Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) – New Pathway

Overview of Program Requirements:

Tier 4
Integrative Applications
30 Credits (10 Courses)

Tier 3
Disciplinary Applications
30 Credits (10 Courses)

Tier 2
Disciplinary Foundation
30 Credits (10 Courses)

Tier 1
University Foundation
30 Credits (10 Courses)

Bachelor of Commerce
Degree
120 Credits
(40 Courses)

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Tier 1 - University Foundation (10 Courses or 30 Credits Total) Tier 2 - Disciplinary Foundation (10 Courses or 30 Credits Total)
ENGL 100 - Academic Writing OPMT 301 - Operations Management (pre-req: BUSI 100)
BUSI 100 - Business Fundamentals BUSI 201 - Business Environment (pre-req: BUSI 100, only applicable for students enrolled from
Fall 2021 onwards)
Choose one of the following: Choose one of the following:
MATH 101 - Business Mathematics #MATH 200 – Statistics (pre-req: any MATH 1XX course at UCW)
MATH 106 - Pre-Calculus (pre-req: Pre-Calculus 11 or Math Foundations 11 or similar course #MATH 201 – Business Statistics (pre-req: any MATH 1XX course at UCW)
achieving a minimum grade of 65% in the last two years)
MATH 110 - Calculus I (pre-req: MATH 106 with a minimum grade of 50% or Precalculus 12 with #Note: Credit cannot be earned for both MATH 200 and MATH 201.
a minimum grade of C+ or similar course in the last two years) Students should take either MATH 200 or MATH 201, NOT both.
MATH 120 - Calculus II
Choose one of the following: Choose one of:
*ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting *ACCT 103 - Financial Accounting Applications (pre-req: ACCT 101)
*ACCT 140^ - Accounting Principles ACCT 210 – Sage 50 (pre-req: none, but ACCT 140 or ACCT 101 is recommended)
ACCT 220 – QuickBooks (pre-req: none, but ACCT 140 or ACCT 101 is recommended)
*Note: Credit cannot be earned for ACCT 101 and ACCT 103 if a student has taken ACCT 140. ACCT 301^ – Managerial Accounting I (pre-req: ACCT 101 or ACCT 140)
Students should take either ACCT 140 or ACCT 101/103, NOT both.

ECON 102^ - Microeconomics ORGB 201 - Organizational Behaviour (pre-req: ENGL 100)
ECON 104^ - Macroeconomics MRKT 201 - Marketing Management
COMM 140 - Business Communications HRMT 301 - Human Resource Management
CPSC 111 - Business Analytics CPSC 201 - Management Information Systems
Elective 1XX/2XX (choose from options below) WORK 298 - Career Preparation
Elective 1XX/2XX (choose from options below) Elective 1XX/2XX (choose from options below)
^CPA Preparatory courses

Elective Options for Tier 1 and Tier 2:

Choose any THREE courses to fulfill “Elective 1XX/2XX” requirements above:
Quantitative & Accounting Economics Marketing Hospitality Communication Social Justice & Psychology Other
Science Criminology
BIOL 100 - Modern ACCT 210 – ECON 201 - MRKT 221 - Service HSTM 101 - COMM 102 - Mass CRIM 101 - PSYC 103 - Biological SOCI 100 - Sociology
Biology Sage 50 Canadian Marketing Hospitality & Tourism Media & Society Introduction to and Cognitive
(pre-req: none, Microeconomic Criminology Psychology
but ACCT 140 or Policy (co-req: ENGL 100) (pre-req: ENGL 100)
ACCT 101 is (pre-req: ECON 102
recommended) and ECON 104)
ECOL 100 - ACCT 220 – ECON 202 - MRKT 223 - Digital HSTM 210 – COMM 105 - SJCJ 101 – PSYC 104 - PHIL 102 - Moral
Introduction to QuickBooks Canadian Marketing Strategy Food Conversational Introducing Social Developmental, Philosophy
Ecology (pre-req: none, Macroeconomic & Beverage Writing Tools Justice Personality, Social
but ACCT 140 or Policy Management (co-req: ENG 100) & Clinical Psychology
ACCT 101 is (pre-req: ECON 102 (pre-req: HSTM (pre-req: ENGL 100)
recommended) and ECON 104) 101)

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GEOG 101 - Physical ACCT 230 - ECON 204 - MRKT 225 - HSTM 240 - COMM 150 - SJCJ 102 - PSYC 202 - Social ANTH 102 -
Geography Business Taxation Banking & Financial Marketing Research Customer Service Current Issues in (In)Justice in the Psychology Introduction to
(pre-req: ACCT 1XX Markets (pre-req: MRKT 201 (pre-req: ENGL 100) Communication Global North (pre-req: PSYC 103 Anthropology
and MATH 1XX) (pre-req: ECON 102 and MATH 2XX) and Media (co-req: ENGL and PSYC 104)
and ECON 104) 100 and SJCJ 101)

