Dean's Honour Roll

Degree with Distinction

Eligibility requirements to be awarded the B.Comm. degree

Students are eligible for the Bachelor of Commerce degree if they have passed all program courses required by the School and achieved sufficiently high standing in these courses to meet the average requirements:

• Cumulative weighted average of 60% on all courses required for degree completion
• Weighted average of 60% in the courses taken to meet the major requirements
• Current year weighted average of 60% (all courses attempted in that year)

Yearly requirements

Students who do not obtain a yearly weighted average of at least 60% in a year will be subject to a Faculty Action as outlined below:

A first year student will be Required To Discontinue studies in the Edwards School of Business for at least one academic year; re-apply for admission; and if re-admitted at a later date repeat all courses in which a grade less than 60% was obtained. A first year student may attend Spring and/or Summer Session ONLY in an attempt to raise their average and clear their faculty action. The student must repeat the course(s) in which a grade of less than 60% was earned and raise the weighted average to 62%. For purposes of the average calculation, the grade(s) obtained at Spring and/or Summer Session will be substituted for the original grade(s).

An upper year student who has not had a previous faculty action will be assigned a Repeat Year action and will be required to repeat or substitute (with permission) all courses in which a grade of less than 60% was obtained in that year. An upper year student may attend Spring and/or Summer Session in an attempt to raise their average and clear their faculty action. The student must repeat or substitute (with permission) the course(s) in which a grade of less than 60% was earned and raise the weighted average to 62%. For purposes of the average calculation, the grade(s) obtained at Spring and/or Summer Session will be substituted for the original grade(s). If the 62% average is obtained, the faculty action will be removed and credit restored for those grades less than 60%. If the 62% average is not obtained, courses must be repeated in the next academic year.

If a student with a faculty action attempts to clear the action by repeating courses at Spring and/or Summer Session and is not successful in removing the action, those courses taken will be included in the subsequent academic year's average.

An upper year student who has had a previous faculty action in any college will be Required To Discontinue studies in the School for at least one year, to re-apply for admission and, if re-admitted to the Edwards School of Business they will be required to repeat or substitute (with permission) all courses in which a grade of less than 60% was obtained in that year. Students are rarely re-admitted after a second faculty action. Consult the ESB Undergraduate Programs Office staff for further information.

A student who fails 50 percent or more of the courses attempted in any one academic year shall be Required To Discontinue.

Students should note that courses dropped after the academic withdrawal deadlines are included in the calculation of the weighted average. Students will be assigned a computed percentage final grade based on the course work completed to date of the withdrawal. This grade may be accompanied by one of the following grade comments as appropriate:

• ABS/ABF - if student is absent from final examination and a deferred examination is not authorized and written
• INC/INF - if student has not completed the assigned work in a class by the time the final grades are submitted and has not been granted an extension or fails to complete the outstanding work within the allotted extension
• WF - if student withdraws from a class after the academic penalty deadline

The Edwards School of Business Regulations on Examinations and Academic Performance should be examined for specific cases such as: eligibility for supplemental examinations; requirements for students taking less than 30 credit units; the effect of courses dropped during the year or taken in Spring and/or Summer Session on the calculation of the year's average; requirements for final year students who fail to meet the average requirements, etc.

Dean's Honour Roll

Once a year, the Dean of the Edwards School of Business honours those students who have an average of 75% or higher by sending them a letter of congratulations on their academic performance. Recognition for this accomplishment is posted on the Dean’s Honour Roll plaque displayed within the School. Upon graduation, students who have received this honour are recognized with a certificate.

Academic Requirements - 1st, 2nd, 3rd year
Average of 75% or higher on at least 24 credits taken between September and April each academic year.

Academic Requirements - 4th year
Spring Graduates - 75% on at least 15 credits taken between September and April in their fourth year.
Fall Graduates - 75% on at least 24 credits between September and April in their fourth year.

Students in the study abroad program are considered if they take at least 24 credits between U of S and study abroad courses. The average is calculated on U of S courses only.

Students enrolled in the Business Co-operative Education Program are considered if they take at least 24 credits between September and April each academic year (COMM 380.0 will be considered as 15 credits). The average is calculated on Term 1 grades only.

Degree with Distinction

ESB students who have a final Cumulative Weighted Average* of 75% but less than 80% are awarded their degree with Distinction.

ESB students who have a final Cumulative Weighted Average* of 80% or higher are awarded their degree with Great Distinction.

For students in the B.Comm./LL.B. combined degree program, the average requirement must be achieved in the 90 credit units taken in the Edwards School of Business and the grades earned in the second year of Law.

*For all courses taken at the U of S and credited towards the B.Comm. program.