Commerce (Asper)

University of Manitoba

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4 years
Duration (years)
4-year degree
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Optional paid co-op · 3 four-month terms
Work experience
Optional paid co-op · 3 four-month terms
UM Asper Commerce co-op scope and work terms
80% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 80% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
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Deadlines

October 2026

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Next deadlineThursday, October 1, 2026

2 deadlines

Application: Winter 2027: Environment, Earth and Resources; Arts; Science
2026 entry
Official deadline
Application: Winter 2027: University 1 (international applicants)
2026 entry
Official deadline

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

ENG4UEnglish70% min.

Ontario high-school graduation with six Grade 12 U or M courses.
Minimum 80% across four required courses and at least 70% in each.

Application steps

Entry terms · September

Verified Fall 2027 intake.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through U of M admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Official academic transcripts requested for your application
- Check the faculty's applicant requirement PDF and application portal. Declare all recognized postsecondary institutions attended, including exchange or letter-of-permission studies, and arrange official records directly from their issuers. Manitoba's own transcripts need not be resubmitted. Applicant uploads are unofficial.
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Step 4Certified English translation for international non-English records
- Provide a translation from the institution or a certified English translator, with a copy of the original document. A certified translator must place the translation and original-language photocopy in envelopes signed across the seals.
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Step 5Application fee: $100 domestic or $130 international
- The published application fee is $100 CAD for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees, or $130 CAD for international applicants.
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Step 6Select Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in the University of Manitoba application portal.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 7Pay the $100 domestic or $130 international application fee and submit the requested grades and documents.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Ontario direct entry

Ontario high-school applicants

Choose Advanced Functions MHF4U or Calculus and Vectors MCV4U.
Two additional academic Grade 12 U or M courses.

Manitoba direct entry

Manitoba high-school applicants

English 40S and Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S.
Two additional academic Grade 12 40S courses.
Minimum 80% across four required courses and at least 70% in each.
Manitoba high-school graduation with five Grade 12 S, G, U or C credits.

Indigenous Business Education Partners

Eligible Manitoba Indigenous applicants

For eligible First Nations, Métis or Inuit applicants who meet the university’s Manitoba residency definition.
Minimum 80% across English 40S, any Mathematics 40S and two academic 40S courses, with at least 70% in each.
Provide proof of Indigenous ancestry. Register through Indigenous Business Education Partners in the first two years.

Previous postsecondary study

Direct-entry applicants with fewer than 24 recognized university/college credits

Good standing at each previous institution. Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA across all attempted postsecondary courses.
High-school course average determines selection; this is not the advanced-entry route.

Advanced entry: Track 1

Transfer applicants who complete the foundation requirements

At least 24 credits by April 30; minimum C in each foundation course and admission GPA 2.0. Admission is competitive.
ECON 1010 and 1020; STAT 1000 or 1150; GMGT 1010; a 3-credit approved Written English course; 6 non-business elective credits; the approved mathematics route.
MATH 1524 is preferred. If using MATH 1230, 1500, 1510 or former 1520 instead, also complete MATH 1300, 1310, 1210 or 1220. The linear-algebra course can replace 3 non-business elective credits.
ARTS 1110, GMGT 1010 and GMGT 2010 do not satisfy the Written English requirement. External equivalents must be within ten years.

Advanced entry: Track 2

Transfer applicants missing one or more Track 1 foundation courses

At least 24 credits by April 30, minimum C in each, and admission GPA 3.1. Complete outstanding foundation requirements after admission.
No separate mature admission category. All applicants must meet direct, Track 1 or Track 2 entry.

Direct versus advanced entry classification

Canadian and international applicants, including external transfers, faculty transfers and second-degree applicants

Current secondary students and graduates with fewer than 24 postsecondary credit hours use direct entry, subject to the chosen programme’s available route. At 24 or more credit hours, apply through advanced entry. Actual prerequisites and selection differ by programme; the classification does not make a later-entry degree directly accessible.
International secondary applicants must also meet English proficiency, the applicable country/curriculum credential requirement and programme requirements. These linked credential inventories remain unreviewed. Advanced-entry applicants should provide secondary transcripts for registration prerequisites even where admission uses postsecondary studies.

