Commerce: Bachelor's Degree (BCom)

Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants on the BC/Yukon curriculum need approved English 11, Pre-calculus 11, an approved science 11 and an approved social studies 11/12, then English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 at 73% or higher, Pre-calculus 12 at 73% or higher and two approved academic 12 courses; other provinces have equivalent lists on the program page. UVic estimates the entry average at 80% on the required grade-12 courses, and a limited number of graduating Canadian high-school students who meet the academic minimum may also be assessed under UVic's expanded qualifications category. International applicants: the IB route needs the full diploma with at least three Higher Level subjects, English HL or SL at 3 or better and Math HL or SL at 4 or better (Math Studies and Math Applications and Interpretations SL are not accepted), at an estimated 30 points; the US route needs 14 or more college-preparatory courses including four English (C+ or better in senior English), four maths through pre-calculus at C+ or better, two sciences, three social studies, one language and one further language or fine arts, at an estimated 3.20 unweighted GPA, and SAT 1250 or ACT 26 are optional (UVic codes 0989 and 5327). Other international curricula require twelve years of schooling plus a senior maths course. Transfer applicants need "B-" (4.00 on UVic's 9-point scale) over their most recent 12 UVic units/24 credits, and entry to Year 2 also requires the Gustavson School of Business Year 1 course and GPA requirements; UVic gives preference to applicants who have finished at least two of those required courses, including the Academic Writing Requirement course, by the application deadline, and says transfer seats are very limited. All applicants must satisfy UVic's English language requirement: transcripts alone suffice after four years of full-time English-medium study in Canada, otherwise a test is needed (IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section under 20, CAEL 70, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 65, Cambridge C1/C2 180 or four-skill MET 64).