 Cultural Awareness

  • All Robins students abroad are automatically enrolled in IBUS 387 – Cultural Awareness (.25 units, pass/fail).
  • We will share course details with students before they return to campus.

Course Transfer Credit Approvals

Business & Economics Courses:

  • Must be approved by the Business Study Abroad Programs office.
  • Submit a course approval form before registering.
Non-Business Courses:
  • Get approval from the appropriate department chair in:
    • School of Arts & Sciences, or
    • Jepson School of Leadership Studies

A course approval form is not required if the course is listed in the Study Abroad Course Equivalency database of preapproved courses for transfer credit.

Approval of transfer credit does not mean a student has the necessary course prerequisites. Students are responsible for ensuring they meet the background and prerequisites of the study abroad host institution. The student should consult with the assigned advisor at the host school.

Language Requirement

  • Students studying in a non-English-speaking country must complete one of the following while abroad:
    • Pre-semester language crash course
    • Regular semester language course
    • Regular semester course (any subject) taught in the local language
Language requirement details are available on the Gateway Abroad Center for Global Engagement brochure page for each partner school. Note: Some language requirements do not offer credit.
 
Transfer Credit Policies for RSB Courses
 
Transfer credit will not be granted for online or hybrid business/economics courses taken abroad.
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  • Business Core Courses

    Students may take no more than two of the following RSB core course equivalents abroad for transfer credit:    

    • BUAD 393 Business Law (must be U.S. based law course)
    • BUAD 394 Business Ethics
    • FIN 260/360 Principles of Financial Management (not allowed for finance concentrators)
    • AO 225 IT and Data Analytics
    • MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
    • AO 340 Operations Management
    • MKT 220/320 Principles of Marketing

    Note: Transfer credit is not accepted for BUAD 497 Strategic Management or IBUS 411 International Business Strategy. 

  • Accounting
    • Accounting majors may receive transfer credit for ACCT 305 Managerial and Cost Accounting only.
    • Accounting concentrators may take up to two pre-approved accounting electives for transfer credit.
    • Transfer credit is not accepted for:
      • ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
      • ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II

  • Business Analytics
    Business Analytics concentrators may take up to two pre-approved AO electives for transfer credit.

  • Economics
    • Economics majors and concentrators must complete ECON 271 before going abroad to take 300- or 400-level ECON courses for transfer credit.
    • You may transfer up to two pre-approved economics electives in total.
    • Transfer credit is not accepted for:
      • ECON 271 Microeconomic Theory

  • Finance
    • Finance concentrators must complete FIN 260/360 at Richmond before taking a finance elective abroad for transfer credit.
    • Only one pre-approved finance elective may be transferred.
    • Finance concentrators will not receive transfer credit for the following finance courses: 
      • FIN 260/360 Principles of Financial Management
      • FIN 361 Corporate Finance
      • FIN 366 Investments
      • FIN 461 Corporate Valuation and Modeling
      • FIN 466 Income and Derivative Securities
      • FIN 467 Applied Portfolio Management

  • International Business
    • International Business concentrators may take up to two pre-approved IBUS courses abroad for transfer credit.
    • Transfer credit is not accepted for:
      • IBUS 411 International Business Strategy

  • Management Consulting
    • Management Consulting concentrators may take no more than two courses for transfer credit for the concentration. Specifically, one ECON, MGMT, or MKT elective designated for the concentration + one AO course.
      • Transfer credit is not accepted for:
        • MGMT 250 Introduction to Consulting
        • MGMT 450 Consulting Process and Practicum
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  • Management Entrepreneurship
    • Management Entrepreneurship concentrators may take up to two of the four required concentration courses abroad for transfer credit. Of the two:
      • Either MGMT 247 or MGMT 351
      • One additional elective approved to fulfill the concentration
    • Transfer credit is not accepted for:
      • MGMT 352 New Venture Creation

  • Marketing
    • Marketing concentrators must complete MKT 220/320 prior to taking any marketing electives abroad.
    • Up to two pre-approved marketing electives may be transferred for credit.