Mount Royal University and Red Deer College have formed a partnership to make the Mount Royal University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree - General Management Major Program available at Red Deer College. While an Accounting major is not offered at this time, Accounting course options have been maximized. The third and fourth year of the degree is offered to RDC Business Administration (all majors) and Financial Services diploma holders.

The Mount Royal University (MRU) Bachelor of Business Administration is a four year degree consisting of 40 courses. Diploma holders will receive transfer credit for up to 20 courses, and normally complete 20 courses over two years of full-time degree studies. Part-time study is available. Application to the 3rd year of the degree program is made to Red Deer College and students attend all classes at Red Deer College. Upon completion of the program, students submit an application to graduate to Mount Royal University.

Students completing the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree at Red Deer College are governed by Red Deer College Academic Policies and Procedures regarding academic matters, non-academic misconduct and course related issues, including appeals. Students do not have access and may not utilize the appeal procedures of Mount Royal University.

RDC Business Administration Diploma (All majors) or Financial Services Diploma

Program Requirements:

The specific course requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at RDC are based on the courses completed in the student's diploma and the course requirements for the degree. The total requirements for the MRU BBA include 40 courses: 17 required core business courses, 9 major courses, 12 general education courses and 2 electives. The current Business Administration and Financial Services Diplomas provide credit for 20 of the 40 courses required by the degree. Depending on the specific courses completed in older diplomas, students may receive credit for less than 20 courses. Individual advisement is needed to provide a customized plan for students to meet all the course requirements for the degree.

All 3rd and 4th year MRU degree courses must be completed at RDC and recognition will not be given to equivalent courses taken at other post-secondary institutions.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to remain in the program.

In order to successfully complete the Mount Royal University Bachelor of Business Administration - General Management Major at Red Deer College, the student must:

• Complete a minimum of twenty (20) required courses at RDC as described in Program Content.
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 over all courses required for graduation.

Upon completion of the program, students will submit an application to graduate to Mount Royal University. Upon confirmation of graduation, students may attend convocation ceremonies at MRU and receive their parchment, and/or attend graduation ceremonies at RDC. MRU and RDC each requires fees for attendance at convocation.

Over the 2 years of the program, (depending on each student's transfer credit), students must complete

• 5 required Business Courses in Statistics, Global Business Environment, Operations Management, Business Plan Development, and Strategic Management
• 3 Business Options in Leadership, Change Management, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Students wishing to pursue an accounting designation can replace up to two of their business options with Personal and Corporate Income Tax and Advanced Financial Accounting.
• 12 General Education Courses:

- 4 Foundation level courses, one from each cluster
- 4 Second Level courses, one from each cluster
- 4 Third Level courses, from at least two clusters

Note: Mount Royal University General Education Requirement

Students in the BBA program are required to meet the general education requirements of Mount Royal University. General Education provides students with the opportunity to build their ability to think critically, develop their communication and mathematical skills, stimulate their capacities for creative, innovative thinking, and enrich their knowledge of the wider social, cultural, and natural worlds in which they live and work.

The General Education Program is organized around four thematic clusters with constitute groups of streams of courses:

Numeracy and Scientific Literacy

These courses aim to develop an understanding of the nature and methods of subjects in the natural sciences, health sciences and computer science, as well as providing essential mathematical skills needed for study at the post-secondary level.

Values, Beliefs and Identity

These courses provide the opportunity to critically explore the values, beliefs and ideas that shape human experience, including understandings and meaning expressed through art, music, literature, philosophy and critical thought. There is also opportunity to study the various media through which cultural expression takes place.

Community and Society

Through these courses you will explore the complex intersection of interests and relations that constitute social life - from local community to the globalized network of societies. By studying the interlocking of material, moral, and political factors affecting society at all levels, you will acquire knowledge and skills that help you understand and act in the world in which you are a citizen.

Communication

These courses focus on the development of an undergraduate level of proficiency in written and oral communication across a range of media. They will help you develop a capacity for critical reflection on various media and their uses. Opportunity for study in languages other than English will be available in this thematic cluster.

Students are reminded to seek advising from the MRU BBA Program Student Advisor for program direction and course selection. Failure to follow the individual student program outlined will result in failure to meet the degree graduation requirements.