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Eric Sprott School of Business
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This section presents the requirements for the programs:

Co-operative Education Option is available in the Bachelor of Commerce.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the requirements listed below, students must satisfy the University regulations (see the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).

Students should consult with the School when planning their program and selecting courses.

Academic Performance Evaluation

Students in B.Com. and B.I.B. are Honours students. Students in programs of the Eric Sprott School of Business who are not in Good Standing at any A.P.E. will be required to withdraw from the program with the standing Ineligible to Return (IR).

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Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Program Requirements

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
(20.0 credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (13.0 credits):
  1. 3.0 credits in BUSI 1004, BUSI 1005, BUSI 1402, BUSI 2101, ECON 1000 [1.0];
  2. 2.5 credits in BUSI 2208, BUSI 2300, BUSI 2400, BUSI 2504, BUSI 2601;
  3. 1.0 credit in ECON 2002, ECON 2102;
  4. 2.5 credits in BUSI 3102, BUSI 3103, BUSI 3300, BUSI 4601, BUSI 4609;
  5. 1.0 credit in Business at the 4000-level;
  6. 0.5 credit from MATH 1009 or MATH 1007;
  7. 0.5 credit from MATH 1119 or MATH 1107;
  8. 1.0 credit in STAT 2606 and STAT 2607;
  9. 1.0 credit in (PSYC 1001 and PSYC 1002) or (SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002);
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in free electives at the 3000-level or higher;
  2. 6.0 credits in free electives.

Note:

  1. BUSI 4601 and BUSI 4609 in Item 4 above must be taken at Carleton University.
  2. The following ESL courses cannot be used as free electives toward the B.Com. degree: ESLA 1300, ESLA 1500, any 0000-level course such as MATH 0007, MATH 0107.
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Concentrations in the B.Com. Program

Concentrations described below are open to students registered in the B.Com. program. Students enrolled in a concentration must satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of Commerce (above) while gaining credit for the requirements of the Concentration through appropriate choice of courses. Students in the Concentration in International Business take Business BUSI 4709 in place of BUSI 4609, and BUSI 4705 in place of BUSI 4601 in the B.Com. requirements.

Declaration of Concentration(s)

Normally, students are expected to have declared their concentration(s), if any, before commencing the sixth credit into the program. Only under special circumstances would a student be allowed to enrol in a concentration after the completion of the thirteenth credit.

Declaration of Double Concentrations

To be eligible to declare a second concentration, a student must have completed at least 6.0 credits with a minimum overall CGPA of 8.0.

Concentration in Accounting
  1. 2.5 credits in BUSI 2001, BUSI 2002, BUSI 3001, BUSI 3005, BUSI 3008;
  2. 1.5 credits from BUSI 2505, BUSI 3007, BUSI 4000, BUSI 4002, BUSI 4005, BUSI 4008, BUSI 4009.
Concentration in Finance
  1. 3.0 credits in BUSI 2505, BUSI 3500, BUSI 3502, BUSI 3504, BUSI 4500, BUSI 4502;
  2. 1.0 credit from BUSI 2002, BUSI 2402, BUSI 3001, BUSI 3400, BUSI 3403, BUSI 4510, BUSI 4511, BUSI 4512
Concentration in Information Systems
  1. 3.0 credits in BUSI 3400, BUSI 3402, BUSI 3405, BUSI 3407, BUSI 4400, BUSI 4404;
  2. 1.5 credits from BUSI 2402, BUSI 3308, BUSI 3401, BUSI 4402, BUSI 4406, BUSI 4607.
Concentration in International Business
  1. 2.5 credits in BUSI 3703, BUSI 3704, BUSI 4205, BUSI 4706, BUSI 4707 (or BUSI 4717);
  2. 1.0 credit from BUSI 3504, BUSI 3705, BUSI 4303, BUSI 4604, BUSI 4708;
  3. 1.0 credit from ECON 3601, ECON 3508, ECON 3602, ECON 3808, ECON 4806, EURR 4005, GEOG 2200, GEOG 3209, GEOG 3404; LAWS 3207, LAWS 3208, LAWS 4200, PSCI 2601, PSCI 2602, PSCI 3600.
Concentration in Managing People and Organizations
  1. 2.5 credits in BUSI 3100, BUSI 3104, BUSI 3105, BUSI 4103, BUSI 4104;
  2. 1.5 credits from BUSI 3703, BUSI 4105, BUSI 4107, BUSI 4108, BUSI 4112, BUSI 4119, BUSI 4602, BUSI 4706, PSYC 3103, PSYC 3405.
Concentration in Marketing
  1. 2.0 credits in BUSI 3207, BUSI 4206 [1.0], BUSI 4208;
  2. 2.0 credits from BUSI 3204, BUSI 3205, BUSI 3208, BUSI 4203, BUSI 4205.
Concentration in Operations Management
  1. 2.0 credits in BUSI 3308, BUSI 4302, BUSI 4303, BUSI 4607;
  2. 2.5 credits from BUSI 2402, BUSI 3008, BUSI 3304, BUSI 3405, BUSI 3407, BUSI 3704, BUSI 4008, BUSI 4305, BUSI 4404, BUSI 4406, STAT 3503, STAT 3504, STAT 3507.
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Bachelor of International Business (Honours) Program Requirements

