Honours Program Option
The Edwards School of Business offers the Honours program to provide students of proven academic ability with an opportunity to pursue a more advanced program of studies in one of the following areas: Accounting, Biotechnology Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, or Operations Management.
A student in an Honours program must fulfill all the requirements of the regular 120 credit-unit program, including the requirements for the major in the honours field. All students must substitute the 6 credit unit Honours Seminar for 6 credit units of senior electives. The Honours program consists of an independent research project completed in consultation with a faculty member.
Students may enter an Honours program only with the permission of the Department Head in consultation with members of the department. Formal admission is not granted until the end of the students' third year, i.e., following the successful completion of 90 credit units* taken in accordance with the curriculum of the Bachelor of Commerce program. However, students should make formal application for admission during program planning in February of their third year. At the time of admission, the student must have a Cumulative Weighted Average of 70% and a weighted average of 70% in courses (including core) in the honours field.
The recommendation for the granting of a degree with Honours or High Honours will come from the department of the honours field. To be granted Honours, a student must maintain a Cumulative Weighted Average of 70% and a weighted average of 70% in courses in the honours field (includes the Honours Seminar). To be granted High Honours, a student must maintain a Cumulative Weighted Average of 80% and a weighted average of 80% in courses in the honours field (includes the Honours Seminar).
Honours or High Honours may be denied if the student's performance in the honours year is deemed to be below acceptable standards. Students who fail to maintain the standard of performance expected of an honours student, but who otherwise complete the regular program requirements of the college, will be awarded the regular Bachelor of Commerce degree.
* This may be reduced to a minimum of 72 credit units for students entering their final Regular Session who intend to complete no more than 18 credit units in the following Spring and Summer Session.