In order to meet all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) degree programs at the same time, students who are completing the joint degrees are strongly advised to follow the Suggested Program of Studies outlined below, to take account of the accompanying advisory notes, and to seek advice from the department or program of their Major in order to ensure that their proposed program is possible within the constraints of course scheduling and prerequisites.
See General Academic Regulations (Undergraduate), Residence Requirements, Second Degree.
For the joint degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative), students must successfully complete a minimum of 150 credit hours in courses applicable to the degrees. To be eligible for admission to Term 1 of the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program, an applicant must have successfully completed 30 credit hours with an overall average of at least 65% on the courses comprising those credit hours. The 30 credit hours must comprise:
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6 credit hours in English courses which must include either English 1021 or 1110;
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either Mathematics 1090 (or 109A/B) and 1000 or Mathematics 1000 and 3 credit hours in one of a language other than English or in the subject of the intended Major program;
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Economics 1010 (or the former 2010) and Economics 1020 (or the former 2020);
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Business 1000; and
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9 additional credit hours in non-Business courses. It is strongly recommended that these 9 credit hours include courses in a language other than English and courses in the subject of the intended Major program as the Bachelor of Arts degree requires 6 credit hours in single language other than English.
Following admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program, the curriculum is as set out below in Table 1 Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) Curriculum (Completed Jointly with The Degree of Bachelor of Arts).
Please refer to the Calendar entry for the Faculty of Business Administration for complete course descriptions and regulations for the Joint Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) and Bachelor of Arts.
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Winter |
Business 399W [see Note 2. below] |
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Fall |
Business 499W [see Note 2. below] |
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Business 599W [see Note 2 below] |
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Notes:
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The Bachelor of Arts requires completion of a Major Program, a Minor Program, a set of Core Requirements (comprising a Breadth of Knowledge Requirement, a Critical Reading and Writing (CRW Requirement), a Language Study (LS) Requirement, a Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Requirement), and Elective courses, totalling at least 78 credit hours in courses offered by departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Majors are also available from the following Departments in the Faculty of Science: Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Psychology provided that additional credit hours are completed in Humanities and/or Social Sciences courses as stipulated below. When the Bachelor of Arts is completed jointly with the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative):
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Minor program requirements are satisfied by Business courses specified in Table 1 Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) Curriculum (Completed Jointly with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts).
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Core requirements for English Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses and Quantitative Reasoning (QR) are satisfied by courses completed in Terms A/B or during Terms 1 or 2 of the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) degree. English 1021 does not qualify as a CRW course except for students completing the Joint Degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) and Bachelor of Arts.
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It is recommended that the Core Requirement for 6 credit hours in courses in a single language other than English be completed in Terms A/B of the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) degree program.
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Major requirements for the Bachelor of Arts may be satisfied in 36 to 45 credit hours, depending on the department or program chosen. Students are strongly recommended to seek advice from the department or program of their Major to ensure that their proposed degree program is possible within the constraints of course scheduling and prerequisites. When a Major is completed in Computer Science, Mathematics. Statistics or Psychology, all credit hours used to fulfill the B.A. Core Requirements (excluding the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement) and the B.A. Electives must be completed in Humanities and/or Social Science areas of study listed in the Bachelor of Arts Breadth of Knowledge Requirement.
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Students are advised that, in order to complete the joint degrees within the minimum 150 credit hours, they must complete at least five of the courses required for the Bachelor of Arts as opportunities arise and as courses are offered. These courses may be completed during the Spring semesters between Terms A/B and Term 1, between Terms 2 and 3, or during any of the three Work Terms (for example, in the evening or by distance), or as sixth courses during any of the academic terms (following submission of a course load waiver).
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To meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative), not fewer than 15 and not more than 36 credit hours in Business electives must be chosen from Table 3 Business Electives. Students intending to complete the joint degrees in the minimum number of 150 credit hours should ensure that at least 78 of these credit hours are completed in courses offered by departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Subject to the aforementioned limitations, Majors are also available from the following Departments in the Faculty of Science: Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Psychology. Careful planning, particularly in the selection of elective courses as well as in the sequence of Major program courses, is therefore recommended to ensure timely completion of the joint degrees.