Undergraduate Commerce Academic Requirements

A complete list of all a Commerce undergraduate courses is available through the Commerce Program Calendar.

All commerce courses are taught in English and run for the full length of the term.  Most courses offered are available to exchange students, subject to vacancy and completion of prerequisites.  If a course is canceled or if the courses conflict, the Centre for International Management will contact you to revise your study plan.

Each COMM course taken at QSB is worth 0.5 credits (6 ECTS).  Most exchange students enroll in 4 half-credit courses per term, depending on their home university requirements.  Exchange students must take a minimum of 4, or maximum 5, half-credit courses per term during their exchange.  Exchange students are allowed to enroll in courses offered by other departments at Queen’s University; however, a majority of courses must be taken from the Commerce Program.  Each half-credit Commerce course consists of 3 contact hours per week over a period of 12 weeks, for a total of 36 contact hours.

The average class size at QSB is 60 students.  Almost all COMM courses will require students to do group work, oral presentations and active participation throughout the academic year.

You can view our prospective courses through our online interactive timetable.

Application Procedures

•    Once your university has nominated you to Queen’s School of Business, you will be emailed a link to our online application. Official transcripts must be emailed, faxed or mailed by our partner universities and – for some partners universities – an English Proficiency Test must be sent. 

The minimum Score an applicant must obtain on their English Proficiency Test are as follows:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
iBT (Internet Based TOEFL)
Writing 24
Speaking 22
Reading 22
Listening 20
Overall: 88
 
CBT (Computer Based TOEFL)
Overall 237
+ Essay Rating Score 5.0

Applicants should check with their international academic advisor to see if an English Proficiency Test is a requirement.

Applications must be completed and supporting documents must be received by:

Term Application Due Date
Fall (September – December) April 30th
Winter (January – April) September 30th

Course Enrollment

To sign onto QCARD, you will first need a Queen’s NetID.  To obtain your NetID, go to https://eservices.queensu.ca/apps/mynetid/getid.  Please note that you will need to enter your 7-digit Queen’s student number and date of birth to obtain your NetID.

Once you have your Queen’s NetID and password, you may then access QCARD at https://my.queensu.ca/portal/dt.  You will need to use your NetID log-in information to gain access. The QCARD icon can be found at the top right corner of the webpage.

Soon after gaining access to QCARD, you will be provided with log-in information to the Commerce program portal where you will be able to look over program policies, review administrative and student announcements, and most importantly, view course outlines in preparation for selecting your courses.

Beginning on June 1, 2010, you may log in to QCARD to obtain your Time Ticket that you will need to proceed in the registration process. A Time Ticket is a period of time that is allocated to each student during which they must select their courses.  For example, if you receive a Time Ticket that reads “July 9, 2010,” this means that you will be able to register your courses only between July 9 and the closing of the Time Ticket period.

Beginning on June 18, 2010, you will be able to access the course timetable to determine when courses are offered.

When your Time Ticket begins, you may log in to QCARD and begin selecting courses (we encourage you to do so as close to your start time as possible, as classes may fill up quickly).  To register in a course, click on the ‘Courses & Program for NEXT session (September – August 2010)’ link (do not use the “ADD and DROP courses” link which will be used later on during the add/drop period to make any changes to your initial course selection).

If you wish to register in any courses from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Queen’s, you must first obtain approval from Ms. Jennifer McNeely at jmcneely@business.queensu.ca.

Similarly, if you wish to register in any of the following Commerce courses, you must first seek approval from Jennifer:

  •     all 100- and 200-level Commerce courses
  •     COMM 341
  •     COMM 401

    Please ensure you complete your course selections prior to the closing of the Time Ticket period on July 23, 2010.

There is no guarantee of enrollment in requested courses, as enrollment is subject to completion of prerequisites, class size, and timetable factors.

For More information on course enrollment, please see the Exchange Handbook.

Transcripts

One copy of your transcript (academic record) will be sent to the International Office at your home university, approximately one month after the completion of the term.   If you require more copies of your transcript to be sent you will need to order them at the following website http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/currentstudents/transcripts.html . You will be charged a minimal fee for your transcript.