Spring 2025
Classes Start
Jan 13
Session B
Classes Start
Mar 2
Program Overview
Do you have a knack for money management and investing? If so, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Planning may be right for you. Through the Van Duyn Financial Planning program, RCU will prepare you with a blend of business fundamentals and financial planning knowledge so you can become an expert resource in investing, budgeting, and money management for businesses or individuals.
RIZE & RCU
Rochester Christian University is committed to offering innovative hybrid learning opportunities that merge on-campus experiences with online courses, providing students access to top experts from academia and industry. Powered by Rize Education, RCU utilizes technology to offer relevant degree programs, partner with top companies and academics, maintain in-person instruction, and provide students with a comprehensive on-campus experience that leads to successful career pathways.
RCU’s RIZE programs provide:
- Industry-driven curriculum across a range of fast-growing fields.
- High-salary career outcomes and employable skills.
- Through collaboration with leading companies, these programs are created in coordination with industry changes, equipping students with job-ready skills such as remote collaboration, resume building, and networking.
In collaboration with Rize Education, this program can be offered in a hybrid model or fully online!
Discover more about RCU’s innovative approach to education with Rize Education.
degree requirements
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Financial Planning prepares you with a strong foundation in business with a focused financial planning curriculum. Courses cover the fundamentals of investing, budgeting, and money management, as well as how to evaluate and develop financial plans. The program also provides readiness preparation for board certification.
- CRITICAL THINKING: Professional graduates think critically and apply systems thinking to decision making.
- PROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLICATION: Professional graduates apply functional area concepts and theories appropriately.
- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION: Professional graduates communicate effectively by preparing and delivering oral and written presentations using appropriate technologies.
- SOCIAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY: Professional graduates align personal, professional, and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards of conduct, including an understanding of corporate social responsibility.
- VOCATIONAL AWARENESS: Professional graduates demonstrate an understanding of God’s ongoing story in the world and their responsibility to God, self, organization, and the world as a part of that ongoing story.
Total Credit Hours: 120
- General Education Core: 35 hours
- Business Core: 42 hours
- Financial Planning Major: 18 hours
- Electives: 25 hours
- Student Business Senate
Program Statistics
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Graduates hired within 6 months
Jobs filled by Rochester grads
Career Opportunities
Types of Jobs
- Financial Planner
- Budget Analyst
- Investor
- Private Investor
$60,251
$66,149
$73,157
Avg. Salaries post graduation
(Courtesy of Salary.com for Financial Analyst)
Market Trends
Projected Growth (2022-2032): 5-8%
Projected Job Openings (2022-2032): 9,900
(Courtesy of O*Net Online for Financial Quantitative Analyst)
student experience
Internships
Clubs
- Student Business Senate
Activities
alumni profile
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Faculty
Accounting and Financial Studies School of Business and Technology
School of Business and Technology
RUAC 302B
(248) 218-2052
kstokes@rochesteru.edu
School of Business and Technology
RUAC 302B
(248) 218-2052
kstokes@rochesteru.edu
