4 years at RDC

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. Students pursuing a professional accounting designation will have adequate options available in the General Management Major to obtain all required prerequisites for a designation. 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 (BBA) is a four year degree consisting of 40 courses. Diploma holders will receive transfer credit for up to 20 courses and 60 credits, 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 RDC Financial Services Diploma, or RDC University Transfer Studies Diploma with at least 20 courses and 60 credits.

RDC University Transfer Studies Diploma holders are expected to have completed ten of the following thirteen Core BBA Business courses as part of their University Transfer Studies Diploma:
BUS 306 Introduction to Business Statistics I (or BADM 111)
BUS 307 Introduction to Business Statistics II
ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (or ECON 100)
ECON 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (or ECON 101)
BADM 132 Introduction to Marketing
ACCT 202 Introduction to Financial Accounting (or ACCT 102)
ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (or ACCT 104)
BADM 110 Introduction to Management (or BUS 201)
BADM 281 Human Resources
BUS 303 Introduction to Organizational Behavior
BUS 310 Introduction to Finance (or BADM 260)
BUS 311 Legal Foundations of the Canadian Economy
COMM 250 Business and Workplace Writing

University Transfer Studies Diploma holders who have completed ten of these thirteen courses may be considered for admission to the MRU BBA, but may have to complete those courses in addition to the 20 remaining BBA courses after they have entered the BBA.

Students may be admitted to the BBA if they have previously completed the RDC Financial Services Diploma. The RDC Financial Services Diploma is no longer being offered; Financial Services is now a major in the Business Administration Diploma. Graduates of the RDC Financial Service Diploma must see the MRU BBA Program dsbinfo [at] rdc [dot] ab [dot] ca (Student Advisor )at RDC for program planning.

Program Requirements:

The specific course requirements of the 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 Core BBA Business Courses
• 9 General Management Major Courses
• 12 General Education Courses
• 2 Elective Courses

The aforementioned Diplomas provide credit for up to 20 of the 40 courses required by the degree. The remaining 20 courses taken in the 3rd and 4th years must be selected from the list of RDC-MRU Co-Listed Courses. Depending on the specific courses completed in older Diplomas (those earned prior to 2012), 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 Co-Listed 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 4 years of the degree, including those courses taken in the Diploma, students must complete:

• 17 Core BBA Business Courses
• 9 General Management Major Courses
• 12 General Education Courses
• 2 Elective Courses

Students entering the BBA program with a Business Administration Diploma, (depending on each student's transfer credit), must complete:

5 Core BBA Business Courses:
MGMT 320 Business Statistics II or BUS 307 Business Statistics II
MGMT 410 Global Business Environment
MGMT 420 Operations Management
MGMT 430 Business Plan Development
MGMT 490 Strategic Management

3 Business Major Courses (300/400 level) selected from the following:
MGMT 450 Leadership (3 credits)
MGMT 460 Change Management (3 credits)
MGMT 470 Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)
ACCT 306 Auditing (3 credits)*
ACCT 305 Personal & Corporate Income Tax (3 credits)*
ACCT 310 Advanced Financial Accounting (3 credits)*
ACCT 308 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 credits)*

* Students interested in pursuing a professional accounting designation are recommended to take these courses as prerequisites to entering the professional program.

General Education Courses (12)
• 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

Students entering the BBA program with a University Transfer Studies Diploma must complete:
MGMT 410 Global Business Environment
MGMT 420 Operations Management
MGMT 430 Business Plan Development
MGMT 490 Strategic Management
The remaining 16 courses must be Co-Listed with MRU and will depend on the courses taken in their University Transfer Studies Diploma. These courses will include General Education, General Management Major, or Elective courses to complete the 4 year requirements. See the MRU BBA
Program Student Advisor at RDC for further information and program planning and for the most current list of Co-Listed courses.

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Note on 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 which  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.