5.3 Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative)

  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 online at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply and by the appropriate deadline date.

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

  4. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) program.

  7. Prospective students who plan to complete the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program should review the information about work term expectations available in the Business Co-operative Education Handbook.

  8. 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 (Co-operative) program. Applicants must send a letter of request at the time of application and provide documentation of Indigenous ancestry.

  9. 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.


5.3.1.1 Business One

  1. Applicants may declare Business One directly from high school. 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 is 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 2 Suggested Program of Study for the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative).

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


5.3.2.1 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.


5.3.2.2 Beyond Business One

  1. Admission

    1. Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program is overall academic achievement.

    2. Applicants must declare Business One as the program of study in order to be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) 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 Business One.

    4. Applicants may apply for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program up to and including Academic Term 3. Applicants applying for admission to the program must have successfully completed all of the courses required in the program up to that term, including the courses required in as outlined in Program Regulations, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative), with grades at least as high as those required to meet promotion requirements. As such, students must have an overall average of 65% on the 30 credit hours required for , and an overall cumulative average of at least 60% in each additional term. Applicants 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 Business One will have those courses exempted from their admission average.

    6. Since the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program is full-time and continuous, the Admissions Committee of the Faculty will review the applicant’s transcript for evidence that the applicant can successfully complete 15 credit hour course loads with acceptable performance.

  2. Readmission

    1. Students must apply for readmission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply by the appropriate deadline date as indicated in the table. The application deadline date is strictly enforced.

    2. Students who have been required to withdraw following any one of Terms 1 through 3 may be considered for readmission after the lapse of two semesters, at which time they will normally be required to repeat the term which they failed, unless, in the opinion of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies, a more meaningful course of study would be appropriate.

      Alternatively, students may apply for readmission into the program up to and including Academic Term 3. Students must have successfully completed all of the courses required in the program up to that term, including the courses required in , with grades at least as high as those required to meet promotion requirements. As such, students must have an overall average of 65% on the 30 credit hours required for , and an overall cumulative average of at least 60% in each additional term. Applicants must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    3. Students who have been required to withdraw or who have voluntarily withdrawn following any one of Terms 4 through 7 may be considered for readmission after the lapse of two semesters, at which time they will normally be required to repeat the term which they failed, unless, in the opinion of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies, a more meaningful course of study would be appropriate.


5.3.3 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 programs offered by Memorial University of Newfoundland is submitted online. 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 (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program is overall academic achievement.


5.3.3.1 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 their online application to the University available at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply.


5.3.3.2 Beyond Business One

  1. Admission

    1. Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) program. The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) 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 (Co-operative) 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 Business One

    4. Applicants may apply for admission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program up to and including Academic Term 3. Applicants applying for admission to the program must have successfully completed all of the courses required in the program up to that term, including the courses required in as outlined in Program Regulations, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) with grades at least as high as those required to meet promotion requirements. As such, students must have an overall average of 65% on the 30 credit hours required for , and an overall cumulative average of at least 60% in each additional term. Applicants 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.

    6. Since the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program is full-time and continuous, the Admissions Committee of the Faculty will review the applicant’s transcript for evidence that the applicant can successfully complete 15 credit hour course loads with acceptable performance.

  2. Readmission

    1. Students must apply for readmission into the Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) program at www.mun.ca/undergrad/apply by the appropriate deadline date as indicated in the table. The application deadline date is strictly enforced.

    2. Students who have been required to withdraw following any one of Terms 1 through 3 may be considered for readmission after the lapse of two semesters, at which time they will normally be required to repeat the term which they failed, unless, in the opinion of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies, a more meaningful course of study would be appropriate.

      Alternatively, students may be considered for readmission into the program up to and including Academic Term 3. Students must have successfully completed all of the courses required in the program up to that term, including the courses required in as outlined in with grades at least as high as those required to meet promotion requirements. As such, students must have an overall average of 65% on the 30 credit hours required for as outlined in and an overall and an overall cumulative average of at least 60% in each additional term. Applicants must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

    3. Students who have been required to withdraw following any one of Terms 4 through 7 may be considered for readmission after the lapse of two semesters, at which time they will normally be required to repeat the term which they failed, unless, in the opinion of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies, a more meaningful course of study would be appropriate.