Mature category with restricted programme choices

Canadian citizens or permanent residents at least 21 who do not meet regular high-school/transfer entry requirements

Have no previous college/university attendance or fewer than 24 completed credit hours. Published mature direct-entry choices are University 1, Engineering, School of Art and Music. Other desired advanced-entry programmes require University 1 and completion of the relevant first-year courses.
Engineering mature applicants must still satisfy its specifically published secondary subject and grade conditions. Programme minima, auditions and other prerequisites remain held separately. The mature category is not a universal prerequisite waiver.

Returning and continuing-student admission channel

Previously admitted UM students and students currently in University 1 or another UM faculty

Reapply after admission without registration, after study at another institution since last registration unless on a Letter of Permission, or after exceeding the programme’s permitted absence. Continuing students can apply to a chosen programme after at least 24 credit hours and its specific entry conditions.
University 1 students can transit to Arts or Science after 24 credit hours without a new application only when the relevant entrance conditions are met. Visiting study under a home-institution Letter of Permission and non-degree special/audit study do not establish programme admission.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Total Hours 120
All students admitted under these tracks will complete the Bachelor of Commerce Honours Program. The Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree is comprised of 120 credit hours and can be divided into the following components:
The Core (51 credit hours)
The Major (12 - 18 credit hours, depending on the specific major chosen)
These components comprise 120 credit hours; their associated limits and definitions are defined below.
The CORE consists of 51 credit hours of specified mandatory courses from all four departments in this faculty. All students are required to complete the Core. The Core presents the essence of a business degree program. The majority of the Core courses are taken in Years 2 and 3 of the Bachelor of Commerce Honours Program.
Each department and the Dean’s Office have developed one or more Majors. The required number of credit hours varies depending on the specific major. Subject to demand and faculty resources, specialized Majors are available in:
Accounting (18 credit hours)
Actuarial Mathematics (15 credit hours)
Business Analytics (15 credit hours)
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (12 credit hours)
Finance (15 credit hours)
Generalist (12 credit hours)
Human Resources Management/Industrial Relations (12 credit hours)
Indigenous Business Studies (12 credit hours)
Marketing (15 credit hours)
Strategy and Global Management (15 credit hours)
Supply Chain Management and Logistics (15 credit hours)
Regarding the International Business Major, Leadership and Organizations Major, and Management Information Systems major: Admission to these majors is discontinued effective September 2023. Students admitted to the Asper School of Business prior to September 2023, who are completing one or more of these majors, should contact the Asper Undergraduate Program Office for program planning advice.
MATH 1524 (Preferred) (see Note below) (3 credit hours)
STAT 1000 (3 credit hours) or STAT 1150 (3 credit hours)
ECON 1010 (3 credit hours)
ECON 1020 (3 credit hours)
3 credit hours of Written English "W" course
GMGT 1010 (3 credit hours)
GMGT 2070 and MKT 2210 can be taken in Year 2 if entering with 24 credit hours.
IDM 2020 or the former MIS 2000 or MSCI 2150 if completed before Fall 2023 (but not both). IDM 2020 with a grade C or higher is required to graduate with a business Analytics Major.
The Generalist Major consists of 12 credit hours that must include one course from the required list of courses from four different Majors (i.e., Options that are not part of a Major’s required course requirements are not eligible for the Generalist Major).
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
GMGT 2070 and MKT 2210 can be taken in Year 2 if entered with 24 credit hours.
IDM 2020 or the former MIS 2000 or MSCI 2150 if completed before Fall 2023 (but not both). IDM 2020 with a grade C or higher is required to graduate with a Business Analytics Major.

