Commerce (B. Com.)

Program Notes

1. Students in Business I are not eligible to take upper Level Commerce course work.
2. Students have only one opportunity to be reviewed for entry to Commerce II. Other options may be pursued through the Academic Programs Office.
3. To be considered for entry into Commerce II a Business I student must have met all of the following:

• achieved a CA of at least 5.0 on a minimum of 24 units of course work for Business I (on first attempts only) and these must include all required courses of the Business I program;
• successfully completed on first attempts only all Business I required courses (See Business I Requirements ). An exception to this condition is that no more than a single failure of a Business I required course is allowed for students with a CA of at least 5.0 on a minimum of 24 units of course work for Business I provided they complete the failed course at the earliest possible opportunity with the student considered eligible for consideration for Commerce II  until they pass the course on their next attempt;
• successfully completed ALL required units of Business I course work and successfully completed enough units of elective course work where the total of successful units of course work equals 24 units.

4. Refer to Workload under the Academic Regulations section in the School of Business for information on full-time and part-time Business I course loads.
5. Students seeking a Minor in Mathematics and Statistics must take MATH 1A03  (or MATH 1LS3 ) and should refer to the Faculty of Science section of this Calendar for the requirements for a Minor in Mathematics and Statistics. Students neither seeking this Minor nor planning on a transfer to the Faculty of Science, are advised to take MATH 1M03 .
6. Transfer students may be admitted to Commerce II from other universities or from other Faculties within McMaster University. Transfer students may be expected to complete COMMERCE 1E03  and 1PA0  and one of ANTHROP 1AA3 , 1AB3 , GEOG 1HA3 , GEOG 1HB3 , POL SCI 1G06 , PSYCH 1X03  (or 1A03), RELIG ST 1B06  or SOCIOL 1A06  as part of the degree requirements. Academic requirements for admission of transfer students will be more demanding than those for Business I students.
7. Admission to either of the Commerce programs beyond Commerce Level II is not possible.

Requirements for Students who Entered in 2012 or Prior

Requirements for continuation in the B.Com. Program are specified in the General Academic Regulations  section of this Calendar. Students who are currently registered in this program should refer to their degree audits or contact the Academic Programs Office to discuss their program requirements.

Requirements