UofC

1. Applicants planning to enter the BComm program from a post-secondary institution (including the University of Calgary) must meet the admission requirements outlined in section A.5.3.1 Transfer Admission Requirements.

Change of Program students are considered for admission under these same transfer admission regulations. Assistance with program planning is available through the Haskayne Undergraduate Programs Office.

2. A maximum of 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) with "D" or "D+" grades may be used to fulfill program requirements. The "D" or "D+" grades cannot be in prerequisite courses or in the junior English course. The minimum grade required in a prerequisite course is "C-", unless the course serves as the prerequisite to the concentration sought. In this case it must be a "C". The minimum grade required in the junior English course is a "C-".

3. The grade point average for determining admission will be calculated as outlined in A.5.3 Transfer Admission GPA, after the Fall Term. Students completing courses over the Winter Term or the Spring or Summer Intersessions, in order to maintain their offer of admission, must remain in good academic standing in addition to meeting admission requirements.

4. Courses or their equivalents presented to fulfill pre-commerce requirements must not have been repeated more than once.

5. Additional and/or alternate admission requirements may exist for entrance into a Combined Degree program as outlined in section 4.2 Combined Degrees. Prospective applicants are advised to contact the Haskayne Undergraduate Programs Office for details.

(For combined degree requirements, please refer to 4.2 Combined Degrees in this section of the Calendar.)

The following 18 prescribed units (3.0 full-course equivalents) constitute the pre-commerce requirements for transfer (including Change of Program) applicants and must be completed as outlined in section A.5.3.1 Transfer Admission Requirements:

In addition, the 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) below fulfill BComm graduation requirements and it is strongly recommended that these be taken to complete a prospective student's remaining Year 1 registration:

7. Junior Humanities or Fine Arts Option^1,2
8. Junior Science Option^1,3,4,5
9. Junior Social Sciences Option¹
10. Junior Non-Commerce Option^1,2,5

Note: These courses need not necessarily be taken in the sequence indicated. Students should consult course descriptions in the latter section of this Calendar for prerequisites.

¹Students are advised to refer to 3.3 Course Work "Enrolment in Non-Commerce Courses" for option selection. Only one Economics course can be used towards the Non-Commerce Options or Social Sciences Options in the Bachelor of Commerce degree. Junior or Senior Non-Commerce Options cannot be Statistics.

²Students who wish to pursue a Concentration in International Business Strategy are advised that demonstrated proficiency equivalent to two courses in ONE modern language other than English is a requirement of this Concentration. A modern language minor is recommended. Refer to 4.1.4.1 Concentrations for further details.

³Excluding Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Statistics.

⁴Students who wish to pursue a Concentration in Petroleum Land Management are advised that a 200-level course in Geology is recommended prior to registration in the introductory Petroleum Land Management courses.

⁵Data Science 201 and University 201 are recommended courses to fulfill the Junior Science Option and Junior Non-Commerce Option respectively for students interested in applying to the research-based Honours program in a subsequent year.  Refer to 4.1.3 BComm Honours Program for further details.