Elective requirements

Electives allow you to explore interests outside of the core BCom program. You can select courses to complement your choice of option/career or to develop expertise in a specific subject area.

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your elective requirements
Credit/D/Fail grading
non-Commerce electives
electives not for credit in the BCom program
Computer Science mini-streams

What are my elective requirements?

Elective requirements differ slightly depending on which year you entered the program, which option you choose to complete, and whether you entered as a direct entry student in Year 1 or as a transfer student in Year 2 or Year 3.

Year 1 (direct entry)

Entry to Year 1 of the BCom program in 2013W or later
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 42 credits in total 27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 45 credits in total 27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management 39 credits in total 27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 12 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce at any level
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 45 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400 -level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 51 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 21 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 9 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level

Entry to Year 1 of the BCom program in 2013W or later

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

42 credits in total
27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

45 credits in total
27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

39 credits in total
27 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 15 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
12 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce at any level

Entry to Year 1 of the BCom program from 2011W to 2012W

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

45 credits in total
30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

48 credits in total
30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level

Entry to Year 1 of the BCom program from 2006W to 2010W

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

48 credits in total
30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400 -level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

51 credits in total
30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
21 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 9 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level

Year 2 (transfer students)

Entry to Year 2 of the BCom program in 2012W or later
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 45 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management 42 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 12 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce at any level
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 51 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 21 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 9 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level

Year 3 (transfer students)

Entry to Year 3 of the BCom program in 2013W or later
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 45 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 15 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 3 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate 48 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 18 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 6 credits 300 or 400 -level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level
General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics 51 credits in total 30 credits must be non-Commerce. Must include 12 credits 300 or 400-level and 18 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400-level 21 credits can be Commerce or non-Commerce. Must include 9 credits 300 or 400-level and 12 credits 100, 200, 300 or 400- level

International Business students should complete the elective requirements of their primary option as outlined below. Elective credits are used to satisfy the option requirements for International Business.

Note: COHR courses cannot be counted as non-Commerce electives.

Plan your electives early and carefully

When you're planning which electives to take and when to take them, be mindful of prerequisites, co-requisites, and course restrictions. Some senior-level electives (300 or 400-level) may only be taken in Year 3 or 4 and require junior-level prerequisites (100 or 200-level). There are also some courses which do not count for credit in the BCom program (see below).

Meet with an advisor if you have questions about your elective requirements

What are non-Commerce electives?

Non-Commerce electives include courses in subject areas other than Commerce. Psychology, political science, international relations, economics, science, languages, or any other areas that interest you, are all excellent choices.

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources courses with a prefix of COHR cannot be counted as non-Commerce electives.

Which electives don't count for credit in the BCom program?

The following are courses that do not count for credit in the BCom program because they duplicate other Commerce courses that you are required to take.

Courses similar to COMM 290 and COMM 291

Courses similar to COMM 390 Business Writing

Economics courses similar to other Commerce courses

Other courses not for credit in the BCom program

Electives in the Faculty of Science

BIOL 300	Biometrics
ECON 226	Making Sense of Economic Data
ECON 325	Introduction to Empirical Economics
ECON 327	Introduction to Empirical Methods
EPSE 482	Introduction to Statistics for Research in Education
EPSE 483	Reading and Interpreting Research in Education
FRST 231	Introduction to Biometrics
GEOG 374	Statistics in Geography
HKIN 371	Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology
MATH 130	Finite Mathematics
MATH 230	Introduction to Finite Mathematics
MATH 231	Topics in Finite Mathematics
PLNT 321	Biometrics
POLI 380	Quantitative Methods in Political Science
PSYC 218	Analysis of Behavioural Data
PSYC 366	Methods in Research
STAT 121	Elementary Statistics (UBC-O)
STAT 200	Elementary Statistics for Applications
STAT 203	Statistical Methods
STAT 241	Introductory Probability and Statistics
STAT 251	Elementary Statistics

ECON 301¹	Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis I
ECON 466	The Economics of Government Regulation of Business
ECON 480²	Transportation
¹ Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 201, 206, 301, 304, COMM 295. ² Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 480 and COMM 446. The courses are cross-listed. BCom students must register in COMM 446, with the exception of CMEC option students.

COMM 320¹	Financial Accounting
COMM 321¹	Organizational Behaviour
COMM 420¹	Marketing
COMM 421¹	Corporate Finance
EAP 103	English for Academic Purposes Level III (UBC-O)
EAP 104	English for Academic Purposes Level IV (UBC-O)
MATH 125	Pre-Calculus (UBC-O)
MATH 190	Calculus Survey
MATH 335	Introduction to Mathematics
¹ UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

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Elective requirements

Electives allow you to explore interests outside of the core BCom program. You can select courses to complement your choice of option/career or to develop expertise in a specific subject area.

What are my elective requirements?

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Plan your electives early and carefully

What are non-Commerce electives?

Which electives don't count for credit in the BCom program?

¹ UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

¹ Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 201, 206, 301, 304, COMM 295.
² Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 480 and COMM 446. The courses are cross-listed. BCom students must register in COMM 446, with the exception of CMEC option students.

¹ UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

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Elective requirements

Electives allow you to explore interests outside of the core BCom program. You can select courses to complement your choice of option/career or to develop expertise in a specific subject area.

What are my elective requirements?

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Business Technology Management, Marketing, Real Estate

General Business Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations and Logistics

Plan your electives early and carefully

What are non-Commerce electives?

Which electives don't count for credit in the BCom program?

1 UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

1 Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 201, 206, 301, 304, COMM 295.2 Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 480 and COMM 446. The courses are cross-listed. BCom students must register in COMM 446, with the exception of CMEC option students.

1 UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

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¹ UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.

¹ Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 201, 206, 301, 304, COMM 295.
² Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON 480 and COMM 446. The courses are cross-listed. BCom students must register in COMM 446, with the exception of CMEC option students.

¹ UBC Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree.