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5.2 Bachelor of Commerce

  1. Applicants declare Business One and may apply for admission to the program after a minimum completion of the 30 credit hours comprising Business One.

  2. Applicants must apply at www.mun.ca/undergrad/admissions/i-want-to-apply/ and by the appropriate deadline date.

  3. Entry to the Bachelor of Commerce degree program is competitive and selective. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program is overall academic achievement.

  4. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the Bachelor of Commerce program.

  5. The final decision on admission or readmission rests with the Admissions Committee of the Faculty.

  6. Admission or readmission to the University does not necessarily constitute admission or readmission to the Bachelor of Commerce program.

  7. Up to three positions per year in the Faculty of Business Administration may be designated for applicants of Indigenous ancestry who have met the admission requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce program. Applicants must send a letter of request at the time of application and provide documentation of Indigenous ancestry.

  8. In the case where an applicant has been required to withdraw from one of the Faculty’s other Undergraduate programs, the Admissions Committee of the Faculty may consider this circumstance as grounds to deny admission.


5.2.1.1 Business One

  1. To be admitted to Business One, applicants should select Business One as the program of study on the online application to the University. The application for admission to programs is submitted online and applicants should follow the application instructions at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. Application deadlines are strictly enforced. A complete application includes an application to the University and any other required supporting documentation. Application fees must be paid when the application forms are submitted. Direct admission from high school is subject to the applicant’s final acceptance to the University and admissibility into Mathematics 1000, 1005, 1090 or 109A/B. Business One normally begins in the Fall semester commencing in September.

  2. Upon meeting general admission requirements to Memorial University of Newfoundland, applicants are admitted to Business One and may apply for admission into the program after a completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of the courses comprising Business One. Business One courses are outlined under Table 1 Suggested Program of Study for the Bachelor of Commerce.

  3. Upon completion of Business One, a student may wish to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program. In this regard, a student should follow the instructions listed below under Beyond Business One, Admission.


5.2.2.1 Business One

An applicant who is attending or has previously attended this University may declare Business One by contacting the Office of the Registrar by e-mail to reghelp@mun.ca.


5.2.2.2 Beyond Business One

  1. Admission

    1. Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program is competitive and selective. Prospective students are therefore encouraged to consider an alternate degree program in the event that they are not accepted into the Bachelor of Commerce program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program is overall academic achievement.

    2. Applicants must declare Business One as their program of study in order to be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program. To declare Business One applicants should contact the Office of the Registrar by e-mail to reghelp@mun.ca.

    3. Applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must apply online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. Applicants must apply by the appropriate deadline date as indicated in the Application Deadline Dates table. The application deadline date is strictly enforced. Applicants applying for admission to the program must have successfully completed the 30 credit hours of courses comprising .

    4. Applicants for admission must have an overall average of at least 65% in the courses comprising as outlined in Program Regulations, Bachelor of Commerce, and an overall cumulative average of at least 60%. Applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    5. Business One applicants with non-numerical, passing grades in any of the required courses required in will have those courses exempted from their admission average.

  2. Readmission

    1. Students who have been required to withdraw from the Bachelor of Commerce program may be considered for readmission after the lapse of one semester. Applicants for readmission must have an overall average of at least 65% over the last 15 credit hours of courses taken. In the event that a student has more than the 15 credit hours of courses needed in the earliest term used, the 15 credit hours of courses with the highest grades in that term will be used.

    2. Students applying for readmission into the program must apply online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. The application deadline date outlined in the table is strictly enforced.


5.2.3 Transfer Applicants

  1. Applicants who are transferring from a recognized post-secondary institution must apply for admission to the University on or before the deadlines indicated in the Application Deadline Dates table to allow sufficient time for the evaluation of transfer credits. The application for admission or readmission to the University is submitted online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. A complete application includes an application to the University (for those who have not attended Memorial University of Newfoundland in the three preceding semesters) and any other required supporting documentation. Application fees must be paid when the application forms are submitted.

  2. Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program is competitive and selective. Prospective students are therefore encouraged to consider an alternate degree program in the event that they are not accepted into the Bachelor of Commerce program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program is overall academic achievement.


5.2.3.1 Business One

  1. Applicants must declare Business One.

  2. To be admitted to Business One, applicants should select Business One as the program of study on the online application to the University.


5.2.3.2 Beyond Business One

  1. Admission

    1. Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program is competitive and selective. Prospective students are therefore encouraged to consider an alternate degree program in the event that they are not accepted into the Bachelor of Commerce program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program is overall academic achievement.

    2. Applicants must declare Business One as their program of study in order to be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce program. To declare Business One applicants should contact the Office of the Registrar by e-mail to reghelp@mun.ca.

    3. Applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must apply online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. Applicants must apply by the appropriate deadline date as indicated in the Application Deadline Dates table. The application deadline date is strictly enforced. Students applying for admission to the program must have successfully completed the 30 credit hours of courses comprising .

    4. Applicants for admission must have an overall average of at least 65% in the courses comprising as outlined in Program Regulations, Bachelor of Commerce, and an overall cumulative average of at least 60%. Applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    5. Business One students with non-numerical, passing grades in any of the courses comprising will have those courses exempted from their admission average.

  2. Readmission

    1. Students who have been required to withdraw from the Bachelor of Commerce program may be considered for readmission after the lapse of one semester. Applicants for readmission must have an overall average of 65% over their last 15 credit hours of courses taken. In the event that a student has more than the 15 credit hours of courses needed in the earliest term used, the 15 credit hours of courses with the highest grades in that term will be used.

    2. Applicants to the Bachelor of Commerce program must apply online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply. The Application Deadline Date is strictly enforced.

The information on this site is an archived previous calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The current University Calendar is available at https://www.mun.ca/university-calendar/ 

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