Academic Standing and Class Standing

You will be promoted to Year 2 once you have met all of the following requirements: 

• Completed a minimum of 24 credits including:
• all of COMM 101, COMM 105, COMM 196¹. 

¹ If you have not successfully completed COMM 196 in Year 1, you must complete it in Year 2. A minimum grade of 60% in the course is required, however, a passing grade of 50% or greater can be used for the purpose of promotion to Year 2. In such cases, COMM 196 must be retaken to achieve a grade of 60% or greater.

Combined Major in Business and Computer Science (BUCS)

If you're enrolled in the BUCS program, you will be promoted to Year 2 if you have met all of the following requirement

• Completed a minimum of 24 credits including:
• all of COMM 101, COMM 105, COMM 196², CPSC 110.

² If you have not successfully completed COMM 196 in Year 1, you must complete it in Year 2. A minimum grade of 60% in the course is required to fulfill this requirement, however, a passing grade of 50% or greater may be used for the purpose of promotion to Year 2. In such cases, COMM 196 must be retaken to achieve a grade of 60% or greater.

You will be promoted to Year 3 if you have met all of the following requirements: 

• Completed a minimum of 49 credits including: 
• COMM 202
• 27 credits from COMM 190, COMM 191, COMM 192, COMM 196, COMM 203, COMM 204, COMM 205, COMM 293, COMM 294, COMM 295, COMM 296, COMM 298.
• Students who have transferred to the program in second year must also complete all of COMM 105, COMM 196.

Combined Major in Business and Computer Science (BUCS)

If you're enrolled in the BUCS program, you will be promoted to Year 3 if you have met all of the following requirements: 

• Completed a minimum of 51 credits of the first- and second-year BUCS program including: 
• all of CPSC 210, MATH 101
• 18 credits from COMM 190, COMM 191, COMM 192, COMM 203, COMM 204, COMM 205, COMM 293, COMM 294, COMM 295, COMM 298. 
• Students who have transferred to the program in second year must also complete all of COMM 105, COMM 196.

You will be promoted to Year 4 if you have met all of the following requirements:

• Completed a minimum of 73 credits including:
• 6 credits of option courses³ 
• 6 credits⁴ from COMM 393, COMM 394, COMM 396⁵
• Students who have transferred to the program in third year must also complete all of COMM 105, COMM 196, COMM 202.
• All students should complete all required courses from first and second year by the end of third year.

³ Students in the General Business Management option must complete any two 300/400-level COMM/COHR courses (6 credits) that do not count toward their BCom core requirements. Commerce courses taken to fulfill BCom core requirements (e.g., COMM 393, COMM 394, etc.) cannot be double counted toward General Business Management option requirements

⁴ While a minimum of two of COMM 393, COMM 394, COMM 396 are required for promotion to Year 4, all courses must eventually be completed to fulfill BCom degree requirements.

⁵ A minimum grade of 60% in COMM 396 is required.

Combined Major in Business and Computer Science (BUCS)

If you're enrolled in the BUCS program, you will be promoted to Year 4 if you have met all of the following requirements: 

• Completed a minimum of 82 cumulative credits including:
• all of COMM 202, COMM 396⁶
• one of CPSC 304, CPSC 310.
• Students who have transferred to the program in third year must also complete COMM 105.
• All students should complete all required courses from first and second year by the end of third year.

⁶ A minimum grade of 60% in COMM 396 is required.