Commerce
Collaborative Program of the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Rotman
School of Management
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The U of T commerce program selects from among the best and brightest
students and provides them with an education that is unparalleled in
the country. The commerce program partners a leading graduate business
school, the Rotman School of Management, with Canada’s top undergraduate
economics department. All of this in the context of Canada’s foremost
research university, located in the heart of the business community
just minutes away from Bay Street and steps from Queen’s Park.
The commerce programs combine economics and the various sub-disciplines
of business and government management enabling students to develop analytical
skills and gain a knowledge of institutions. This background is useful
for solving problems and making decisions in business and government
environments.
Commerce students have the opportunity to participate in an international
exchange program during 3rd year. This is an excellent opportunity for
students to enhance their university experience through living and studying
in a new and different environment. Exchange programs give commerce
students the valuable international experience necessary in today’s
global marketplace.
Commerce graduates frequently become economists, accountants, actuaries,
financial analysts, marketing analysts, managers of firms and government,
or proprietors of small businesses. Some commerce students elect to
undertake post-graduate studies in the form of further university education:
law schools and MBA programs have been particularly favoured destinations
of recent graduates.
Assistant Director: L. MacTavish, 105 St. George Street, Room 111 (416-978-3339)
Enquiries: 105 St. George Street, Room 111 (416-978-3339)
E-mail: commerce.info@utoronto.ca
Commerce Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Degree Requirements
To qualify for a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a student must:
(a) Complete twenty full-course equivalents, including no more than
six 100-series courses;
(b) Complete the Commerce and Finance Program (see below);
(c) Complete the Faculty Distribution Requirement for B.Com. students
(see below);
(d) Complete five full course equivalents from disciplines outside
of Management (MGT) and Economics (ECO); and Commerce (COM); (courses
taken to fulfill (b) and (c) may be also counted towards meeting this
requirement; see also III.3 in Commerce and Finance Program below).
(e) Obtain standing (i.e., complete with a grade of 50% or more)
in at least six 300- or 400-series courses, including at least one
400-series course.
(f) Achieve a cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation.
Graduation
Students who expect to graduate at the end of a given session must
use the Student Web Service or notify their College Registrars in writing
to make their degree requests by the dates specified in the Calendar.
Prospective graduands should receive the following documents from the
University:
1. a Program of Study Assessment form (late April/late August) from
the program sponsor;
2. a letter from the Office of Convocation providing details of the
convocation ceremony (late March/mid-October);
3. a Statement of Results (or letter for non-registered students)
from the Office of the Faculty Registrar confirming degree eligibility
(early June/early September).
Faculty Distribution Requirement for B.Com. Students
As part of the degree requirements for the B.Com., STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE
ONE FULL COURSE EQUIVALENT IN EACH OF THE HUMANITIES, THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
AND THE SCIENCES AREAS as defined below:
1. ONE full course equivalent must be from the Humanities (see Page
22).
2. ONE full course equivalent must be from the Social Sciences (MGT
courses may be used to meet this requirement with the exception of
MGT 120H1, 121H1
and COM 110H1, which have NO Distribution
Requirement status; see Page 22).
3. ONE full course equivalent must be from the Sciences (see Page
22), with the following exceptions:
All 100-series courses in CSC, MAT,
STA; STA
250H1, 255H1, 257H1,
352Y1.
4. NOTE: transfer students from Erindale or Scarborough must meet
the St. George Distribution Requirement.
Commerce Programs
Notes
- Tuition fees for students enroling in the Commerce programs from
2001 onwards will be higher than for other Arts and Science programs.
- MAT 133Y1/(123H1,
124H1) are courses which satisfy
the minimum Program requirements. Students who are likely to enrol
in 200+ series MAT courses are advised to take MAT
137Y1 instead, noting that MAT
137Y1 is a theoretically oriented course for Specialists in Mathematics
and mathematically based disciplines such as Actuarial Science.
- Enrolment in the Commerce and Finance Program is limited. The majority
of spaces each year will be reserved for students admitted to first-year
studies in Commerce.
- A limited number of places will be available for other Arts
and Science students not admitted to first year Commerce. These
students normally apply for admission in April of their first
year; and they must meet the following admission requirements:
Complete MGT 120H and ECO 100Y, each with a mark of at least 63%
*
Complete one of MAT 133Y/135Y/136Y/137Y/(123H, 124H)/(125H, 126H),
with a mark of at least 50%
Complete a minimum of 4.0 credits
Obtain an average on first attempt in MGT 120H, ECO 100Y and MAT
133Y (or equivalent) of at least B-, whether the courses were
taken at U of T or awarded as transfer credits
Obtain a CGPA to be determined each year
Commerce and Finance (B.Com)
Specialist program: (14 to 15 full courses or their equivalent
out of 20 courses, for a B.Com.)
