10. Curriculum Requirements

Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet all the requirements specified for the degree. These include the minimum credit hour requirements, grades of at least C in the required courses including the Focus or Breadth Components. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above must be achieved on the courses designated for a concentration or a major. Students are advised to consult Section F of this calendar for detailed course descriptions including the number of credit hours assigned to each course.

Students will normally take their courses in the following sequence:

0-30 Credit Hours

 27 ch of required courses

31-60 Credit Hours

21 credit hours of required courses and 9 ch of electives

  • ADM 2223 (first term)
  • ADM 2315 (first term)
  • ADM 2413 (first term)
  • ADM 2623 (first term)
  • ADM 2624 (second term)
  • ADM 2713 (second term)
  • ADM 2815 (first term)
  • Elective (second term; see Note (2) below)
  • Elective (second term; see Note (2) below)
  • Elective (second term; see Note (2) below)

61-90 Credit Hours (BBA)
61-93 Credit Hours (Honours BBA)

 A. 12 ch of required courses 

  • ADM 3123 (first term)
  • ADM 3155 (first term)
  • ADM 3192 (first term)
  • PHIL 3204 (first term)

    B. 24 ch of electives for Basic BBA (see Note (2) below)
        27 ch of electives for Honours BBA (see Note (2) below)

91-120 Credit Hours (BBA)
94-126 Credit Hours (Honours BBA)

A. 3 ch of required course

B. 27 ch (30 ch for Honours BBA) of electives (see Note (2) below), including at least 3 ch of applied electives, such as:

  • Thesis/Honours in area of study
  • Internship in area of study
  • Independent study
  • ADM 4195 Management Internship (3 co-op work terms completed)
  • ADM 4450 Student Investment Fund (6 ch)
  • ADM 4353 Export Market Entry

      C. Completion of Professional Skills

Notes:

  1. Students who plan to do more than the minimum requirements in Mathematics are advised to take MATH 1003 in their first year. NOTE: Students cannot receive credit for both MATH 1843 and MATH 1003.
  2. When choosing electives, students will need to consider the Focus or Breadth Component: Students must take 15 ch of electives from outside the Faculty of Management.
    Focus - 15 ch of electives from within one of the groups mentioned below.
    Breadth - 15 ch of electives from at least two of the following four groups:
           Group A: Social Sciences (Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology)
        Group B: Humanities (Philosophy, Classics, English, or History)
        Group C: non-English Language (Meant to be introductory level; Native speakers must  
         choose courses in an alternate language. Choose from French, German, Spanish, and many more.)
        Group D: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) or Kinesiology Courses (KIN, RSS)

         Focus or Breadth elective courses may be introductory level. 

         Outside the Focus or Breadth electives, a student may take a maximum of 6 ch of introductory courses.