U of T’s Rotman Commerce program, jointly offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Rotman School of Management, offers an innovative curriculum with a global perspective for an enriched professional undergraduate experience. It explores the role of commerce in modern society while developing skill and confidence in analysis, effective communications and decision making. The Bachelor of Commerce degree builds on a common foundation of business and liberal arts courses.
Within this admission category, you will need to enrol in certain first-year courses associated with Rotman Commerce programs. Learn more about required courses on the Rotman Commerce website. You can also enrol in recommended courses outside of Rotman Commerce.
Start looking ahead by reviewing the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. And visit Degree Explorer to learn how course choices could meet your degree requirements. Read below for everything you need to know to start planning your first year and beyond.
What’s in a program?
To receive your degree you will complete 20 credits through a minimum of one of these program levels:
- Specialist: Focus your learning into one concentrated area.
- Double Major: Combine two areas of interest to develop a unique perspective.
- One Major and Two Minors: Build a diverse academic record while studying many areas of interest.
As a student in the Rotman Commerce admission category, you can enrol in one of the following Rotman Commerce specialist programs at the end of your first year, provided you meet a few requirements:
- Accounting
- Finance and Economics
- Management
See a full list of the programs available to you in the Program Toolkit. And for more information, view the Arts & Science Academic Calendar.
Program and Course Selection
Check out these resources to help you choose your courses:
- Rotman Commerce website: This page outlines the required and recommended courses for first-year Rotman Commerce students, as well as information about elective courses and choosing your specialist at the end of first year.
- Arts & Science Calendar: Here you will find information about courses offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science, including the required and recommended Rotman Commerce courses and any non-Rotman courses you may choose to take as electives. Please be aware that not all courses listed in the Calendar will be offered every year.
- Timetable Builder: Check Timetable Builder in July 2024 to find more detailed information about Fall/Winter 2024-25 courses, including course days and times, delivery modes and instructions and assigned instructors.
You can contact your College Registrar’s Office if you have questions about course selection.
More information about prerequisites, enrolment indicators, course conflicts and taking courses in other Faculties or U of T campuses can be found on the Arts & Science website.
Plan Your Courses on Degree Explorer
U of T’s degree planning tool, Degree Explorer, is a great way to plan your education path. Log on and use the planner to determine how future course choices might meet your requirements. You can create up to five hypothetical degree scenarios, as well as map out prerequisites, electives and core courses. Keep in mind that Degree Explorer helps you plan out courses that you could potentially take for a particular program, but it doesn’t show you the courses offered in a specific term. It will also let you check your progress towards your degree, and review your academic history while you’re here.
Breadth Requirement
During your studies, you are required to meet a Breadth Requirement, which allows you to explore courses outside your program of study and introduces you to other ways of looking at topics and issues from a range of fields. The Arts & Science Academic Calendar explains the rules for completing your Breadth Requirement and every course description in the calendar indicates the breadth category it fulfills:
- CCR: Creative & Cultural Representations
- TBB: Thought, Belief & Behaviour
- SI: Society & Its Institutions
- LTE: Living Things & Their Environment
- PMU: Physical & Mathematical Universes
Some courses do not count towards the Breadth Requirement. These courses are listed in the Academic Calendar with "Breadth Requirement = None" in the course description.
Types of Courses
In 2024-2025, most Arts & Science courses will be offered in person or will have an in-person component which requires you to be on campus at a scheduled time.
There are four types of delivery modes for 2024-2025:
- In Person: This meeting section is in person. You will be required to attend this meeting section at a specific time and location. The course outline will provide details.
- Hybrid: This meeting section includes in-person and online activities. You will be required to attend some activities in person at a specific time and location and some activities online (synchronous or asynchronous). The course outline will provide specific details.
- Online Synchronous: This meeting section is online and requires attendance at a specific time for class activities. Online courses may require an in-person final assessment. For Y courses, both midterm tests and final assessments may be in person. The course outline will provide specific details.
- Online Asynchronous: This meeting section is online and does not require attendance at a specific time for class activities. Online courses may require an in-person final assessment. For Y courses, both midterm tests and final assessments may be in person. The course outline will provide specific details.
You can find the delivery modes for each course section in Timetable Builder and in your course syllabus. Make sure to check the delivery information in Timetable Builder for specific details about how that course will be offered. It is important to note that you cannot change sections after the final date to enrol in courses for that term.
First-Year Opportunities
There are many amazing opportunities specific to first-year students in Arts & Science.
Lectures offer a dynamic experience and can be supported with tutorials or labs. Small-group experiences, such as the First-Year Foundations (FYF) Seminars and Ones Programs, can help you build relationships with professors and your peers early on in your academic career.
First-Year Learning Communities (FLCs) are groups of students in the same courses who meet bi-weekly for academic, development and social activities. They are not for course credit. Applications are now open. The deadline to apply is July 2 at 12 p.m. ET.
Learn more to find the small-class experience that’s right for you.
Transfer Credits
The Transfer Credit Office in the Faculty of Arts & Science processes requests for transfer credit on admission and post admission.
Students who have enrolled in the following in high school may be eligible for transfer credit upon admission:
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- Cambridge Pre-University Diploma
- Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
- French Baccalaureate Program
- General Certificate of Education (GCE), Advanced Level
- International Baccalaureate (IB), Higher Level
- Singapore-Cambridge GCE, Advanced Level
No application for high school transfer credit is necessary, but you must arrange for your final results to be sent directly to Enrolment Services by the applicable deadline.
If you have completed courses at another university or college, you may be eligible to receive course credits – getting you one step closer to earning your U of T degree.
For more information on high school and post-secondary school transfer credits, including deadlines and how they count toward your degree and program(s) of study, visit the Transfer Credit for Newly-Admitted Students page on our website.
If you have previously taken courses or completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto, visit the Transfer Credit for Internal U of T Transfers page.
