Introduction to Business Law - BUS 240 at Rappahannock Community College


         
 
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BUS 240 - Introduction to Business Law
Provides an introduction to the American legal system and the use of law to achieve economic and social goals. Highlights ethical principles and legal reasoning underlying the rights and obligations of business relationships and their effect on business decision-making. Emphasizes fundamental principles of government regulation and the court system, constitutional law, torts, criminal law, contracts, agency, employment, and property law.
Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits

Schedule at Rappahannock Community College

Summer 2026 ➜

Live Schedule
Class # Section Credits Day Time Start Location Mode
71009 BUS 240-D80A 3
       
0:00 a.m.-0:00 a.m.
 2026-05-18 Virtual Location WW
Please contact sharedservices@rappahannock.edu for enrollment and department consent. Online course offered through Shared Services. Starts May 18. All shared services courses are closed to enrollment the day the course begins. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For more information, please visit https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/online/student-resources/SSDL/index.html. Class drop date is May 28 and withdraw date is June 29.
We are transitioning bookstores. Textbooks for Online Classes are available for purchase at our RCC Online Bookstore at https://rappahannock.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php
71870 BUS 240-D81A 3
       
0:00 a.m.-0:00 a.m.
 2026-05-18 Virtual Location WW
Please contact sharedservices@rappahannock.edu for enrollment and department consent. Online course offered through Shared Services. Starts May 18. All shared services courses are closed to enrollment the day the course begins. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For more information, please visit https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/online/student-resources/SSDL/index.html. Class drop date is May 26 and withdraw date is June 20.
We are transitioning bookstores. Textbooks for Online Classes are available for purchase at our RCC Online Bookstore at https://rappahannock.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php
72473 BUS 240-D82A 3
       
0:00 a.m.-0:00 a.m.
 2026-05-18 Virtual Location WW
Session: 10-Week 1 / Meeting Times: Mo 5:30 - 8:20 p.m. / This course is conducted online in real time with scheduled meeting days and times as published in the class schedule, supplemented with online asynchronous (anytime) computer coursework. Student participation in the synchronous (real time) sessions may be required. Specific expectations regarding real time sessions will be communicated by the faculty. Students are required to have reliable and daily access to a computer and internet service.
Please contact sharedservices@rappahannock.edu for enrollment and department consent. Online course offered through Shared Services. Starts May 18. All shared services courses are closed to enrollment the day the course begins. NO LATE ENROLLMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For more information, please visit https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/online/student-resources/SSDL/index.html. Class drop date is May 28 and withdraw date is July 1.
We are transitioning bookstores. Textbooks for Online Classes are available for purchase at our RCC Online Bookstore at https://rappahannock.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php

Fall 2026 ➜

Live Schedule
Class # Section Credits Day Time Start Location Mode
78965 BUS 240-D7A 3
       
0:00 a.m.-0:00 a.m.
 2026-08-24 Virtual Location WW
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