The Bachelor of International Business (B.I.B.) program is characterized by the requirement that students spend third year in studies abroad.

Students in the B.I.B. program are required to specialize in one of the following languages: French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, or Spanish.

Language Training Component

Students may select French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, or Spanish as their specialization language for study. Applicants to the program should indicate both a first and second choice, as their first choice may be oversubscribed. Students are strongly advised to continue study and use of their selected language independently, in the summers between academic years. Failure to do so may seriously undermine success during the year of study abroad.

Applicants to the program interested in languages other than those listed above should contact the Eric Sprott School of Business Supervisor of Undergraduate Programs to verify if the preferred language option may have become available after the publication of this calendar.

All first year Bachelor of International Business students will be assessed for ability in their selected language by the relevant language unit and placed in the appropriate courses as authorized by the language unit.

Students with some ability in their selected language may be allowed to pursue studies in that language on the understanding that they will effect a significant improvement in their ability.

The Year Abroad

The Study Abroad Requirement of the B.I.B. program is met by the successful completion of a minimum of 4.0 approved credits during the year of study abroad (this includes BUSI 3700), with a minimum of 1.0 credit taught in the chosen language for the program. The B.I.B. student will study at one of Carleton's approved Exchange partner institutions, as a full-time student on Exchange for one academic year.

In order to be eligible to study abroad in third year, students must be in Good Standing and are required to have successfully completed a minimum of 9.0 credits:

  1. 4.0 credits in the specified Language Core (3.0 credits in the case of Japanese and Mandarin), and
  2. 5.0 credits in Business and Economics from the Major requirements below the 3000-level (6.0 credits in the case of Japanese and Mandarin).

The number of courses available in English in foreign schools may vary. Carleton credits commensurate to courses taken abroad will be determined by the Registrar's Office and awarded towards the student's degree.

Students are responsible for all traveling, living and incidental costs for fulfilling third-year requirements abroad. Tuition fees and compulsory miscellaneous fees will be paid to Carleton University according to Carleton University's fee structure. The student may be liable for compulsory miscellaneous fees assessed by the foreign institution, including possible fees for language courses.

A limited number of bursaries are available to offset costs. For details on how to apply for a bursary, contact the Awards Office.

Bachelor of International Business
(Honours) (20.0 Credits)

