Ramapo College’s Degree Completion Program (DCP) provides returning adult students ages 25 and older a fully-mapped out pathway to finishing their undergraduate degree on an accelerated schedule.  The Degree Completion Program offers three accelerated majors:

1. Social Science with a Justice concentration
2. Contemporary Arts with a Professional Communications concentration.
3. Business Administration with a Marketing Concentration

These accelerated majors combine on-line, hybrid and evening classroom study on a part-time, year-round schedule (fall, winter, spring and summer).

In general, DCP students should have at least 64 credits, either through an Associate’s Degree or through a combination of transfer credits from previous institutions.  Students must be part of a Degree Completion Program cohort in order to enroll either in one of the DCP accelerated majors or in a DCP section of a course.  Students applying to the accelerated Business Administration major should have an A.S. in Business Administration prior to enrollment; students without the A.S. degree may need to complete up to one additional year of pre-requisite coursework before entering the accelerated program.  Applicants to the accelerated Business Administration major should have a minimum 2.5 GPA in their previous coursework.  Applicants with a GPA lower than 2.5 who have significant work experience and/or other mitigating factors may be considered for admission pending approval of the Dean.

DCP majors provide the entirety of any courses required by the major, along with any school core requirements, as part of the mapped curriculum.  The Degree Completion Program assumes that a student has successfully completed Ramapo’s general education requirements prior to enrollment.  However, students who need to complete outstanding General Education requirements or elective credits can do so through advisement from the program director.

Ramapo’s accelerated Business Administration major, with a concentration in Marketing, provides students with a solid foundation in business, including business law, ethics, international business, finance and strategic management.  Marketing topics covered include marketing communication, consumer behavior, marketing research, e-marketing, and marketing strategy. Hands-on learning experiences allow you to develop and apply creative skills and analytical thinking, with an emphasis on social responsibility and ethical decision-making.  This major prepares you to work or advance in a variety of marketing-related business careers, such as digital marketing, social media marketing, sales, advertising, media planning, and brand management, providing graduates with a breadth of knowledge across business fields that will enable them to be successful in the workforce.This major is offered by the Anisfield School of Business and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree.  In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill General Education and Anisfield School of Business requirements.

Goal 1: Communication: Our students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication using appropriate current technology.

• Outcome: Students will deliver well prepared oral presentations.
• Outcome: Students will compose well written business documents.

Goal 2: Ethics: Our students will consider the moral implications of business actions and processes, and propose ethically sound solutions.

• Outcome: Students will detect ethical dilemmas and offer potential alternatives and solutions.

Goal 3: Foundation: Our students will have a broad-based knowledge in the functional areas of business.

• Outcome: Students will comprehend principles and practices in key business disciplines.

Goal 4: Perspectives: Our students will consider diverse points of view and apply them towards issue resolution.

• Outcome: Students will be able to identify and analyze different points of view when seeking to resolve business-related issues.

Goal 5: Reasoning: Our students will be critical thinkers and decision makers able to use qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Outcome: Students will be able to identify and analyze problems and opportunities, generate alternatives, and recognize appropriate solutions.

Goal 6: Integration in the Discipline: Our marketing students will apply a systematic approach and operate cross-functionally.

• Outcome: Our marketing students will be able to integratively apply consumer behavior, marketing communication, and market research concepts in developing a marketing plan.

1.Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W) below.  Waivers do not apply to Major requirements.

2.Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.  Check with your advisor to see if any apply.

3.Writing Intensive Requirement:  The required writing intensive courses are built into the DCP Business Administration: Marketing curriculum.

4.A minimum  2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.

Please consult with the Director of the Degree Completion Program regarding information about the requirements of the accelerated major.

The Degree Completion Program’s accelerated Contemporary Arts: Professional Communication major is an interdisciplinary contract major that enables returning students to focus on four key areas of the field:

1. Written communication
2. Persuasion and oral communication
3. Visual communication
4. Business and non-profit communication

The DCP Contemporary Arts: Professional Communication major requires a minimum of 48 credits, including a co-op/internship and a capstone course, in addition to the School of Contemporary Arts Core.  Sixteen of those credits must be at the upper level (300-400).

This major is offered by the School of Contemporary Arts and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.  In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill General Education and School of Contemporary Arts requirements.

Outcome 1: Understand the discipline or inter-disciplines identified as part of their learning agreement developed in consultation with their academic advisor. 

Outcome 2: Apply creative thinking in the work they produce. 

Outcome 3: Be able to write appropriately to their discipline. This outcome includes demonstrating and synthesizing significant ideas about the disciplines through writing. 

Outcome 4: Produce advanced work that demonstrates skills relevant to their discipline. Students should be able to demonstrate an ability to connect and synthesize ideas, use innovation to solve problems and explore their content in depth.

1. Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W) below. Waivers do not apply to the Major Requirements.
2. Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.  Check with your advisor to see if any apply.
3. Writing Intensive Requirement:  Three required writing intensive courses are built into the DCP Contemporary Arts: Professional Communication curriculum.
4. A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.

Please consult with the Director of the Degree Completion Program regarding information about the requirements of the accelerated major.

The Degree Completion Program’s accelerated Social Science: Justice major is an interdisciplinary contract major which combines courses from throughout the social science disciplines, including courses in criminal justice, substance abuse, human rights, social welfare and other topics of pressing social concern.

The DCP Social Science majors requires 10 courses, at least 4 of which must be at the upper level (300-400 Level), a re-entry seminar, a research methods course, and a capstone course.

This major is offered by the School of Social Science and Human Services and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.  In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill General Education and School of Social Science and Human Services requirements.

Outcome 1: Demonstrate critical analysis of arguments and evaluate major assertions. 

Outcome 2: Write effectively. 

Outcome 3: Demonstrate an understanding of methods, skills, and tools used in a variety of disciplines including historical, theoretical, scientific, and philosophical. 

Outcome 4: Ability to use appropriate technologies to conduct research and evaluate that research. 

Outcome 5: Understand and articulate the importance of diversity within and among societies.

1. Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W) below.  Waivers do not apply to the Major requirements.
2. Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible.  Check with your advisor to see if any apply.
3. Writing Intensive Requirement:  Three required writing intensive courses are built into the DCP Social Science curriculum.
4. A minimum  2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.

Please consult with the Director of the Degree Completion Program regarding information about the requirements of the accelerated major.