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Subject Code for Commerce - COMM
Associate Dean, Undergraduate - C. Coulter
Program Telephone - 613.533.2301
Commerce Office - Goodes Hall, Room 130
Program E-Mail Address - commerce@queensu.ca
Website - smith.queensu.ca
Commerce Student Portal - smithlearning.ca/d2l/home/
Overview
The Queen’s Bachelor of Commerce Program is a four-year program in which students complete 126.0 units. To be eligible for graduation, students must complete all degree requirements, and uphold and/or meet each of the Academic Regulations.
The Smith Bachelor of Commerce Program is an in-person program, and most courses are offered exclusively in an in-person format (see Queen's Modes of Instruction definitions). In-person participation is essential for achieving the Bachelor of Commerce Program Learning Outcomes, including developing team-based and professional communications skills, as well as for developing interpersonal skills and networks, engaging in active learning, and contributing to the learning community. Courses designated for in-person delivery will maintain this mode without modification. Instructors may determine if grades are associated with attendance and/or participation in classes (see Section 6.2 Attendance). Failure to regularly attend classes may have a negative impact on a student’s ability to achieve essential learning outcomes and/or to meet the requirements for academic progression in the Commerce Program.
Course offerings and program requirements change periodically. The Commerce Program administration works in conjunction with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to ensure that changes in the curriculum are made with the least amount of disruption to continuing students.
Purpose of the Academic Calendar
The purpose of this document is to provide details for the Bachelor of Commerce Program. It contains information concerning such things as Deadlines, Academic Regulations, Appeal Regulations, and Faculty Policies.
Students are encouraged to contact the Commerce Office with any questions at commerce@queensu.ca or 613.533.2301.
Acknowledgement of Territory
Goodes Hall, the home of Smith School of Business, is situated on Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.
To acknowledge this Territory is to recognize its longer history, one that predates the establishment of the earliest European colonies. This land holds significant importance for the Indigenous people who live, migrate, and travel through here.
As we gather here in Kingston, we are sitting in the place that is protected by Indigenous peoples with a Treaty called the One Dish One Spoon, which was established to protect the harvesting of the land, waters, four legged and winged animals. This practice may seem like the old ways, but it can be said that this was the real beginning of commerce in Kingston.
We acknowledge what this Territory means for the Indigenous peoples who harvest the land, waters, wildlife, and who live, love, and pray on this land.
As we mutually enjoy the benefits of commerce, we are thankful for the opportunities that are provided to us by those that have come before.
Today we live side by side upon this land. Indigenous peoples continue to practice their spiritual ties to the land in relationship to the Territory and its other inhabitants. The Kingston Indigenous community continues to reflect the area’s Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee roots and currently includes many other Nations from across Turtle Island.
Our Commitment
Smith School of Business and Queen’s University are committed to action to root out causes of racism, and cultivate a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive academic and work environment. Read more about the pledges made by the school and university leadership.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Each student will develop and hone individual and team-based skills in business.
- Each students will develop and hone professional communications skills, both in writing and orally.
- Each student will gain a theoretical understanding of key business functional areas and then use that knowledge to understand the impact these areas have on the organization and business decisions as a whole.
- Each student must demonstrate the ability to recognize and analyze ethical problems and choose and defend resolutions for practical solutions that occur in business.
- Each student must demonstrate a command of the major concepts of strategic management and the ability to apply and integrate knowledge of management learned over four years.
- Each student must demonstrate sound level of competence in the quantitative subject areas and understand how these areas impact and influence business decisions.
- Each student must demonstrate an understanding of the macro international environment, its impact on an organization's strategy and how to effectively manage the human resources element.
Definitions
Academic Plan
A specified combination of courses leading to a degree in a particular subject.
Academic Regulations
Requirements to be met and procedures to be followed for progression through the Commerce Program and the awarding of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce.
Auditor
A student who attends a course with the consent of the instructor; formal registration is required but the student does not receive credit for the course and is not entitled to submit exercises or write examinations. For transcript notation, see 4.5.1 Non-Evaluative Grades. For audit policies, see 4.4.11 Auditing Courses.
Commerce Office
The administrative staff who administers the Commerce Program and assists students with questions and advice.
Corequisite
A requirement that must be fulfilled concurrently with another course.
Core
A course that is required, or is selected from an extremely limited list of courses, in a plan.
Elective
A course chosen by the student to satisfy part of the requirements for the degree.
Equivalency
A pair of courses of equal unit value, one of which may no longer be offered, which are considered to be similar enough that one may serve interchangeably for the other in terms of prerequisites, corequisites, exclusions, and plan and program requirements. Credit will only be given for one of the pair.
Exclusion
A list of two or more courses that are considered similar enough that credit will only be given for a defined subset of courses from that list. Usually, holding credit for an excluded course(s) will prevent registration of the remaining courses on the list.
Extenuating Circumstances
See 8.3.1 Extenuating Circumstances.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
The unit-weighted average grade in a set of courses, based on a 4.3 grade point scale.
International Letter of Permission (ILOP)
A formal document allowing a student to take a course at an institution outside of Canada (international) for credit toward the degree. See 4.4.9.3 International Letter of Permission.
Letter of Permission (LOP)
A formal document allowing a student to take a course at another institution in Canada for credit toward the degree. See 4.4.9.2 Letter of Permission.
Level
Where the student is in the academic plan. Determined by the number of passed units completed:
- 0.0-26.9 units (level 1)
- 27.0-53.9 units (level 2)
- 54.0-89.9 (level 3)
- 90.0 units and above (level 4)
Official Documentation
See 7.1.2 Official Documentation.
One-way Exclusion
A course that will prevent enrolment if taken with or before another course.
Prerequisite
A requirement that must be met prior to registration in a course.
Program
An approved set of courses leading to a degree.
Regular Academic Session
A regular session normally consists of the Fall and Winter terms of instruction.
SOLUS
SOLUS (Student On-Line University System) allows students to manage their Academic, Financial, Contact and Admission details during their academic career at Queen’s.
Unit
The academic value of a course.
Upper Year Student
Students who are studying in their second, third, or fourth year of the Commerce Program.
Withdrawal
A formal process for discontinuing studies.