  1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.5 credits):
  1. 3.5 credits in BUSI 1004, BUSI 1005, BUSI 1701, MATH 1119, MATH 1009, ECON 1000 [1.0];
  2. 4.0 credits in BUSI 2702, BUSI 2208, BUSI 2400, BUSI 2504, BUSI 3700, BUSI 4705 (see Note, below), BUSI 4709 (see Note, below), STAT 2606;
  3. 1.5 credits from, BUSI 3504, BUSI 3704, BUSI 3705, BUSI 4205, BUSI 4706, BUSI 4707, BUSI 4708, BUSI 4717, ECON 3601, ECON 3602;
  4. 2.0 credits in BUSI at the 2000-level or above;
  5. 1.5 credits in BUSI or ECON at the 2000-level or above;
  1. Credits Included in the Core CGPA (4.0 credits):
  1. 4.0 credits in one of French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, or Spanish;
  1. Credits Not Included in the Major or Core CGPA (3.5 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in PSCI, HIST, GEOG, LAWS, SOCI, ANTH, WOMN, BUSI, or ECON;
  2. 2.5 credits in free electives.
Notes:
  1. BUSI 4705 and BUSI 4709 in Item 2 above must be taken at Carleton University.
  2. The following courses cannot be used as free electives toward the B.I.B. degree: ESLA 1300, ESLA 1500, any course at the 0000-level including MATH 0007, MATH 0107.
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Concentrations in the B.I.B. Program

Concentrations described below are open to students registered in the B.I.B. program. Students enrolled in a concentration must satisfy the requirements for Bachelor of International Business (above) while gaining credit for the requirements of the Concentration through appropriate choice of courses. The order in which the courses listed for the Concentrations are taken should be planned in advance. Students are therefore strongly advised to consider their concentration choices by the end of their first year.

Courses taken at a foreign university during the year abroad must correspond to those below or, if different, be subject to evaluation and approval by the Eric Sprott School of Business.

Concentration in International Marketing and Trade
  1. 2.0 credits in GEOG 2200, ECON 3601, BUSI 3705, BUSI 4205;
  2. 1.0 credit from BUSI 3204, BUSI 3205, BUSI 3207, BUSI 3208, BUSI 4707, BUSI 4708;
  3. 1.0 credit from ECON 3808, GEOG 3404, LAWS 3207, LAWS 3208, PSCI 3600.
Concentration in Strategic Management and
International Human Resources
  1. 2.0 credits in BUSI 3102, BUSI 4706, BUSI 4707, BUSI 4708;
  2. 1.0 credit from BUSI 4103, BUSI 4105, BUSI 4108;
  3. 1.0 credit from BUSI 3103, BUSI 3704, BUSI 4103, BUSI 4105, BUSI 4108, ECON 3360, LAWS 3208, LAWS 3603, PSCI 3103, PSCI 3600, PSCI 3703.
Concentration in International Investment
Finance and Banking
  1. 1.5 credits in BUSI 2505, BUSI 3500, BUSI 3504;
  2. 1.0 credit from BUSI 3502, BUSI 4500, BUSI 4502;
  3. 1.5 credits from BUSI 2001, BUSI 2002, BUSI 2402, BUSI 3001, BUSI 3400, BUSI 3403, BUSI 4500, BUSI 4502, ECON 3601, ECON 3602, ECON 3607.
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Minor in Business

Only students pursuing undergraduate programs (except B.Com. and B.I.B.) requiring at least 20.0 credits to graduate and who have completed at least 4.0 credits toward their degrees with a minimum Overall CGPA of 7.00 may be admitted to Minor in Business.

Students who are required to leave the Minor due to a low Minor CGPA may not return to the Minor at any subsequent date.

Requirements (4.0 credits):
  1. 1.0 credit in:
    1. BUSI 1003 and 0.5 credit in BUSI at the 2000-level, or
    2. BUSI 1001 and BUSI 1002;
  2. 2.0 credits in BUSI 2101, BUSI 2204, BUSI 2400, BUSI 2503;
  3. 1.0 credit in BUSI at the 2000-level or higher;
  4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.

Minor in Business
B.Sc. Honours Applied Physics

Requirements (4.0 credits)

In the B.Sc. Honours Applied Physics, Items 12, 13 and 14 are replaced with the following requirements, and Item 15 is reduced to 0.5 credit free elective.

  1. 3.0 credits in BUSI 1001, BUSI 1002, BUSI 2101, BUSI 2204, BUSI 2400, and BUSI 2504;
  2. 1.0 credit in BUSI at the 2000-level or higher. Recommended: (BUSI 3103 or BUSI 3600) plus 0.5 credit in BUSI; (BUSI 2300 plus BUSI 3300), or (BUSI 2505 plus BUSI 3502);
  3. The remaining requirements of the major discipline and degree must be satisfied.
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