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Year 1

Your first year is all about exploring your interests while starting to develop essential business skills. You'll take a mix of elective courses across disciplines. You will also take foundational courses in business, economics and statistics. These courses set the stage for the cohorted learning experience that begins in the spring term of year 2.

Find detailed information on course and grade requirements in our current students section. You can use the elective course guide to help build your schedule.

Year 2

The fall term of year 2 gives you another term to explore electives and complete the last of your pre-cohort business requirements.

Starting in the spring term, you’ll join your BCom cohort to begin a full slate of business courses in a collaborative and engaging format. You’ll gain knowledge in:

• Management accounting
• Business analytics
• Organizations, community and society
• Law and ethics
• Marketing 

Between year 2 and 3, you will complete a required work experience term during the summer.

Year 3

In the fall term, you’ll continue with your cohort. You will learn how to solve business problems in creative, practical ways. You’ll also gain experience working on team projects.

In the spring term, you’ll start taking upper-level electives, including courses needed for some Year 4 specializations.

Many students choose to do another work term in the summer between third and fourth year.

Year 4

In year 4, you’ll customize your BCom degree with a specialization and by taking a variety of electives. You’ll also have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner universities or complete more coursework at UVic. (Those completing the Financial Management – Accounting stream will have extra specialization content that may affect when they can go on exchange. We recommend these students speak with an adviser about their sequencing options.)

Many students also finish a final work experience term to build even more career-ready experience.

Each specialization includes a cohorted module taken in a single academic term. Some modules have prerequisite courses that you can complete during year 3.

In your final year, you can also take part in the Applied Portfolio Management Program (after completing the Applied Investment Management Course in year 3).

International exchange

As part of the BCom program, you can spend 4 months on an academic exchange studying at one of our many partner universities across the world.

You can take business courses you won’t find anywhere else, explore new cultures and discover more about yourself and your place in the world.

With partnerships in 40 countries, the hardest part will be deciding where to go!

Note: Exchange is available to BCom students who have completed the cohorted experience with a minimum GPA of 4.0.

Are you a current BCom student?

You can find everything you need to know about the application process, important dates, partner information, forms and support on the or .

You may also contact one of our outgoing exchange advisers for more information.

Careers

In year 1, our mentorship program is available to guide practical career exploration and personal growth. In year 2, you'll start your career prep with a course dedicated to interviewing, resume building and career planning.

In year 4, you’ll take a self-directed course with one-on-one coaching, dedicated to helping you further develop your career skills. You'll also get to take part in a multi-day BCom event designed to prepare you for the workplace. You'll have access to career coaching, alumni panels, corporate crawls to introduce various industries and more.

BCom students gain knowledge and skills applicable to a range of careers, including:

• accountant (CPA)
• brand manager
• business development manager
• customer experience design specialist
• entrepreneur
• environmental consultant
• human resources manager
• sales and marketing manager
• investment banking analyst