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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce will be conferred upon
regular students who have completed not less than 60 session-hours of undergraduate
courses, taken in conformity with the following program:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce
must take 30 session-hours of required subjects as stated below, not less
than 24 hours of which must be taken during the first two years.

Foreign Languages.—Six session-hours from one of the following languages:
French, German, Spanish or Italian.

Mathematics.—Three session-hours in Mathematics A4.

Natural Science.—Six session-hours.

English.—Six session-hours, 3 of which shall be in English A1 or A2.

Social Science.—Nine session-hours in History B2 or B3, Government B1
and Economics B1.

Physical Training.—Two years' course required of all candidates, which must
be completed during the first two years.

(2) Major-Electives.—Of the remaining 30 session-hours required for the
degree, 24 session-hours must be taken from commercial subjects in the Schools
of Economics and Commerce and Business Administration, 18 session-hours of
which shall include the following courses: Economic Geography B1, Commercial
Law B1, Economics B2, Economics B3, Economics B4 and Economics B5.
An additional B course, and one C course must be taken in commercial subjects.
The remaining 6 session-hours may be elected from any courses in the
academic schools for which the candidate has adequate preparation.

(3) Substitutions for Major-Electives.—Candidates for the degree of B.S.
in Commerce will be permitted to substitute the first-year course in Law for
12 session-hours from the group of Major-Electives. Such substitution, however,
must include the 6 session-hours of general electives, the remaining 6
session-hours to be designated by the faculty of the Schools of Economics
and Commerce.