Commerce (Smith)

Ontario high-school applicants entering Commerce (QC) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• ENG4U with a minimum mark of 80%
• MCV4U with a minimum mark of 80%
• 1 other 4U course in mathematics with a minimum mark of 80%
• 3 additional 4U/M courses
• No more than two 4M courses from the same discipline.
• Supplementary Application is required.

Ontario high-school applicants entering Commerce (QC) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• Admission considers more than your high-school transcript.
• Check your personalized SOLUS To Do List for required items and their due dates.
• Commerce, Health Sciences and Nursing applicants must complete a Supplementary Application.
• SOLUS and Supplementary Application access instructions arrive after you apply.

Ontario high-school applicants entering Commerce (QC) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• OSSD and six 4U/M courses, including English 4U.
• Meet the program-specific prerequisites, including any additional U-level courses.
• Admission average: prerequisite subjects plus your next best 4U/M courses, six courses total.
• Francophone-school students may offer EAE4U or FRA4U instead of ENG4U.
• Admission considers more than your high-school transcript.
• Check your personalized SOLUS To Do List for required items and due dates. Access instructions arrive after you apply.

Ontario high-school applicants entering Commerce (QC) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• Decisions follow submission of all required documents to Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment.
• Students studying outside Ontario: documents, English test scores and transcripts are due March 31. This excludes the Supplementary Application.
• Ontario high-school grades reach Queen’s from OUAC by April 30.
• Admission decisions run from early November to mid-May.
• Ontario high-school students must respond to offers by June 1.

Canadian college applicants to Commerce (Smith); first-year eligibility and transfer credit are separately assessed.

• Minimum cumulative college GPA 2.9 on the 4.3 scale; secondary marks are not included in that calculation.
• A two-year diploma, or two completed years of a three-year diploma, permits first-year admission consideration.
• A college certificate, one-year diploma, or one completed diploma year requires the final academic secondary-school qualifications for admission consideration.
• Three-year diploma or four-year college-degree graduates may receive one year (30 units) of credit in Arts and Science; other faculties assess credit individually.
• Calculus and Vectors 4U and one additional 4U Mathematics, each at least 80%.

External university applicants to upper-year Bachelor of Commerce.

• Minimum university GPA 3.3 (B+). The published 3.7 (A-) describes most successful applicants, not a separate minimum.
• Calculus at senior secondary or university level; no other specific university-course prerequisite is published in this route.
• Submit the mandatory upper-year Supplementary Application and academic documentation.

Current Queen's students applying to upper-year Commerce from another faculty.

• At least 24 attempted units and minimum GPA 3.3.
• Calculus at senior secondary or university level.
• Complete the mandatory supplementary submission listed in SOLUS.

Queen's published full IB Diploma admission route; Ontario OSSD requirements are listed separately above

• Full diploma: six passing subjects, three at HL, no subject below 3, and at least 28 points excluding bonus points.
• English and Mathematics: at least 5 in each predicted/final result.
• Mathematics Applications and Interpretations SL is not accepted.
• The supplementary application is required.
• These are minimum conditions; competitive results are also required.

Applicants whose parents/guardians have not attained postsecondary education and who are registered with an affiliated community partner

• The first-generation pathway provides OUAC/application, academic, financial and individual advising support. Siblings do not disqualify first-generation status under this published definition. Affiliated community-partner registration is required.
• This is access support; it does not waive the chosen programme’s academic or supplemental requirements or promise admission.

Indigenous applicants to a first-year, full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree

• Apply through OUAC and self-identify Indigenous ancestry. Meet the programme’s general conditions and admission deadlines, including any applicable supplementary essay, audition or portfolio.
• Submit a separate letter to the Indigenous Community Liaison requesting pathway consideration and providing evidence of Indigenous ancestry. Assessment considers the complete application’s academic preparedness and potential; no automatic offer is promised.

Applicants academically competitive for a Queen’s undergraduate degree who do not meet the English-proficiency admission standard

• The Ontario admission page identifies QBridge as an English-language pathway preparing eligible applicants for Queen’s undergraduate study. Exact QBridge entry, progression and degree-programme availability require the linked School of English assessment; no universal direct-entry language exemption is inferred.

First-year Smith Commerce applicants for Fall 2027

• Complete one two-part written response within 15 minutes.
• Record two video responses. Each allows two minutes to prepare and two minutes to answer.
• Provide the name and contact information of a person who can verify the experiences in your responses.
• Submit by February 15, 2027.