First Year:
1. COM 110H1; MGT
120H1; ECO 100Y1
2. MAT 133Y1/(123H1,
124H1)/135Y1/137Y1/157Y1
3. Students are encouraged to take one course towards the Distribution
Requirement (above) in First Year
Higher Years:
I: Additional MGT Component (5.0 full courses or their equivalent)
1. MGT 220H1, 223H1,
337Y1
2. 1.0 courses from: MGT 252H1, 262H1,
353H1, 363H1,
371H1, 374H1,
393H1
3. One 400-series MGT full-course equivalent
4. One additional 200+ series MGT course
5. No more than 15 COM, MGT and ECO courses may be taken for degree
credit. STA 250H1, 255H1,
257H1, 261H1
count as ECO courses.
II: Additional Economics Component (5 full courses or their equivalent)
1. ECO 200Y1/206Y1
2. ECO 208Y1/209Y1
3. ECO 220Y1/227Y1/STA(250H1,
255H1)/(257H1,
261H1)
4. Two 300+ series ECO full course equivalents, no more than one of
which may be a course in Economic History (see III.2 below).
III: Writing Component (2 full courses* or their equivalent)
Two full course equivalents in English from the following groups of
which a maximum of 1.0 courses may be from Group B:
Group A:
ANT 100Y1, 204Y1;
CLA (except 201H1); EAS
270Y1, 352Y1; ENG; FAH;
FCS; GGR 240Y1;
HIS; HPS; HUM;
INI 204Y1, 235Y1, 300Y1, 311Y1 and all INI “Cinema
Studies”; JMC 201Y1; LIN;
NEW; NMC 185Y1, 278Y1;
PHL (except 245H1, 246H1, 247H1, 344H1, 345H1,
346H1); POL (except 242Y1); RLG;
SMC; SOC; TRN
200Y1; UNI; VIC;
WLD
Group B:
ECO 201Y1/302H1/303Y1/306Y1/321Y1/ 342Y1/429Y1/435H1/
452H1/457Y1. If one ECO 300+ series course is taken, then only one
additional ECO full course equivalent need be taken under II.4 above.
* The course(s) taken from III Group A may also count towards the
Faculty Distribution Requirement above.
Economics (Commerce and Finance) (B.Com.)
This Program may only be taken conjointly with the Specialist Program
in Commerce and Finance (above). Students must be accepted in the Commerce
and Finance (B.Com.) Program in order to complete the Economics (B.Com.)
Program.
Note
Enrolment in this Program is limited to students with 70% in ECO 100Y1
and (63% in MAT 133Y1 or 55% in MAT 137Y1) AND a C in MGT 120H1 AND
a minimum cumulative GPA.
Specialist program:
(15.5-16 courses in a program of 20 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year:
COM 110H1; ECO
100Y1; MAT 133Y1/135Y1/137Y1/157Y1;
MGT 120H1
Higher Years:
I: Additional MGT Requirements (5.5 full courses or their equivalent):
1. MGT 220H1, 223H1,
337Y1
2. 1.0 courses from: MGT 252H1, 262H1,
353H1, 363H1,
371H1, 374H1,
393H1
3. One 400-series MGT full course equivalent
4. One additional 200+ series MGT course
5. No more than 15 COM, MGT and ECO courses may be taken for degree
credit. STA 250H1, 255H1,
257H1, 261H1
count as ECO courses.
II: Additional ECO Requirements (6.5 full courses or their equivalent):
1. ECO 206Y1, 208Y1,
227Y1/STA (257H1,
261H1)
2. ECO 327Y1
3. One Economic History course from: ECO 302H1/303Y1/306Y1/321Y1/342Y1/429Y1/435H1/452H1/
457Y1
4. ECO 325H1, 326H1 plus one-half additional
ECO course at the 300+ level
III: Writing Component (1 full course or equivalent):
One full course equivalent in English from 1. below; this course may
also count toward the Faculty Distribution Requirement (above):
ANT 100Y1, 204Y1;
CLA (except 201H1); EAS
270Y1, 352Y1; ENG; FAH;
FCS; GGR 240Y1;
HIS; HPS; HUM;
INI 204Y1, 235Y1, 300Y1, 311Y1 and all INI “Cinema
Studies”; JMC 201Y1; LIN;
NEW; NMC 185Y1, 278Y1;
PHL (except 245H1, 246H1, 247H1, 344H1, 345H1,
346H1); POL (except 242Y1); RLG;
SMC; SOC; TRN
200Y1; UNI; VIC;
WLD
Commerce (Arts program)
Students taking this program follow the degree requirements for the
Honours Bachelor of Arts (see page 20).
Major program: (7.5 full courses or their equivalent)
First Year:
1. COM 110H1, MGT
120H1
2. ECO 100Y1
3.MAT 133Y1/(123H1,
124H1)/135Y1/137Y1/139Y1/157Y1
Higher Years:
1. ECO 220Y1/227Y1/STA(250H1,
255H1)/(257H1,
261H1)
2. MGT 220H1, 223H1,
331Y1/337Y1,
252H1
3. One full course or equivalent from MGT330H1,
363H1, 371H1,
374H1, 393H1,
or any 400-level MGT course
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