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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 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 B1 or B2,
Government B1 and Economics B1. History B1 or B2 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
Schools of Economics and Commerce and Business Administration, 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. One C course must also 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.

Note: 12 session-hours of technical courses in one of the professional
departments of Law or Engineering of this University may, with the approval of
the faculty, be substituted under the requirements in commercial subjects. In any


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case, however, 18 session-hours must be taken from commercial subjects in the
Schools of Economics and Commerce. The 18 session-hours of required courses
which it is proposed to submit under this rule must be approved prior to the year
of candidacy for the degree by the faculty of the School of Economics and
School of Commerce.