Bachelor of Commerce with Honours–BCom(Hons) 120 points Qualification regulations

1. Before enrolment, a candidate for the BCom(Hons) degree shall have:

(a) (i) completed a BCom degree (or equivalent) with an average grade of at least B+ in the relevant courses;

(ii)  satisfied the prerequisites listed in section 2 for the major to be presented; and

(iii) been accepted by the relevant head of school or programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) The requirements in (a)(i) and (a)(ii) may be waived or varied by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has extensive practical, professional or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind. 

2. The subjects for the BCom(Hons) and their prerequisites are:

Accounting (ACCY)

45 points from ACCY 300–399

Actuarial Science (ACTS)

ACTS 331, 332, 336, STAT 335

Economics (ECON)

45 points from ECON 300–399, PUBL 303

Finance (FINA)

45 points from FINA 300–399

Governing for the Future (GOVF)

A completed major in ACCY, COML, ECON, FINA, HRER, INFO, IBUS, MGMT, MARK, PUBL, TAXN; or, at the discretion of the Academic Programme Leader, a major in a related cognate discipline from this or another university.

Human Resource Management and Employment Relations (HRER)

30 points from HRER 300–399 and a further 15 points from HRER 300–399, MGMT 300–399

Information Systems (INFO)

45 300-level points from DIGI or INFO

International Business (IBUS)

IBUS 305 and 312

Management (MGMT)

45 points from MGMT 300–399

Marketing (MARK)

45 points from MARK 300–399

Tourism Management (TOUR)

45 points from TOUR 300–399, MARK 304

3. The course of study for BCom(Hons) shall consist of courses worth at least 120 points as required in section 5.

4. (a) A candidate for this degree shall normally be enrolled for not less than two trimesters and not more than four trimesters.

(b) A part-time candidate shall normally be assessed in four courses in each of two successive years. In special circumstances, other arrangements may be approved by the associate dean (but see section 7 below and the Assessment Handbook).

5. The personal course of study of a candidate shall satisfy the requirements for one of the subjects listed below, with such substitutions as may be approved under section 6.

Accounting (ACCY)

(a) ACCY 430, FCOM 427

(b) Five courses from ACCY 402–413, ACCY 428, COML 403–405, FINA 401–402

Actuarial Science (ACTS)

(a) ACTS 430, ACTS 511, ACTS 512, ACTS 513, FINA 403, FINA 406

Economics (ECON)

(a) ECON 430 (or 490 and 491); four courses from ECON 402–409

(b) Two further courses from ECON 401–489, FINA 401–489

Finance (FINA)

(a) FINA 401, FINA 402, FINA 430 (or 490 and 491)

(b) Two further courses from FINA 401–489

(c) Two further courses from ECON 401–489, FINA 401–489

Governing for the Future (GOVF)

(a) FCOM 427, FCOM 430; GOVT 501

(b) Four courses from FCOM 428, FCOM 429, GOVT 503, GOVT 542, HRER 405, IBUS 404, IBUS 406, INFO 407, INFO 413, MARK 406, MARK 410, MMPA 527, TOUR 419 or other approved courses at 400- or 500-level

Note: Approved programmes will have at most 30 points in any single subject area (FCOM excepted).

Human Resource Management and Employment Relations (HRER)

(a) FCOM 427, HRER 405, HRER 430, MGMT 411

(b) Three further courses from HRER 401–489, MGMT 401–489 or other approved 400- level courses

Information Systems (INFO)

(a) FCOM 427, INFO 401, INFO 430

(b) Four further courses from INFO 400–499 or other approved 400-level courses

International Business (IBUS)

(a) FCOM 427, IBUS 406, IBUS 430

(b) Four courses from FCOM 429, IBUS 401, IBUS 404, IBUS 411–412, IBUS 428 or other approved 400-level courses

Management (MGMT)

(a) FCOM 427, MGMT 430; three courses from MGMT 401–489

(b) Two further courses from HRER 401–489, MGMT 401–489 or other approved 400-level courses

Marketing (MARK)

(a) FCOM 427, MARK 401, MARK 406, MARK 430

(b) Three courses from FCOM 429, MARK 407–408, MARK 410, MARK 411–412, MARK 428 or other approved 400-level courses

Tourism Management (TOUR)

(a) FCOM 427, TOUR 401, TOUR 430

(b) Two courses from TOUR 402–429

(c) Two further 400-level courses from HRER, IBUS, INFO, MARK, MGMT, TOUR, or other approved 400-level subjects

7. A candidate shall become eligible for the award of Honours in a subject by completing the requirements of the degree within two years of first enrolment for the degree in that subject. (See the Assessment Handbook, for the general provisions covering the award of Honours.)