Minors

Minors for Bachelor of Commerce Students

Students in the Sobey School of Business are permitted to declare a Minor in Entrepreneurship or a minor in a subject taught in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Science from those academic units which currently offer this program option. The specific requirements for minor programs are those set forth by the host academic unit. Although students may take a minor in another Faculty, they must fulfill the requirements of the degree in which they are registered, including officially declaring and fulfilling the requirements for a major or honours (or in the case of Science, a concentration).

Minor in Business for Arts and Science Students

A minor in Business is available for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Students pursuing a major in Entrepreneurship are not eligible for a Minor in Business. The minor consists of the equivalent of thirty (30) credit hours, namely:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
ACCT 2241	Introductory Financial Accounting	3
ACCT 2242	Introductory Managerial Accounting	3
CISY 1225	Introduction to Computer Applications	3
CMLW 2201	Legal Aspects of Business - Part I	3
COMM 2293	Business Communication Essentials	3
MGMT 1281	Introduction to Business Management	3
MGMT 2382	Introduction to Organizational Behaviour	3
MGMT 2385	Introduction to Human Resource Management	3
MKTG 2270	Introduction to Marketing	3
Select three credit hours in electives in Commerce subjects		3
Total Credit Hours		30

Notes:

1. This minor is not available to students pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.  The regular “Declaration of Major/Minor/Concentration” form is to be used to declare a minor. Students must fulfill all requirements for any minor(s) which they officially declared in order to qualify for graduation, or officially (i.e., in writing) withdraw their declaration of a minor(s).
2.  A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is required for the minor in Business.
3. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate prerequisites have been taken.

Minor in Entrepreneurship

A Minor in Entrepreneurship is available for students in all Faculties (Arts, Business, Science). A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required for the minor in Entrepreneurship.

To complete a minor in Entrepreneurship students must obtain at least eighteen (18) credit hours from across a wide variety of courses. The following 6 credit hours are required as part of the 18 credit-hour total.  

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
ENTR 2494	Creative Destruction and Innovation: Theories and Concepts	3
ENTR 3000	Build and Launch - Entrepreneurship	3

In addition to the six required credit hours, students must also complete a minimum of 12 credit hours from a list of courses from Arts, Science or the Sobey School of Business. Please note that some of these courses have prerequisites that may restrict enrollment.

Requirements for the Minor in Entrepreneurship can be found in this Calendar.