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Courses for Non-Commerce Students

The Gustavson School of Business offers many courses for non-commerce students.  Available courses include:

In addition, other 400 level Commerce courses may be available for registration via single course application.  Please see tab below for more information. 

Business Minor

If you're interested in pursuing a minor in Business or taking the Business Option, we recommend you contact an academic adviser.  See tab below for more information. 

Advising Contacts

Computer Science
250-472-5757

Engineering
250-721-8678

Humanities
250-721-7567

Science
250-721-7567

Social Sciences
250-721-7567

Please see the University On-line Timetable for course descriptions and prerequisites. Access to all other commerce courses is by "Single Course Application." See details below.

Pursuing a minor
in Business?

The Business Minor program consists of 9.0 units including COM 220, 240, 250, 270 with a minimum grade of C+ in each course, plus at least 3.0 units of 300- or 400-level COM, ENT or IB courses. You must declare the minor with the advising centre of your originating faculty.

Pursuing the
Business option?

For students in economics:

You must gain approval from your faculty to be included in the Business Option program. Details of the Business Option program are listed in each department's section of the University Calendar. For more information, download the Business Minor and Business Option Programs brochure (138 KB)

Visiting
students

If you are a visiting student, you must be admitted to UVic first. Visiting students are considered as non-commerce students and requests to take individual courses must follow the Single Course Application process.

Single course
application

Steps for Single Course Application

If you are interested in individual commerce courses; please follow these steps:

  1. Review courses available for the upcoming term—posted four weeks prior to the start of term.

  2. Complete a Single Course Application Form (also available in the Business Student Services office [BEC 283]).

  3. Visiting students must include a copy of their transcript from their home institution.

  4. Submit form to the Business Student Services office as follows:
Month Course Begins Dates Applications are Accepted
September August 1-15
January December 1-15
May April 8-15

Applicants should be aware that course availability is extremely limited in any given term. Spaces in classes, if any, will be awarded based on: availability, most recent available grade-point average of the applicant and completion of prerequisites.

Courses available this term

Commerce courses available through Single Course Application for the Summer Term 201305:

Course List Pre-requisites
COM 410 COM 220 and 4th year stand
COM 425 COM 270 with a minimum grade of B- and 4th year standing
COM 426 COM 270 with a minimum grade of B- and 4th year standing
COM 435 COM 220 and 4th year standing
COM 445 COM 240 with a minimum grade of B- and 4th year standing
COM 450 see link for course details: COM 250 and 4th year standing
COM 495 COM 250 and 4th year standing
 IB 218 2nd year standing, includes a field trip to Prague, additional fees apply
 IB 409 see link for course details: 4th year standing, course dates: 3-19 July (M-F: 08:30-12:45)

Course Dates: 1 May - 7 August 2013 (unless otherwise noted on the course schedule)

Note: only courses from the above list are available for Single Course Application. Please fill out the appropriate form and forward to the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business or drop off in person to the Business Student Services office, located in BEC 283.

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