Section 61.20 Admission Requirements

The general requirements for admission to Concordia University are listed in Section 13 Admission Regulations.

Note: Because of the extensive use of computers in various programs, students are advised to have access to a personal computer.

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Cegep Entrance — the 90-credit program

The prerequisites for the 90‑credit program are as follows:

Subject	Concordia Courses
Calculus I	MATH 209
Linear Algebra	MATH 208
Micro, Macro Economics	ECON 201, ECON 203

Note: Equivalencies will be determined at the time of acceptance.

Students with a DEC will complete the 90‑credit program. Students who have a complete DEC but are lacking one or more of the prerequisite courses may take them within the 90‑credit program as elective credits during the first year of the program.

Alternative Entry Programs

Mature Entry — the 108-credit program

	In addition to the 90‑credit program, Mature Entry students will be required to complete the following 18 credits:
6	credits: • MATH 208 Fundamental Mathematics I (3.00) • MATH 209 Fundamental Mathematics II (3.00)
6	credits: • ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3.00) • ECON 203 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3.00)
6	credits chosen from elective courses outside the offerings of the John Molson School of Business.

Extended Credit Program — the 120‑credit program (30 credits)

	In addition to the 90-credit program, students in the Extended Credit Program will be required to complete the following 30 credits:
6	credits: • MATH 208 Fundamental Mathematics I (3.00) • MATH 209 Fundamental Mathematics II (3.00)
6	credits: • ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3.00) • ECON 203 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3.00)
3	credits chosen from: • ENGL 210 Introduction to Essay Writing (3.00) • ENGL 212 English Composition — Stage I (3.00)
15	credits chosen from elective courses outside the offerings of the John Molson School of Business.

Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program

The Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program is offered to eligible Indigenous students, specifically First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples whose communities are located in Canada, who do not meet the normal admission requirements. Students will acquire the prerequisite courses and skills in order to access and transition into the undergraduate program of their choice at Concordia University. For the admissions criteria, please see Section 14.5 Admission as a Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program Student.

Please see the Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program website for more information:

concordia.ca/academics/undergraduate/indigenous-bridging-bcomm

Bridging Program Requirements

Students should follow the course sequence outlined below. Failure to do so may result in difficulty transitioning into the undergraduate program of choice (BComm). Upon successfully completing the bridging program, students will transition into the Extended Credit BComm program (120 credits) and must fulfill its requirements to graduate.

Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Program for BComm (24 credits)

6	credits: • KNBP 200 Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Seminar I (1.50) • KNBP 201 Kaié:ri Nikawerá:ke Indigenous Bridging Seminar II (1.50) • UNSS 200 Self‑Management Strategies (1.50) • UNSS 201 Successful Study Strategies (1.50)
6	credits as determined by the student’s last level of mathematics: • MATH 206 Algebra and Functions (3.00) • MATH 208 Fundamental Mathematics I (3.00)
	Note: Students who are exempt from MATH 206 must take MATH 208 and MATH 209.
3	credits: • ENGL 210 Introduction to Essay Writing (3.00)
3	credits: • ECON 203 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3.00)
	Note: Students who are exempt from ECON 203 must take ECON 201.
6	credits chosen from elective courses outside the offerings of the John Molson School of Business
	Note: The following courses cannot be used for credit in any undergraduate degree, Certificate or Microprogram: KNBP 200, KNBP 201, UNSS 200, UNSS 201.