Schulich School of Business

Specialization Requirements

Schulich undergraduate students “major” in Business Administration. An “area of specialization” is an accumulation of 12.00 credit hours in each of one or two specialty areas such as: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Family Business, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Organization Studies or Operations Management & Information Systems, and Strategic Management. A student's interest in an area does not entitle them priority for registration or wait list purposes for Schulich electives. Students are not required to specialize if they prefer a more general approach to management. For a list of the 12.00 credit hours required for a particular area of specialization, please refer to the “Areas of Specialization” listed above.

Please note: neither the transcript nor the degree will note an area of specialization. Students may request a letter from Student Services at the Schulich School of Business to substantiate any claims made on resumes for employment purposes.

Elective Course Requirements

Not all elective courses are offered every term. Schedules for elective courses can be found in the most recent York University Undergraduate online Lecture Schedule.

YEAR 1

• 6.00 credit-hours of NON-SB elective course(s) (minimum 1000 level)

YEAR 2

• 6.00 credit-hours of NON-SB elective course(s) (minimum 1000 level)

YEAR 3 & 4

• 18.00 SB electives
• 12.00 credit hours NON-SB electives
• 24.00 SB/NON-SB electives
• In Year 3 (i.e. once students have earned 60.00 credit-hours and before earning 90.00 credit-hours) electives must be 2000 level or higher
• In Year 4 (i.e. over 90.00 credit-hours) electives must be 3000 level or higher

Note:
1. Management elective courses coded SB are taken in the Schulich School only.
2. Non-management elective courses coded NON-SB are taken in other York Faculties.