PHYS 101 - ACCT 301 - ECON 205 - COMM 200 – SJCJ 201 - Social PSYC 220 - Abnormal POLI 102 - Politics
Introductory Physics Managerial Managerial Communications Justice in Action Behaviour and Government
(pre-req: BC Pre- Accounting I Economics Theory (pre-req: ENGL (pre-req: PSYC 103 and
Calculus 12 or (pre-req: ACCT 101 (pre-req: ECON 102 100 and SJCJ PSYC 104)
equivalent) or ACCT 140) and ECON 104) 101)

CPSC 110 - ECON 206 - COMM 201 - SJCJ 202 - Global PSYC 230 - Brain and CLST 204 -
Computer Environmental Writing for (In)Justices Behaviour Classical
Application Economics Specific Audiences (pre-req: ENGL (pre-req: PSYC 103 Mythology
(pre-req: ECON 102 100, SJCJ 101 and and PSYC 104) (pre-req: ENGL 100
and ECON 104) SJCJ 102) and ENGL 102)

COMM 203 - SJCJ 250 - PSYC 240 - Research

Information Human Rights Methods ENGL 102 – Critical
MATH 202 -
Gathering and Social (pre-req: PSYC 103 and Analysis & Writing
Quantitative
Justice PSYC 104) (pre-req: ENGL 100)
Decision Making
(pre-req: SJCJ
(pre-req: MATH 201)
101 and ENGL
100)
COMM 205 - SJCJ 260 - Justice PSYC 250 - Data
Writing for for Children & Analysis in Behavioural
Media Youth Sciences
(pre-req: SJCJ 101 (pre-req: PSYC 103
and ENGL 100) and PSYC 104; MATH
1XX recommended)
COMM 207 - Visual
Communications in
Mass Media

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^CPA Preparatory courses
Tier 3 – Disciplinary Applications (10 Courses or 30 Credits Total) Tier 4 – Integrative Applications (10 Courses or 30 Credits Total)
COMM 312 - Professional Communications (pre-req: WORK 298, only applicable for students BUSI 401 - Strategy and Decision Making
enrolled from Fall 2021 onwards)
BUSI 325^ - Business Law BUSI 496 - Sustainable Business Practices (pre-req: OPMT 301)
PHIL 210 - Business Ethics
WORK 498 - Capstone Project
Choose one of the following: Note: Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or higher in WORK 498 to be eligible to graduate.
FNCE 301 - Investments
FNCE 303^ - Finance (pre-req: MATH 1XX)
ACCT 230 - Business Taxation (pre-req: ACCT 1XX and MATH 1XX) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
CPSC 311 - Data Visualisation & Storytelling (pre-req: CPSC 111) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below) Elective 3XX/4XX (choose from options below)
Elective Options for Tier 3 and Tier 4:
Choose any TWELVE courses to fulfill the “Elective 3XX/4XX” requirements above:
Accounting Communications & Public Relations Business & Management Other
ACCT 303 - Managerial Accounting II COMM 302 - Public Affairs BUSI 301 - Entrepreneurship ECOL 300 - Ecosystems and Sustainable
(pre-req: ACCT 301) Development (pre-req: ECOL 100)
ACCT 305 - Auditing and Assurance COMM 304 - Social Media BUSI 302 – Digital Transformation HIST 305 - Canadian Urban History
(pre-req: ACCT 340)
ACCT 307 - Income Taxation COMM 306 - Creative Non-Fiction BUSI 305 - Tourism Management MRKT 302 - Integrated Marketing
(pre-req: ACCT 340) Communications (pre-req: MRKT 201)
ACCT 340 - Intermediate Financial Reporting I COMM 308 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Mass Media BUSI 321 - International Business from a Global POLI 301 - Media and Government
(pre-req: ACCT 103 or ACCT 140) Perspective
ACCT 341 – Intermediate Financial Reporting II COMM 310 - Technical Writing and Business BUSI 323 - E-Business POLI 303 - Cultural and Political Systems
(pre-req: ACCT 340) Communications (pre-req: POLI 102)
ACCT 401 - Strategic Managerial Accounting COMM 360 – Digital Storytelling BUSI 402 - Fintech; Blockchain & FNCE 301 - Investments
(pre-req: ACCT 303) Cryptocurrency (pre-req: CPSC 201)
ACCT 440 - Advanced Financial Reporting COMM 401 - Business and Economics of Mass Media MGMT 301 - Change Management FNCE 303 – Finance
(pre-req: ACCT 341) (pre-req: MATH 1XX)
COMM 405 - Advanced Media & Communications MGMT 307 - Managing Innovation
Writing (pre-req: COMM 205)
COMM 410 - Communication Strategy
(pre-req: COMM 405)
PUBR 300 - Public Relations in Practice and Theory
PUBR 304 - Risk Communication (pre-req: COMM 205)

Note: Repeated courses are only counted once in your overall credits (i.e., students can only earn 3 credits for a course, no matter how many times it is repeated).
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