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REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE OF 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 63 session-hours of undergraduate courses,
taken in conformity with the following programme:

(1) Required Subjects.—Candidates for the Bachelor
of Science in Commerce must take 33 session-hours of required
subjects as stated below, 3 hours of which must be
in Physical Training. Of the remaining 30 session-hours
of required subjects, not less than 24 hours must be taken
during the first two years and the remaining 6 hours not
later than the third year.

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

Mathematics.—Three session-hours in Mathematics A1
or A2.

Natural Science.—Six session-hours.

English.—Six session-hours, 3 of which shall be in English
A1, A2 or A3, and 3 in English B3.

Social Science.—Nine session-hours in United States History
B3, Government B1 and Economics B1. History B3
should be taken in the candidate's first year, and Government
B1 and Economics B1 in the candidate's second year.

Physical Training.—Three session-hours, 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 School of Economics
and School of Commerce, 18 session-hours
of which shall include the following courses: Commercial
Geography B2, Commercial Law B1, Economics
B2, Economics B3, Economics B4 and Economics B5.
The remaining 6 session-hours may be elected from any
courses in the academic schools for which the candidate
has adequate preparation.

Note: 12 session-hours of technical courses in one of
the professional departments of Law or Engineering may,
with the approval of the Dean and Faculty of the School
of Commerce, be substituted under the requirements in
commercial subjects. In any case, however, 18 session-hours
must be taken from commercial subjects in the
Schools of Economics and Commerce and Business Administration.