By Joel Nicholson on Saturday, April 25th, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
At Queen’s Commerce, all students receive a Bachelor of Commerce, known as a BCom for short. This is what officially appears on the diploma. Queen’s Commerce does not offer other official majors or minors. However, during students’ third and fourth years, they have tremendous flexibility in the courses they can take, so they can specialize…
By Joel Nicholson on Saturday, April 25th, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
For the 2019/20 academic year, tuition for Queen’s Commerce is $17,700 for domestic students. For international students, tuition amounts to $45,790. According to Queen’s website, in addition to tuition in 2019/20, students could expect to pay the following fees: $1,250 (student fees), $14,315 (residence and meal plan), and $2,175 (textbooks and supplies). The textbook and supply…
By Joel Nicholson on Thursday, April 9th, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Within Canada, Queen’s Commerce is certainly a top-ranked and well-regarded program. However, it is a bit challenging to find quantitative data regarding rankings for undergraduate programs. Outside of Canada, understanding Queen’s Commerce ranking and reputation is even more complicated. So, let’s start with Canada. Queen’s Commerce Ranking & Reputation in Canada Typically, rankings focus on…
By Joel Nicholson on Saturday, April 25th, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Queen’s Commerce boasts many notable alumni, from the Musk brothers to Melvin Goodes and Gordon Nixon. Although he didn’t graduate from Queen’s, Elon Musk attended Queen’s Commerce for two years before deciding to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania to study economics and physics. Interestingly, Elon Musk met his first wife, novelist Justine Wilson, while they…
By Joel Nicholson on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Officially, the full name of the Queen’s Commerce program is the Smith School of Business Bachelor of Commerce program at Queen’s University. But, you might have heard people refer to the program by a lot of different names. Part of this is because the official name is so cumbersome. It’s such a mouthful that people…
By Joel Nicholson on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Queen’s Commerce Scholarships are competitive, especially for incoming students. This is partially because there aren’t many scholarships available. However, this doesn’t mean there aren’t any, so it’s certainly worthwhile for you to explore any possible scholarship opportunities. There are three main categories of scholarships: Major Admission Awards, Automatic Admission Scholarships, and Other Admissions Awards. The…
By Joel Nicholson on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
One of the best aspects of the Queen’s Commerce curriculum are the breadth and depth of courses and classes offered. In the first two years of the program, Queen’s provides a broad education across all disciplines of business, and then in the third and fourth years, students specialize in specific areas. Here, we’ll provide a…
By Joel Nicholson on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
Many university programs in Canada feature co-op, or co-operative education as part of their curriculum. This involves integrating hands-on work experience into students’ degree programs. Queen’s Commerce and the Smith School of Business does not currently offer co-op. This is arguably one of the biggest weaknesses with the program. Co-op provides students key opportunities to…
By Joel Nicholson on Saturday, March 28th, 2020 in Uncategorized. No Comments
SOLUS is the Queen’s Commerce portal online. Queen’s Commerce manages all application information with SOLUS, which is run by Oracle’s PeopleSoft software. It’s a handy platform, so you’ll want to be comfortable using it. You’ll want to have access to SOLUS, as it will provide you with a list of all required application documents and…
