For Haskayne School of Business admission information see 3.1 Admissions.

BComm Requirements for Direct Entry Students

Admission

Applicants planning to enter the BComm program directly from high school must meet the admission requirements outlined in section A.5.1.1 Admission Requirements.

Additional and/or alternate admission requirements may exist for entrance into a Combined Degree program as outlined below in Admission Requirements for Combined Degrees.

Applicants are advised to contact Haskayne Undergraduate Student Services for details and assistance with program planning.

Recommended Program Sequence – Year 1

Students directly admitted from high school are advised to complete up to 30 units over the Fall and Winter Terms of their first year as outlined below. Ahead of registration, students are cautioned to consult course descriptions. The pre- or co-requisites listed within each course description (if any), will drive the selection and term sequencing, not the order in which the requirements appear in the following lists.

It is recommended that the following graduation requirements be taken in first year:

1. Economics 201 (course)
2. Economics 203 (course)
3. Junior English
4. Management Studies 217 (course)
5. Mathematics 249 (course) or 265 (course)
6. Statistics 213 (course)
7. Strategy and Global Management 217 (course)

In addition to the 21 units listed above, up to 9 units may be selected from the list below in order to complete Year 1 registration:

1. Accounting 217 (course)
2. Statistics 217 (course)
3. Junior Commerce or Non-Commerce Option (3 units) (1), (2), (3)
4.-6. Junior Non-Commerce Option (9 units) (1), (2), (3)

Note: First-year students are restricted to junior (200-level) courses in their first year. Prior to registering in senior (300-level) courses, 18 units at the junior level must be successfully completed.

(1) Students are advised to refer to 3.3 Course Work

(2) Students 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 the Program Details tab for further details.

(3) Data Science 201 (course) and University 201 (course) are recommended courses for students interested in applying to the research-based Honours program in a subsequent year. Refer to BComm Honours Program (below) for further details.

BComm Pre-Commerce Requirements for Transfer Students (including Change of Program)

Admission

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 Haskayne Undergraduate Student Services.

2. The grade point average for determining admission will be calculated as outlined in A.5.3 Transferring from another Post-Secondary Institution - Transfer Admission GPA, after the Fall Term. Admitted students completing courses during the Winter Term must remain in good academic standing to maintain their offer of admission.

3. Courses or their equivalents presented to fulfill admission requirements must not have been repeated more than once.

4. Admitted students are advised that a maximum of 12 units with “D” or “D+” grades will be used to fulfil degree requirements. The minimum grade required in a pre-commerce course or in a course that serves as a prerequisite is “C-“ unless the course serves as the prerequisite to the concentration sought, in which case it must be a “C”. Refer to the Program Details tab/BComm Graduation Requirements/Concentrations.

5. Additional and/or alternate admission requirements may exist for entrance into a Combined Degree program as outlined on the Program Details tab, under Degree Options. Prospective applicants are advised to contact Haskayne Undergraduate Student Services for details.

Requirements

The following 18 prescribed units 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:

1. Economics 201 (course)
2. Mathematics 249 (course) or 265 (course) or equivalent
3. Statistics 213 (course)
4. Junior English
5. Economics 203 (course)
6. Statistics 217 (course)

In addition, the 12 units 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 Commerce or Non-Commerce Option (3 units) (1), (2), (3)
8.-10. Junior Non-Commerce Options (9 units) (1), (2), (3)

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.

(1) Students are advised to refer to 3.3 Course Work

(2) Students 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 the Program Details tab for further details.

(3) Data Science 201 (course) and University 201 (course) are recommended courses for students interested in applying to the research-based Honours program in a subsequent year. Refer to BComm Honours Program (below) for further details.

BComm Honours Program

Application

Continuing Haskayne School of Business Bachelor of Commerce students (any concentration), may apply for the Honours program. Applications are considered for the Fall Term only.

Prospective applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below and must submit a Change of Program request through their Student Centre. Deadline date information is found in this Calendar in Academic Regulations' section D. Change of Faculty or Program. A supplementary application package will be sent to Change of Program applicants by the Haskayne School of Business.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the BComm (Honours) program must have successfully completed a minimum of 48 units by the Fall term to which they are seeking admission, including the following six prescribed courses completed no later than in the preceding Winter Term:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation 317 (course)
Management Studies 217 (course)
Management Studies 391 (course)
Strategy and Global Management 217 (course)
Statistics 213 (course)
Statistics 217 (course)

Admission to the program is based on the calculation of the grade point average over the most recent course work to a maximum of 30 graded units (University of Calgary courses and/or transfer courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a term are included except where the number of courses taken within a term exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) 30 units, in which case the highest grades are used. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.30 (calculated as outlined above), as well as a minimum grade point average of 3.30 over the six prescribed courses. Spring Intersession courses taken after May 1 in the year of admission are not used in the calculation of the grade point averages.

In addition to meeting the minimum grade point averages, applications are evaluated on the basis of an interview and the documents submitted in the admission application package.

Admission is competitive and meeting the minimum requirements is not a guarantee for admission. The business school reserves the right to limit the number of students admitted into the BComm (Honours) program. Students on academic sanction are not eligible for the BComm (Honours) program.

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