2025 Fall and 2026 Winter program maps
What is a program map?
A program map shows you the courses you need to take (including course names and codes) to make sure you're on track in your program.
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Starting your program in Fall 2025?
Check out the program maps below for your Fall and Winter semesters. -
Starting your program in Winter 2026?
Please reach out to your Academic Advisor to get 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. They 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. They may not start with "INFR". Use the general elective list to choose.
For more information about electives, visit the Academic Calendar or contact your Academic Advisor.
Bachelor of Commerce
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Accounting
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- Accounting Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
Open Elective*
Fall
Elective
General Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2025
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Winter
BUSI 1130U
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Winter
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
Winter
Elective
BUSI elective*
Recommended Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Commerce – Bridge
Commerce – Bridge students should contact their academic advisor to confirm the required bridging courses.
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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.
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Comprehensive (No Major)
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom (no selected Major) program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Fall
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
Open Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 2311U
Organizational Behaviour
Winter
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
Winter
Elective
General Elective*
Winter
Elective
Business Elective*
*Recommended Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Entrepreneurship
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- Entrepreneurship Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
BUSI 1700U
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
General Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 1130U
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Winter
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Winter
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Winter
BUSI 2311U
Organizational Behaviour
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Finance
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- Finance Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
Open Elective*
Fall
Elective
General Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Winter
BUSI 1130U
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Winter
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
Winter
Elective
BUSI elective*
Recommended Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Marketing
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- Marketing Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Fall
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
Open Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 2311U
Organizational Behaviour
Winter
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
Winter
Elective
General Elective*
Winter
Elective
Business Elective*
Recommended Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources (OBHR)
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- OBHR Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Fall
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
Open Elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U**
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 2311U
Organizational Behaviour
Winter
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Winter
ECON 2020U
Macroeconomics
Winter
Elective
General Elective*
Winter
Elective
Business Elective*
Recommended Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
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Technology Management
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BCom- Technology Management Major program:
Fall 2025
Semester 1 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Fall
BUSI 1030U
Writing and Critical Thinking
Fall
BUSI 1600U
Management of the Enterprise
Fall
BUSI 1520U
Introduction to Business Analytics
Fall
ECON 2010U
Microeconomics
Fall
Elective
General elective*
Fall
XBIT 1500U*
Student Success Workshop: University 101
** XBIT 1500U Must be taken in the fall
Winter 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
BUSI 1915U
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Winter
BUSI 2311U
Organizational Behaviour
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
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca
Bachelor of Information Technology
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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 2025
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 2026
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, please contact fbitadvising@ontariotechu.ca
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Networking and Information Technology Security
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BIT- Networking and Information Technology Security program:
Fall 2025
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 2026
Semester 2 - 15 credit hours
Course
Course Title
Winter
INFR 1421U
Introduction to Networking II
Winter
INFR 1016U
Introductory 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.
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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.
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Technology Management
The courses listed below are required for your first year of study in the BIT- Technology Management program:
Fall 2025
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 2026
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 Business Electives:
- BUSI 1700U: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- BUSI 2000U: Collaborative Leadership
*Elective List: https://businessandit.ontariotechu.ca/undergraduate/academic-support/electives.php
*Business Elective: A (BUSI) course not required for your major (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business Elective list to choose.
*General Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). May not start with "BUSI". Use the General Elective list to choose.
*Open Elective: A course not required for your program (must meet prerequisites and/or restrictions). Use the Business or General elective list to choose.
For further information regarding your first-year program, please contact firstyear.FBIT@ontariotechu.ca.
What's next?
Review how to register for courses.
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.