HI ASKASTUDENT

Thanks for answering most people’s posts. This is an urgent inquiry. I have selected social sciences in the faculty of arts and science in the st.georges campus at UofT. However, i want to pursue a bcomm. degree rather than a BA degree. By looking around, i found out? that you only get a Bcomm.degree if you apply to rotman commerce. However, i did not. Please?help me and tell me if i can still get a bcomm. degree if i specialize in economics which is availble in the faculty of arts and science, as it says on the UofT website that “*in order to recieve a BComm. Degree, candidates must specalize in either: Finance, Accounting or economics”*

Best Regards

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To be fair, this isn’t THAT urgent.

Urgent means time sensitive. This is something that can’t really be dealt with until around November or later.

But yeah, to get a BCom from UofT requires enrolment in the Rotman Commerce program. Specializing in Economics is just going to get you an Honours Bachelor of Science. Now you have two options at this point:

Numero uno: applying as a first year student from the Faculty of Arts and Science. Basically, you’ll spend first year as an artsci student but you’ll have to take RSM100Y, ECO100Y, and some 100-level math(s) and get certain grades in certain courses and then achieve a certain advertised average which is certainly a LIIIIIIE. Or well, it’s not a lie, it’s just a bit… The average they say you’ll need to get is 73%, but really, you better be in the freaking 90s if you want to get in.

Numero dos: don’t go to UofT this year and then just reapply, this time thinking ahead and actually making sure that the program you’re applying to ends in a BCom. I mean like how the heck didn’t you notice you’d get a B.A. You applied to social sciences dude!

Rotman Commerce is a super competitive program though so make sure you have all the requirements and a realistic outlook before applying to it.

Cheers!

aska

Hi I’m taking advanced functions right now and I’ll probably just end with about an 83 and I plan to take it again. I’m applying to rotman next year and I wanted to know what mark I would need to get in calculus to get accepted?? Also what average should I have overall with my top six courses? Oh and can you do a double major with business and political science or is that not allowed?

-LA

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LA,

There’s never an exact answer to these “what mark and/or average do I need?!” questions, so I’m going to tell you what I tell everyone who wants to get into commerce: mid- to high-80s for both.

Rotman actually states as much on their program page, but who actually looks things up for their self these days right? 😉

Just be aware that Rotman does not take repeated courses. So whatever grade you get the first time around in ENG4U or MCV4U the first time around, Rotman will be looking at those. But with Advanced Functions, I think you should be fine with your retake since it’s not necessarily a core course for them.

Likewise, Rotman only offers specialists in either Accounting, Finance and Economics, or Management. But you’re definitely more than welcome to pursue a major in poli sci if that’s what you’re interested in. Just note that you’ll have to do a specialist+major > double major.

Cheers!

aska

Hello!

So I enrolled in utm (LOL FUN FUN FUN) anyway, I want to transfer to St.George into Rotman Commerce! Can you please tell me what you know about that? I’ve heard it’s EXTREMELY difficult to get it second year, but I have to leave i just can’t. Please tell me all you know! I’m taking all the commerce prerequisites required at utm. Ps. You’re funny!

Thanks
Boredatutm

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Disclaimer to anyone from UTM or who works there: the student is the one that boo-ed UTM, not me!

Hey Bored,

Don’t mind that little note. Ahem.

Anyhow, yeah, getting into Rotman after a year of university is basically going to require you giving up your soul, your time (all of it), and your firstborn child. Just kidding. Well no. Okay, basically, what I mean is that the number of students they admit from your bracket of people is very… miniscule?

Basically, I’m going to direct you to the transfer student requirements for Rotman, and then see the grades they list there? Basically add like an additional 5% or more to whatever they say. So when they say ECO100Y (or its equivalent) must be completed with at least 73-76%, read that as maybe 83%. Or something.

What I’m trying to say is that put bluntly, your grades are going to need to be fantastic to get in.

Good luck!

aska

Hello .

ive been reading the blogs and they prved to be quite useful.but I am in serious problem here at u of t.i initially got in for com science but after first year i think its not made for me or the other way im not made for cs.i simly just cant get that programing stuff..i want to switch to probabaly commerce.having done eco and currently doing rsm .i would be having the pre req .but the problem lies that the requirement for rotman is atleast 10 rsm courses and 10 others.but having done some courses already,what if im not able to complete 10 rsm courses till i end up with the overall 20 credits..what should i doo

Thanks

worried uoftian

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Hey there worried one,

Have you read up on the art of switching into Commerce after first year? Do heed the requirements and keeping mind that unfortunately, they allow only a “limited number of spaces” (their words!) so getting in is super, super, super competitive. You’ll be competing with students in other years that also want to switch over, so the required CGPA will probably be quite high.

As for the question of requirements? okay, to be honest, I don’t really understand what you’re asking me. The requirements you’re referring to are those for the awarded B.Com., meaning they’re irrelevant for you until you’re actually accepted into Commerce. But I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to complete 10.0 RSM or MGT courses. The department wouldn’t make that a requirement if they couldn’t live up to it.

But if your concern is not being able to finish all the courses within the usual four years, then take a fifth year, duh!

Best,

aska