Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Record 2019-2020 
    
Undergraduate Record 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Commerce


Prerequisites


Before entering the McIntire School of Commerce, students must complete a minimum of 54 credits (including accepted test credits, prior transfer credits, and courses taken at UVA), including the following courses:

  • COMM 1800 - Foundations of Commerce, 3 credits
  • COMM 2010 - Introduction to Financial Accounting, 3 credits
  • COMM 2020 - Introduction to Management Accounting, 3 credits

First Writing Requirement1 – 3-6 credits

Humanities1 or Engagements

  • 6 credits of Humanities for students in the Traditional or Forums Curriculum (students in the Classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021 must complete 3 credits before enrollment and 6 credits before graduation) OR
  • Complete the 8 credits of Engagements for students in the New Curriculum

Statistics2: STAT 2120 – 4 credits

Calculus: MATH 1190 or higher level – 3 credits

ECON 2010: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics – 3 credits

ECON 2020: Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics – 3 credits

Foreign/World Language3: Completion through 2020 level – 0-14 credits

For more information on the prerequisite courses, including Frequently Asked Questions and advising recommendations, see https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/undergrad/prerequisites.

1 First Writing, Humanities/Engagements requirements as defined in the Record, College of Arts & Sciences.

2 Beginning with the Class of 2023, AP or transfer credit for STAT 1120 will no longer satisfy this requirement.

3 Foreign/World language requirements as defined in the Record, College of Arts & Sciences. After admission, foreign language prerequisite courses may be completed by transfer during the summer before enrollment with prior approval, but must be completed before entering the School.

Third-Year Core Curriculum


During the third year a student must complete the following core curriculum in sequence during the fall and spring semesters:

Spring Semester


Commerce Electives


Students are required to earn 3-6 credits in Commerce electives from among 3000- and 4000- level courses after enrollment in The McIntire School of Commerce.

Non-Commerce Electives


After enrollment, students may take any courses necessary to complete the 57-credit requirement.

Credit Requirements


Students must earn 120 credits for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce. Of these:

  1. 48 credits must be in Commerce courses 
  2. 57 credits must be in non-Commerce courses (including ECON 2010 and ECON 2020);
  3. 15 credits may be in either Commerce or non-Commerce courses.

Students must earn the following minimum credits after enrollment at McIntire:

  1. 57 total credits;
  2. 39 credits in Commerce, including:
    1. 24 credits of core courses;
    2. 9-13.5 credits of courses in a concentration;
    3. 3-6 elective credits 

Grade Requirements


Students must achieve at least a 2.000 grade point average for:

  1. All course work completed;
  2. All course work within the concentration;
  3. All Commerce courses;
  4. Course work taken during the semester immediately preceding graduation. This semester must be completed in good academic standing (see Probation).