References

Foundation requirements

The Track 1/Foundation Course Requirements (24 credit hours)

References

Required courses and electives

Business Electives (9 - 15 credit hours, depending on the specific major chosen) (The Major credit hours plus the Business Electives credit hours must add up to 27 credit hours)
Open Electives (18 credit hours)
The BComm program requires students to obtain at least one Major and gives students the option to double-major. Individual majors vary in credit hours from 12 credit hours to 18 credit hours (see list below). The Major credit hours plus the Business Electives credit hours must add up to 27 credit hours. Business Electives are explained in the next section. If a student double majors and over 27 credit hours of courses are taken toward the two majors, the credits in excess of 27 credit hours will come from the Open Electives (explained in the next section).
Of the 18 credit hours of required Open Electives, a minimum of 9 credit hours must be at the 2000 level of higher. Even if students were to double-major, they would have room in this category to take courses that interest them either within or outside of the faculty.
6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives (see Note below)
MATH 1300 or MATH 1310 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1220 as 3 credit hours of Non-Business Electives
Students who have not completed MATH 1524 must use 3 of the required 6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives to complete one of MATH 1300 , MATH 1310 , MATH 1210 , or MATH 1220 .
Finance Majors who complete STAT 1000 are recommended to use 3 of the required 6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives to complete STAT 2000 .
Actuarial Mathematics Majors are recommended to complete MATH 1700 as 3 of the required 6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives.
Indigenous Business Studies Majors are recommended to complete INDG 1220 and/or INDG 1240 as 3 or 6 credit hours of the Non-Business Electives.
It is highly recommended that all students take GMGT 1000 prior to GMGT 2010. Non-Asper students officially pursuing a Management Minor or in programs in which GMGT 2010 is mandatory or an elective may take GMGT 2010 without the GMGT 1000 prerequisite, with departmental permission.
Major and Business Electives must total 27 credit hours. Business Electives must be at the 2000 Level or higher. See Major descriptions for full details.
A minimum of 9 credit hours of Business Electives or Non-Business Elective courses must be at the 2000 level or higher; the remaining must be at the 1000 level or higher.
Students who have not complete MATH 1524 must use 3 of the required 6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives to complete one of MATH 1300 , MATH 1310 , MATH 1210 , or MATH 1220 .
It is highly recommended that all students take GMGT 1000 prior to GMGT 2010 . Non-Asper students officially pursuing a Management Minor or in programs in which GMGT 2010 is mandatory or an elective may take GMGT 2010 without the GMGT 1000 prerequisite, with departmental permission.

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Grades and academic standing

All students must complete the specified Track 1/Foundation course requirements. Direct Entry students from high school will complete the Track 1/Foundation courses in their first year. Track 1 students complete these requirements prior to their admission to the Asper School of Business. Track 2 students have completed 24 credit hours of university course work but are missing one or more of the specific Track 1/Foundation courses. Track 2 students should complete all outstanding Track 1/Foundation courses during their first year after admission to the Asper School of Business and must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in each outstanding Track 1/Foundation courses.
All students must complete the following 24 credit hours of Foundation courses and achieve a minimum grade of "C" in each:
Students admitted in September 2023 and after who have completed MIS 2000 or MIS 2001 with a minimum grade of D may use MIS 2000 or MIS 2001 (3 credit hours) as a substitute for IDM 1020 (1.5 credit hours). These students will graduate with 121.5 credit hours.

References

Program facts

Academic minimum

Co-opOptional paid co-op · 3 four-month terms

Check work experience options

Majors & specializations

Apply to Asper Commerce from high school, then complete the foundation courses in first year. Major course requirements differ.

Accounting

BComm(Hons)

Required courses include intermediate accounting, cost accounting and accounting theory.

Published requirements

Courses

Asper Generalist BComm (Honours) core and elective requirements; other Commerce majors have additional major requirements.

Year 1 Hours8 listed