Hi,
I am a newly admitted Commerce Year 1 student and have a question about CR/NCR. I chose a seminar in BR=1 and wanted to take it on CR/NCR basis. However, I am not sure that if I choose this model of assessment, will the seminar I chose count as Breadth Requirements and satisfy the Program Requirements that “STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE at least 1.0 FCE from Category 1 in order to satisfy Breadth Requirements” and “Students Must Complete 10 RSM courses and 10 Non-RSM courses in order to graduate ?” Thank you!
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Hi there! I believe it does. But what do I know, let’s consult the Calendar, shall we?
Faculty Breadth Requirement for B.Com. Students
Students beginning degree studies in September 2010 or after are required to complete the following Breadth Requirement as part of their Degree Requirements. (The Distribution Requirement described following this section does not apply to such students.)
Courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science are classified into five Breadth categories by subject content. (Note that some courses are not designated and do not count toward this requirement.). The purpose of the Breadth Requirement is to ensure all students graduating with an Honours degree from the Faculty of Arts & Science have chosen courses across a broad range of subject areas in the Faculty as part of their undergraduate education.
1. Creative and Cultural Representations
2. Thought, Belief, and Behaviour
3. Society and Its Institutions
4. Living Things and Their Environment
5. The Physical and Mathematical Universes
Students must take at least 4 full-course equivalents (FCEs) that have been designated as satisfying the Breadth Requirement. These 4 credits must be either (a) at least 1 FCE in each of any 4 of the 5 categories above, or (b) at least 1 FCE in each of any 3 of the 5 categories, and at least 0.5 FCE in each of the other 2 categories. As part of the degree requirements for the B.Com., STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE at least 1.0 FCE from Category 1 (Creative and Cultural Representations).
Note that there is no Breadth Requirement status for MGT120H1/MGT201H1, COM110H1, RSM100Y1, and tHAT 100-series courses in CSC, MAT, STA; STA250H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, STA352Y1 cannot be used to satisfy the Breadth Requirement.
A course’s Breadth designation can be found following the course description in the Calendar for the year in which the course is taken. (Note: the 2010-2011 printed Calendar contains designations FOR 100-series and 200-series courses only. Designations FOR 300- and 400-series courses FOR 2010-2011 will be available in the Faculty’s web site in Summer 2010.)
Courses count toward the Breadth Requirement as they have been classified in the Calendar of the year in which they were taken.
Students may count towards the Breadth Requirement any course which has a Breadth designation, and in which they have achieved standing, whether or not the course is used to satisfy a Subject POSt requirement, and whether or not the course was taken as CR/NCR.
As for your second question, I am a little bit confused. I see that the calendar has written this: Note: Students must take a minimum of 10.0 RSM and 10.0 non-RSM courses (See B. Com. degree requirements above).
ECO374H1 is strongly recommended.
But I think that’s in tandem with fulfilling the course requirements of your degree, laid out in full in the calendar. Essentially if you are following the requirements for your degree, and taking the five breadth requirements, you will more than fulfill the 10 RSM/10 non-RSM degree requirements since most of those classes have to be in other disciplines like MAT, ECO, STA, etc. Double check with the calendar and your registrar, always and keep your calculator handy!
xoxo, Askastudent