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University of Calgary Calendar 2015-2016 Haskayne School of Business 4. Program Details 4.1 Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) 4.1.3 BComm Graduation Requirements
4.1.3 BComm Graduation Requirements

Requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce degree program changed significantly effective Fall 2013. Candidates for the degree will fall under one of the two regulation sets listed below and must fulfill all requirements of the set into which they fall as outlined.

Candidates with Successful Completion of Business and Environment 291 or Equivalent

Candidates for the degree who successfully completed Business and Environment 291 (now discontinued) or equivalent prior to or following admission into the business school, must fulfill the following requirements:

1. An approved program with a minimum of 120 units (20 full-course equivalents). A minimum grade point average of 2.00 must be achieved over all 120 units.

2. A minimum of "C-" grade in the Junior English, Management Studies 493, 495, Strategy and Global Management 591 and in each course permitted to fulfill the concentration requirements. A maximum of 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) with "D" or "D+" grades in non-concentration and non-prerequisite courses.

3. A maximum of 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents) taken at other institutions and acceptable for transfer credit may be counted toward the Bachelor of Commerce Degree. A maximum of 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) taken at other institutions and acceptable for transfer credit as Haskayne School of Business courses may be counted toward the Bachelor of Commerce Degree.

4. Students are permitted a maximum of 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) in Economics, including Economics 201 and 203, unless the course satisfies a specified concentration requirement.

5. The following courses or their equivalents presented for graduation must be completed within 10 years or less of the graduation date: Communications Studies 363 or 369, Computer Science 203, Mathematics 249 or 265, Economics 201 and 203, Statistics 213 and 217, and all Commerce courses.

The following courses, or their equivalents, constitute the Bachelor of Commerce program:

Commerce Courses (60 units or 10 full-course equivalents)

1. Business and Environment 291
2. Accounting 317
3. Accounting 323
4. Business and Environment 395
5. Finance 317
6. Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics 317
7. Management Information Systems 317
8. Marketing 317
9. Operations Management 317
10. Management Studies 391
11. Management Studies 493 and 495 (1.5 units or quarter courses)
12. Strategy and Global Management 591
13.-18. Concentration: (18 units or 3.0 full-course equivalents) from one Concentration (listed below)
19. Senior Commerce Option* (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
20. Senior Commerce Non-Concentration Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)

Non-Commerce Courses (60 units or 10 full-course equivalents)

1. Computer Science 203
2. Economics 201
3. Economics 203
4. Mathematics 249 or 265
5. Statistics 213
6. Statistics 217
7. Junior English (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
8. Junior Humanities or Fine Arts Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
9. Junior Science Option** (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
10. Junior Social Sciences Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
11.-12. Junior Non-Commerce Option (6 units or 1.0 full-course equivalent)
13. Communications Studies 363 or 369
14.-15. Senior Humanities, Social Sciences, Science** or Fine Arts Option (6 units or 1.0 full-course equivalent)
16.-20. Senior Non-Commerce Options (15 units or 2.5 full-course equivalents)

Notes:

*Concentration course may be required.

**Excluding Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics.

Junior = 200-level and Senior = 300-level and above

Refer to 3.3 Course Work "Enrolment in Non-Commerce Courses" for option selection. Only 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) Economics course can be used towards the Non-Commerce Options or Social Sciences Options. Non-Commerce Options cannot be Statistics.

Course sequencing information for students is available in the office of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Haskayne School of Business.

All Other Candidates

All other candidates for the Bachelor of Commerce degree who did not complete Business and Environment 291 must fulfill the following requirements:

1. An approved program with a minimum of 120 units (20 full-course equivalents). A minimum grade point average of 2.00 must be achieved over all 120 units.

2. A minimum of "C-" grade in the Junior English, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 317, Management Studies 451, 453, Strategy and Global Management 591 and in each course permitted to fulfill the concentration requirements. A maximum of 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) with "D" or "D+" grades in non-concentration and non-prerequisite courses.

3. A maximum of 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents) taken at other institutions and acceptable for transfer credit may be counted toward the Bachelor of Commerce Degree. A maximum of 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) taken at other institutions and acceptable for transfer credit as Haskayne School of Business courses may be counted toward the Bachelor of Commerce Degree.

4. Students are permitted a maximum of 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) in Economics, including Economics 201 and 203, unless the course satisfies a specified concentration requirement.

5. The following courses or their equivalents presented for graduation must be completed within 10 years or less of the graduation date: the 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) Junior English, Mathematics 249 or 265, Economics 201 and 203, Statistics 213 and 217, and all Commerce courses.

The following courses, or their equivalents, constitute the Bachelor of Commerce program:

Commerce Courses (63 units or 10.5 full-course equivalents)

1. Management Studies 217
2. Strategy and Global Management 217
3. Accounting 217
4. Accounting 323
5. Business and Environment 395
6. Entrepreneurship and Innovation 317
7. Finance 317
8. Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics 317
9. Management Information Systems 317
10. Marketing 317
11. Operations Management 317
12. Management Studies 391
13. Management Studies 451
14. Management Studies 453
15. Strategy and Global Management 591
16.-21. Concentration: (18 units or 3.0 full-course equivalents) from one Concentration (listed below)

Non-Commerce Courses (48 units or 8 full-course equivalents)

1. Economics 201
2. Economics 203
3. Junior English (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
4. Mathematics 249 or 265
5. Statistics 213
6. Statistics 217
7. Junior Humanities or Fine Arts Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
8. Junior Science Option* (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
9. Junior Social Sciences Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
10. Junior Non-Commerce Option (3 units or 0.5 full-course equivalent)
11.-12. Senior Humanities, Social Sciences, Science* or Fine Arts Option (6 units or 1.0 full-course equivalent)
13.-16. Senior Non-Commerce Options (12 units or 2.0 full-course equivalents)

Commerce or Non-Commerce Courses (9 units or 1.5 full-course equivalents)

1.-3. Senior Commerce or Non-Commerce Options** (9 units or 1.5 full-course equivalents)

Notes:

*Excluding Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics.

**Concentration course may be required.

Junior = 200-level and Senior = 300-level and above

Refer to 3.3 Course Work "Enrolment in Non-Commerce Courses" for option selection. Only 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) Economics course can be used towards the Non-Commerce Options or Social Sciences Options. Non-Commerce Options cannot be Statistics.

Course sequencing information for students is available in the office of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), Haskayne School of Business.