2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

SCHOOL, OF BUSINESS, 35*These courses are available as ACC '500, ACC 501,ACC 502, CHANGE OF PROGRAMthrough the School of Business, subject to sufficient enrolme!lts ,A student may transfer between COmmerce programs prior to'and availability of qualified instructo,rs. For details concerning entering Level IV, provided that, after consultation with the: Aca- 'theSe courses, please see the McMaster University Cours,e Time.. demic Programs Office ,of the School of Business, it has beentable' at the following url:http://registrar.mcmaster.caiinternal/timet 'determined that the academic requirements of the new Program. Other than those graduates specified above, Commerce 'have been met, and an acceptable revised Program ofstudy ca:ncourses are' not.open to Continuing Students. , be established. This revised Program of study must be approved ",SECOND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE ' , by the Academic,Programs Office. ' ,A student with an undergra, duats degree will' not be admitted or ,StUdents in good standing in the Engineering and M~nage ..,, , ment, Program maytransfertoa Commerce Program .'J~lIth thereadmitted to either of the Commerc'e programs. Such a ~tudent permission of the Academic Programs Office. The condltlQns formay wish t6 apply for admission to the M.B.A program. , eligibility for entrance to the Commerce Programs are the sameCREDIT TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS a,s for students registered in the, SChODI of Business. .Educational'requirements toward a variety of professional des- WORKLOADighations can be met in varying degrees witbint~e Commerce In Business I, a f~lI-timestudent must complete a 30-unit load inprograms and the ~ngineering and Management program. The each FalllWintersession. Advance credit and credit ea'rned-duringprofessional accounting deSignations G.A, C.M.A and C.G.A the Spring/Summer session may not be used to reduce this I?adare awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of pntari~, requirement Such reductions will be appli~d as .late as. posslb~ethe Society of Management Accountants of Ontario and the Certl- in a student's Program; A part-time student In BUSiness I IS permltfiedGeneral Accountants, Association, of Ontario, respectively"ted to take a maximum of 18 units, in any FalllWinter session. ,while the designation C.H.R.P.is awarde~ by the Human Re- '- Students. who wish to take more courses than recommendedsources Professionals Association, of Ontario. ,.' for a single Level of their program may do ,$0 only 'if their Ses'-' Further· opportunities for meeting educational requirements 'for sionalAverage on compl.etion o~ the p~evious. Fall/Winter se'~~professional designations are available' to students in all Com- sian is at least 7.0.' Students registered In the'flnal Level of their.,merce and Engineering and Management programs. Additional program are permitted to overloadby up to sixadditionalunits incourse work may be taken while in the program. Further units of' order to become eligiblE? to graduate. 'credit may also bel taken after graduation '(see Continuing Studentsabove). Information concerning credit towards these' pro- 'DEFERRED EXAMINATIONSfessional designations can be' obtained from the Academic Pro-' See' the heading Deferred Examinations under Examinations Igram~'Office in the S?hool of Business. 'in the General AqademicRegulations section of the, Calendar for, applicatio'n, procedures. " , ,', ' .MINORStudents who are in a precarious position'with respect to achlev-A minor is an option available to a stude!)t enrolled ina four- or ing the minimum C.A. 'or ot~erwi.se r:neeting the Com~erce Pro-Jive-level program. A minor. consists of at least 18 units' of Level gram requirements fOr continuation In the Program Will not n~c-II, IllorlV courses. beyond the deSignated Level J course(s) that essarilybe permitted t,o undertake. further work before,clearlngmeet the requirements 'set out in the program description of that deferred examinations.minor. A student is responsible, for ensuring that the courses,taken fulfill these requirements. Those'who have completed theREPEATED COURSES" ,necessary courses may apply for recognition o.f that minor when Any failed course must be repeated if, it is a required course forthey gradl;late. If recognition is granted for a minor,a notation to the Program, or must be repeated Or repl~ced(if it,.i~ not reqUired.that effect will be recorded on the student's transcript. For;further The grades for both the failed course and ItS repetition or replaceinformatiDn,pleaserefer to Minors' in the 'General Ac~demic ment,as appropriate, will be included in the calculation~f a ,s~u-Regulations section of this Calend~r.dent's CA. Voluntary repetitionsof non-Commerce courses In whichpassing grades have' b~en previously attained are designated asACADEMIC REGULATIONS" Extra courses; (See the Glossary?ection of this Calendar.) .. ,STUDENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITYYou are responsible for adhering to the statement onstudent a'cademic responsibility found in theGeneral Academic Reg~/ationssection of this Calendar. ,A student enrolled in either of the Comrnerce programs, in addition, ,to meeting' the General Aoademic Regulations of the, University,, shall Of? subject to the following School of Business Regulations;QUALIFYING FOR Ho'NOURS COMMERCE .To be considered for entry to Level III of the Honours Commerceprogram, students; must have attempted at leftst 24 ulJitsof course work for Level II Commerce (as described in the Schoolof Business Programs section of the Calendar) with a C.A. of atleast 6.0 and no, more than six units of failures (in required and/'or elective course work) after entry to Level II Commerce.If a student did not qualify for the Honours Commerce programupon entry to Level III, there isone final opportunity for consideration.To be, considered for, Level IV of the Hon'ours Commerceprogram, stUdents must have attempted at least 24 units of coursework for Level III Comnierce·(as described in the School of BusinessPrograms section of the Calendar) with a C.A of at least6.0 and n'o more than, six ,units of failures (in required and/orelective course work) after entry to Level II Commerce.LEVEL I COURSES ''Stud,ents are not permitted totake, more than 48 uni,ts of-Levellcourses in their Program.,LEVEL OF REGISTRATION . ,A student is required to 'register in the,IDwest leveLtor whichmore than siXunits of work is incomplete. YVork of the next higherlevel may, be undertaken ,only when necessary to fill a Programload .. CourSes must be taken in the sequence specified by the'School of Business. ' ,READMISSION " , . 'A student in Level II, III or IV of a Commerce Program,whobecomes. ineligible to continue ih the School of Bu~iness, mayapply for readmissionto the Cmmerce . Program' In a. ~ubsequentcalendar year up to a 'maxlmu~, of.'flye years fo~lowlng theyear in which the student becomes Ineligible to contlnl:le. Readmissionis .not guaranteed. ..' ,", , Application for readmission must be made in writing to the Un- ~dergraduate Admi~sioris Policy and Reviewing Committe:e by June30 for entry 'in September; This application ShDuld'explaln why theapplicant would e?