Business Minor program structure

Required courses

The Business Minor program consists of 9.0 units of course work. This includes passing grades in the following 6 courses:

1. COM 100 – Understanding World-Class Organizations
2. One of the following organizational behaviour courses:
   • COM 120 – Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
   • COM 220 – Organizational Behaviour
   • COM 321 – Leading People and Organizations I
3. One of the following accounting courses:
   • COM 201 – Introduction to Accounting
   • COM 315 – Financial Accounting
4. One of the following finance courses:
   • COM 240 – Management Finance
   • COM 301 – Finance
   • COM 371 – Management Finance
5. One of the following marketing courses:
   • COM 250 – Marketing in the Modern World
   • COM 251 – Marketing in Motion Strategies for a Digital World
6. One additional 300‑ or 400‑level course (1.5 units):
   • COM, ENT, or IB 300–499

Students who satisfy the prerequisites can register in these courses through Online Tools.

Additional courses

You can apply to complete an alternate upper-level course through our request for registration process. Please follow the request for registration process.

Course code	Course title	Prerequisites
COM 410	Leadership Strategies	COM 220 or COM 321, and a minimum of fourth-year standing
COM 425	Taxation for Managers	COM 202, COM 270 or COM 317, and a minimum of fourth-year standing
COM 426	Management Accounting II	COM 270 or COM 317, and a minimum of fourth-year standing
COM 445	Corporate Finance & Valuation	COM 240 or COM 371, and a minimum of fourth-year standing
COM 446	Investments	COM 240 or COM 371, and a minimum of fourth-year standing
COM 450	Indigenous Entrepreneurship	Minimum fourth-year standing
COM 450	Fundraising for Social Purpose Organizations	Minimum fourth-year standing
COM 450	How to Build an App Startup	Minimum fourth-year standing
ENT 402	Entrepreneurship & Small Business for the Non-Specialist	Minimum fourth-year standing

Note: For COM 450 Special Topics: each section is a different class entirely (you can complete as many sections as you would like). 

Request for registration process

If you want to take an individual commerce course, please follow these steps:

1. Review courses available for the upcoming term—posted 4 weeks before the start of term.
2. Complete a request for registration form.
3. Visiting students must send a copy of their transcripts from their home institution to the BCom Program Office.

Please submit your registration form by the following deadlines:

Month course begins	Dates applications are accepted
September	August 1-15
January	December 1-15
May	April 1-15

Applicants should be aware that course availability is limited in any given term. We award spaces in classes based on:

• availability
• most recent available grade-point average of the applicant
• completion of prerequisites

Visiting students

If you are a visiting student, you must apply to UVic and receive a letter of acceptance before taking commerce courses. You will also need a letter of permission from your home institution.

Once admitted, you can apply to register for individual commerce courses through the request for registration process. Courses are subject to availability.

The BCom advising team may need transcripts or course outlines to show that you meet the prerequisites.