Combined Major in Business and Computer Science

All of the following courses:
Note that required CPSC courses may not be taken for Credit/D/Fail.

¹ If you are transferring to Year 2 or 3 of the BCom program, you are not required to take COMM 101. In lieu of these credits, you will take three credits of Commerce or non-Commerce electives at any level.

² For students transferring into Year 2 or 3 of the BCom program, acceptable alternatives to COMM 192 include COMR 329.

³ You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in COMM 196.

⁴ Acceptable alternatives are MATH 104/184, MATH 110, MATH 120 or MATH 180. Students planning to specialize in Economics or Computer Science must take MATH 100 and 101 (or equivalents). Students should make themselves aware of elective courses for which MATH 100 and 101 are prerequisites and plan accordingly.

⁵ Acceptable alternatives to MATH 101 are MATH 103 or MATH 105. Students planning to specialize in Economics or Computer Science must take MATH 100 and 101 (or equivalents). Students should make themselves aware of elective courses for which MATH 100 and 101 are prerequisites and plan accordingly.

All of the following COMM and CPSC courses:
Note that required CPSC courses may not be taken for Credit/D/Fail.

⁸ For students transferring into Year 2 or 3 of the BCom program, an acceptable alternative to COMM 191 include UBC STAT 200.

⁹ You may take ECON 301 and ECON 303 (both must be completed) instead of COMM 295 to fulfill this requirement. Six credits will apply to your electives requirement.

All of the following COMM and CPSC courses:
Note that required CPSC courses may not be taken for Credit/D/Fail.

One of the following CPSC courses:

Total credits

¹⁰ You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in COMM 396.

¹¹ Credit will be granted for only one of COMM 437, COEC 437, or CPSC 304. BUCS students must complete CPSC 304.

¹² Although CPSC 320 is a Year 3 requirement, we recommend that you take the course in Year 4 and instead take COMM 335 in Year 3; COMM 335 is a prerequisite to many of the optional Business Technology Management courses you can choose from to fulfill other Year 4 requirements. 

¹³ Remaining course taken in Year 4.

¹⁴ BUCS students may complete both COMM and non-COMM electives at any level to meet this requirement. Please see the electives page for specific elective restrictions.

Three credits from 300-level or above CPSC courses²⁰
Note that required CPSC courses may not be taken for Credit/D/Fail.

Six credits from 400-level or above CPSC courses²⁰
Note that required CPSC courses may not be taken for Credit/D/Fail.

¹⁷ Although COMM 335 is a Year 4 requirement, we recommend that you take the course in Year 3 and instead take CPSC 320 in Year 4; COMM 335 is a prerequisite to many of the optional Business Technology Management courses you can choose from to fulfill other Year 4 requirements. 

¹⁸ Choose course not taken in Year 3.

¹⁹ Excludes COMM 437. See list of Business Technology Management courses available to fulfill this requirement.

²⁰ CPSC student directed seminars (CPSC 490) cannot be used to satisfy the CPSC 300 and 400-level course requirements.

²¹ BUCS students may complete both COMM and non-COMM electives at any level to meet this requirement. Please see the electives page for specific elective restrictions.

²² COMM 486Y - Cybersecurity may be taken to fulfill this requirement.

¹ If you are transferring to Year 2 or 3 of the BCom program, you are not required to take COMM 101. In lieu of these credits, you will take three credits of Commerce or non-Commerce electives at any level.

² COMM 186E has been approved by the UBC Sauder School of Business as a new requirement for the Bachelor of Commerce degree. It is currently pending UBC Senate approval for addition to the curriculum in 2022W. The course will count toward Commerce elective requirements in 2021W.

³ All BCom students in 2021W will take MATH 104 regardless of whether or not they completed Calculus 12 (or an equivalent course) in secondary school. The Mathematics Department has adjusted delivery of MATH 104 such that students without any previous instruction in Calculus will have the same opportunity for review and tutorial support from instructors and teaching assistants in small, synchronous activities as they traditionally would in the equivalent MATH 184 course.

⁴ Acceptable equivalents to MATH 105 include MATH 101 and MATH 103.

⁵ You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your first year writing course. ENGL 120, ENGL 121, and ENGL 112 (as of 2020W, ENGL 112 is no longer offered at UBC) can also be used to satisfy this requirement.

⁸ You may take ECON 301 and ECON 303 (both must be completed) instead of COMM 295 to fulfill this requirement. Three of the six credits will apply to your non-Commerce electives requirement.

⁹ You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course. Starting in 2023 Summer, COMM 390 Business Writing will be replaced by COMM 396 Business Communications II.

¹⁰ Formerly named Government and Business. Name change effective 2021W.

¹¹ Credit will be granted for only one of COMM 437, COEC 437, or CPSC 304. BUCS students must complete CPSC 304.

¹² Although CPSC 320 is a Year 3 requirement, we recommend that you take the course in Year 4 and instead take COMM 335 in Year 3; COMM 335 is a prerequisite to many of the optional Business Technology Management courses you can choose from to fulfill other Year 4 requirements. 

¹³ Remaining course taken in Year 4.

¹⁴ As of May 2021, credit will be granted for only one of COMM 439 or CPSC 317.

¹⁶ Although COMM 335 is a Year 4 requirement, we recommend that you take the course in Year 3 and instead take CPSC 320 in Year 4; COMM 335 is a prerequisite to many of the optional Business Technology Management courses you can choose from to fulfill other Year 4 requirements. 

¹⁷ Choose course not taken in Year 3.

¹⁸ Formerly numbered COMM 486N.

¹⁹ As of May 2021, credit will be granted for only one of COMM 439 or CPSC 317.

²⁰ As COMM 466 is a six-credit course, the additional three credits may be applied toward general elective requirements, or the COMM 49x requirement (three credits equivalent to COMM 497).

²¹ Admission to COMM 483 and COMM 466 are by application only. Three of the six credits from COMM 483 or COMM 466 may be used to satisfy the capstone requirement. Note, you may receive credit for only one of COMM 466 and COMM 497.

²² CPSC student directed seminars (CPSC 490) cannot be used to satisfy the CPSC 300 and 400-level course requirements.

²³ See electives page for restrictions.

²⁴ Excludes COMM 437. See list of Business Technology Management courses available to fulfill this requirement.

²⁵ COMM 486Y - Cybersecurity may be taken to fulfill this requirement.