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Programme Overview

If you have a mind for Science and Business and are looking for a versatile degree, then the BCom/BSc conjoint is the programme for you. With 37 undergraduate majors to choose from, you can create a qualification that matches your interests.

As well as strongly emphasising transferable skills to improve your employment opportunities, this programme will expose you to cutting-edge technologies and provide a gateway to independent research. Throughout your undergraduate degree you’ll be taught by world-leading academics.

Programme Structure

The BCom/BSc usually takes four years to complete.

You will need to complete a total of 540 points, consisting of:

  • 255 points from BCom courses
  • 255 points from BSc courses
  • 15 points Waipapa Taumata Rau core course
  • 15 points from courses available for any programme

In your first year, you will need to enrol one Waipapa Taumata Rau core course, either WTRBUS 100 or WTRSCI 100.

You can choose one major for the BCom component of your conjoint degree, and you would normally take four or five BCom courses each year.

There are eight compulsory courses in the BCom component of the conjoint. Six Stage I and one Stage II core courses, and one capstone course. Stage I core courses are to be prioritized before enrolling in major courses. If you choose two majors for BCom component, you may exceed 255pts and prolong your degree completion. 

You can find a degree planner for the BCom/BSc conjoint degree under Degree planning.

Your enrolment for the BSc side of the conjoint will depend on your chosen major(s). You may choose either a single major or a double major in Science. Biomedical Science, Data Science, Food Science and Nutrition, Green Chemical Science, Medicinal Chemistry and Quantitative Statistics are not available as Science majors within a conjoint degree. Information Systems can only be taken on the BCom side of your conjoint degree. Find out more about planning your BSc conjoint, and access conjoint degree planners via the Student Hub.

You would usually need to enrol in nine 15-point courses (135 points) each year if you want to complete in four years. You will also need to maintain a Grade Point Average of at least 3.5 each year to continue with your conjoint.

Programme Careers

Potential Careers

A BCom/BSc conjoint develops the skills and qualifications needed for a wide range of successful careers.

Jobs related to this programme

  • Accountant
  • Business analyst
  • Business development manager
  • Clinical research associate
  • Commercial analyst
  • Marketing executive
  • Project manager
  • Regulatory affairs associate

Student career planning services

Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.

Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Fees and scholarships

Fees

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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters .

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

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Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

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Cost of Living

Cost of living

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Key Dates

Application Advice

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date
2025 Summer School01 December 202406 January 202519 February 2025
2025 Semester One08 December 202403 March 202530 June 2025
2025 Semester Two04 July 202521 July 202517 November 2025
2026 Summer School05 January 202618 February 2026
2026 Semester One02 March 202629 June 2026
2026 Semester Two20 July 202616 November 2026

Other Important Dates

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Schedule

Schedule Notes

  • A student may substitute one or more other courses for one or more of the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule courses with the permission of Senate or its representative.
  • Selected courses from the Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component must include courses in a minimum of two subject codes listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule.
  • A student in the Information and Technology major for the BSc component is not permitted to take both the Business Analytics and Information Systems majors for the BCom component.

Programme Schedules

Complete 540 points comprising:

  • 255 points for Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint Component , and
  • 255 points for Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component, and
  • 15 points from Waipapa Taumata Rau Courses, and
  • 15 points from General Education Courses, and
  • 1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint Component

Complete 255 points comprising:

  • 105 points for Core Courses, and
  • 15 points from Capstone Courses, and
  • At least 1 item from Majors, and
  • 0 to 60 points from Other Courses from the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule

Selected courses must include at least 135 points at level 200 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 75 points at level 300.

Core Courses

Complete 105 points comprising:

  • 75 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
  • 15 points from Business Elective Courses , and
  • 15 points from Statistics Elective Courses

Compulsory Courses

Complete 75 points for ALL of the following:

Business Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

Statistics Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

Capstone Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

Other Courses from the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule

Complete 0 to 60 points from the following:

No credit will be given for courses matching the pattern *******G, ********G, *********G, **********G, ***********G, or ************G.

Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component

Complete 255 points comprising:

  • At least 1 item from Majors, and
  • 15 to 30 points for Capstone Courses, and
  • 0 to 90 points for 0 to 2 Modules from Modules, and
  • 0 to 120 points from Other Courses from the Bachelor of Science Schedule

Selected courses must include at least 150 points at level 200 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 75 points at level 300.

Majors

Complete at least 1 of the following:

Capstone Courses

Complete 15 to 30 points for one of the following:

  • 15 points for all Exercise Sciences Capstone Course, or
  • 30 points for all Information Systems Capstone Course, or
  • 15 points from Other Capstone Courses

A student completing BCBS Major in Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Exercise Sciences - Applied Exercise and Sport Sciences Pathway must complete the requirements from Exercise Sciences Capstone Course.

Exercise Sciences Capstone Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

Information Systems Capstone Course

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

Other Courses from the Bachelor of Science Schedule

Complete 0 to 120 points from the following:

No credit will be given for courses matching the pattern *******G, ********G, *********G, **********G, ***********G, or ************G.

No credit will be given for BUSAN 201 or BUSAN 300 or BUSAN 302 unless a student completing or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for EDUC 200 or EDUC 201 or EDUC 221 or EDUC 223 or EDUC 323 or EDUC 352 unless a student completing or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Psychology.

No credit will be given for ELECTENG 209 or ELECTENG 292 or ELECTENG 303 or ELECTENG 331 unless a student completing BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Physics, BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Physics - Medical Physics and Imaging Technology Pathway, or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Physics - Photonics Pathway.

No credit will be given for FINANCE 261 or FINANCE 361 or FINANCE 362 unless a student completing BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Mathematics, BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics Pathway, BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Mathematics - Pure Mathematics Pathway, BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Statistics, BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Statistics - Applied Statistics Pathway, or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Statistics - Statistics and Probability Pathway.

No credit will be given for INFOMGMT 192 or INFOMGMT 399 unless a student completing or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for INNOVENT 203 or INNOVENT 307 unless a student completing BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Biotechnology Pathway, or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for MEDIMAGE 300, or MEDIMAGE 302.

No credit will be given for URBPLAN 125 or URBPLAN 203 or URBPLAN 205 unless a student completing or BCBS Major Conjoint: BCom/BSc major in Geographic Information Science.

No credit will be given for WTRSCI 100.

General Education Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

Academic Integrity Course

Complete exactly 1 of the following: