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2024 fall and 2025 winter program maps

What is a program map?

Program maps provide you with the required course names and course codes to ensure you are enrolled in the correct courses for your program.

If your program start date is 2025 Winter, please connect with your Academic Advisor to request your personalized program map

What is an elective?

Electives are courses you can choose. 

  • If you are in the Bachelor of Commerce program, a general elective is any course not related to or required for your program. May not start with "BUSI". Use the general elective list to choose.
  • If you are in the Bachelor of Information Technology program, a general elective is any course not related to or required for your program. May not start with "INFR". Use the general elective list to choose.

Find your program

If your program start date is 2024 fall, please see below for your program maps for 2024 fall and 2025 winter semesters.

Bachelor of Commerce

  • All majors - Accounting, Commerce, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship

    The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the Commerce program:

    The tables below are for Accounting and Finance first year programs:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  BUSI 1520U Introduction to Business Analytics
    Fall  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Fall  BUSI 1915U Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
    Fall  ECON 2010U Microeconomics
    Fall  Elective Open Elective *
    Fall  XBIT 1500U** Student Success Workshop: University 101

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  BUSI 1130U Introduction to Financial Accounting
    Winter  ECON 2020U Macroeconomics
    Winter  BUSI 1030U Writing & Critical Thinking
    Winter  Elective General elective
    Winter  Elective BUSI elective*

    *Recommended Business Electives:

    • BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    • BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
    • BUSI 2570U: Cybercrime

    *Open Elective: Any course that is not mandatory for your program to which you have the prerequisites and meet any restrictions on that course –courses from inside or outside our Faculty can satisfy this requirement.

    Elective Listings can be found here: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php

    **XBIT 1500U must be taken in the fall semester

    The tables below are for Commerce Comprehensive, Marketing, and Organization Behaviour & Human Resources Management first year programs:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  BUSI 1030U Writing & Critical Thinking
    Fall  BUSI 1520U Introduction to Business Analytics
    Fall  BUSI 1915U Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
    Fall  ECON 2010U Microeconomics
    Fall  Elective Open Elective
    Fall  XBIT 1500U** Student Success Workshop: University 101

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  BUSI 1130U Introduction to Financial Accounting
    Winter  ECON 2020U Macroeconomics
    Winter  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Winter  Elective Business elective*
    Winter  Elective General elective

    *Recommended Business Electives:

    • BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    • BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
    • BUSI 2570U: Cybercrime

     Elective Listings can be found here: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php

     **XBIT 1500U must be taken in the fall semester

    The tables below are for Entrepreneurship first year program:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  BUSI 1030U Writing and Critical Thinking
    Fall  BUSI 1520U Introduction to Business Analytics
    Fall  BUSI 1915U Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
    Fall  BUSI 1700U Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    Fall  ECON 2010U Microeconomics
    Fall  XBIT 1500U** Student Success Workshop: University 101

     Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  BUSI 1130U Introduction to Financial Accounting
    Winter  ECON 2020U Macroeconomics
    Winter  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Winter  Elective General elective
    Winter  Elective BUSI elective*

    *Recommended Business Electives:

    • BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
    • BUSI 2570U: Cybercrime

    Elective Listings can be found here: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php

    **XBIT 1500U must be taken in the fall semester

    For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.

  • Technology Management

    The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the Technology Management (BComm) program:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  BUSI 1130U Introduction to Financial Accounting
    Fall  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Fall  BUSI 1915U Fundamental of Business Mathematics
    Fall  ECON 2010U Microeconomics
    Fall  Elective General elective
    Fall  XBIT 1500U* Student Success Workshop: University 101

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  BUSI 1030U Writing & Critical Thinking
    Winter  BUSI 1520U Introduction to Business Analytics
    Winter  ECON 2020U Macroeconomics
    Winter  INFR 1101U Introduction to Programming for IT
    Winter  Elective BUSI elective**

     *Recommended Business Electives:

    • BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
    • BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
    • BUSI 2570U: Cybercrime

     Elective Listings: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php

     **XBIT 1500U must be taken in the fall semester

    For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.

  • Commerce – Advanced Entry
    If you have been admitted to upper-year standing, please follow the program map for your program that is specified in the current undergraduate calendar. For further clarification, please consult your academic advisor.
  • Commerce – Bridge

    Commerce – Bridge students should contact their academic advisor to confirm the required bridging courses.


Bachelor of Information Technology

  • Game Development and Interactive Media

    The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the Game Development and Interactive Media program:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours

    Course Course Title
    Fall  INFR 1395U Game Development Workshop I
    Fall  INFR 1330U Introduction to Game Design
    Fall  INFR 1020U Essential Math for Games I
    Fall  INFR 1100U Programming for Games I
    Fall  INFR 1315U Visual Narrative Foundations

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours

    Course Course Title
    Winter  INFR 1396U Game Development Workshop II
    Winter  INFR 1335U Digital Game Design
    Winter  INFR 1030U Essential Math for Games II
    Winter  INFR 1110U Programming for Games II
    Winter  INFR 1325U Introduction to 2D Animation for Games

    For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.

    Upper-year students

    If you have been admitted to upper-year standing through a pathways program, including the Networking and IT Security - direct entry program, you will receive an email from your academic advising office with additional information and the program map.

  • Networking and Information Technology Security

    The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the Networking and Information Technology Security program:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  INFR 1411U Introduction to Networking I
    Fall  INFR 1010U Discrete Mathematics
    Fall  INFR 1101U Introduction to Programming for IT
    Fall  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Fall  BUSI 1030U Writing and Critical Thinking

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  INFR 1421U Introduction to Networking II
    Winter  INFR 1016U Introduction Calculus
    Winter  INFR 2141U Object Oriented Programming for IT
    Winter  INFR 2810U Computer Architecture
    Winter  BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership

    For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.

    Upper-year students

    If you have been admitted to upper year standing through transfer credit, please follow the program map for your program that is specified in the current undergraduate calendar or for further clarification, please consult your academic advisor. If you have been admitted to upper-year standing through a pathways program, including the Networking and IT Security - direct entry program, you will receive an email from your academic advising office with additional information and the program map.

  • Networking and Information Technology Security - Advanced Entry

    Upper-year students

    If you have been admitted to upper-year standing, please follow the program map for your program specified in the current undergraduate calendar. For further clarification, please consult your academic advisor.

    IT students admitted via Direct Entry or CSTU should contact their academic advisor to confirm their required program map.
  • Technology Management

    The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the Technology Management (BIT) program:

    Fall 2024

    Semester 1 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Fall  INFR 1101U Introduction to Programming for IT
    Fall  INFR 1010U Discrete Mathematics
    Fall  BUSI 1520U Introduction to Business Analytics
    Fall  Elective General elective
    Fall  Elective Open elective *

     

    Winter 2025

    Semester 2 - 15 credit hours Course Course Title
    Winter  INFR 2141U Object Oriented Programming for IT
    Winter  INFR 2810U Computer Architecture
    Winter  BUSI 1030U Writing & Critical Thinking
    Winter  BUSI 1600U Management of the Enterprise
    Winter  Elective General elective

    Recommended Open/Business Electives:
    BUSI 1700U - Intro to Entrepreneurship
    BUSI 2000U - Collaborative Leadership
    BUSI 2570U - Cybercrime (fall only)

    Elective Listings can be found here: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php

    For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.


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How to contact us:

Contact your academic advisor if:

  • You require any additional course planning assistance and/or type of accessibility services—contact Student Accessibility Services.
  • You plan to take courses over the spring/summer term and want to spread the first-year courses out over three terms instead of two.
  • You’ve received transfer credit for some introductory courses and are not sure what courses you can take.