Commerce BCom
Specialized Honours Degree Overview
Stand out to your future employer with one of nine distinct streams of our Bachelor of Commerce degree (Specialized Honours, 120 credits, four-year program). We offer the following streams at the Keele Campus: accounting, finance, marketing, management, business technology management, supply chain management, business research, and human resources management. The entrepreneurship and innovation stream is offered at the Markham Campus.
Explore the breadth and acquire fundamentals of knowledge in all business disciplines, along with specialized skills and expertise in your choice of specialization.
Dedicated, expert faculty prepare you with professional knowledge and skills required for a successful business-related career. Our graduates have gone on to work in accounting, marketing, IT, logistics and supply chain management, banking, investment and financial analysis and human resources.
First year experience will introduce you to the university environment, providing you with an introduction to commerce and business studies (your first required core courses), along with a broader exposure to other knowledge disciplines through general education courses.
Most of your BCom courses will be 3-credit courses (duration of one term).
BCom Core Courses
- First term (Fall term):
- AP/ADMS 1000 Introduction to Business
- AP/ECON 1000 Introduction to Microeconomics
- Second term (Winter term):
- AP/ADMS 1010 Exploring the Functions of Business
- AP/ECON 1010 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Students starting in Winter term would take their first term courses in the Winter term and their second term courses in the summer term or in the following fall term.
General Education Requirements
Students are required to complete 21 credits of approved general education courses from three categories: Natural Science, Humanities and Social Science. A minimum of 6 credits from each of the categories, and a minimum of 9 credits from either Humanities or Social Science. It is expected that students will complete minimum 12-15 of these credits in their first year from the following:
- 6 or 9 credits from Humanities
- 6 or 9 credits from Social Science
- 6 credits from Natural Science
Additional BCom Courses
For a full 30-credit load*, students may take electives outside the major or fast-track with an additional BCom required course (or courses):
- AP/ADMS 2200 Introductory Marketing
- AP/ADMS 2500 Introduction to Financial Accounting (for students in either the Accounting stream or the Finance stream)
* Note that many of our students typically take a lighter course load in their first year (less than 30 credits) and still complete their degree in four years by taking summer courses later.
Sample First Year Schedule
The following sample first-year schedule includes a full 30-credit course load.
| FALL | WINTER | |
|---|---|---|
| CORE | AP/ADMS 1000 (3.0) | AP/ADMS 1010 (3.0) |
| AP/ECON 1000 (3.0) | AP/ECON 1010 (3.0) | |
| AP/ADMS 2200 (3.0) | ||
| GEN EDS | 1000-level approved Gen-Ed Humanities course (9.0) |
|
| 1000-level approved Gen-Ed Social Sciences course (6.0) |
In your second year, you will complete your introductory tour through the array of disciplines of business and management.
BCom Core Courses
- AP/ADMS 2200 Introductory Marketing
- AP/ADMS 2320 Business Statistics
- AP/ADMS 2400 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
- AP/ADMS 2500 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- AP/ADMS 2510 Introduction to Management Accounting
- AP/ADMS 2511 Management Information Systems
- AP/ADMS 2610 Elements of Law: Part One
- AP/ADMS 3660 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
General Education Requirements
Complete the remaining General Education Requirements you have not completed in Year 1.
Additional BCom Courses
For a full 30-credit load, students may take electives outside the major or fast-track with additional BCom courses. Students must meet the prerequisites for each of the courses:
- AP/ADMS 3351 Operations Management
- AP/ADMS 3530 Finance
Additional Options
LA&PS Co-op: Start preparing for LA&PS Co-op.
In the third and fourth year, as you explore more on your particular business interests, you will complete the remaining BCom core courses, as well as the required and elective courses in your stream.
BCom Core Courses
Remaining BCom Core courses listed under the Year 2 tab, plus:
- AP/ADMS 4900 Management Policy Part I
Stream Required and Elective Courses
Stream courses are designed to provide you with specialized knowledge in a specific area or discipline of commerce. Some of the streams prepare you for accreditation in that area. The requirements vary by stream (available on the Academic Calendar).
Additional Options
LA&PS Co-op: Our co-op option consists of two semesters (non-consecutive) of co-op education, which can begin as soon as the summer following their second year. Normally that would mean one co-op term in Year 3 and one co-op term in Year 4, with at least one academic term in between. Advance application is required.
Study Abroad and Academic Exchange: Students can study abroad and earn credits towards their degree at one of York’s partner institutions in more than 40 countries.
- Upper-level credits: At least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.
- 18 credits outside the major.
- 3 credits course free choice.
- Graduation requirement: Students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty’s degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00 and a Major grade point average of at least 5.50.
Note:
- Students in the Human Resources Stream may substitute any 3000 level or above ADMS course in place of AP/ADMS 3530. Students in this stream who wish to meet the requirement of CHRP certification should take AP/ADMS 3430.
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