Enrolling in the Bachelor of Commerce

It is important to know that enrolling is different depending on if you’re enrolling for the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) as a single or conjoint degree. There is a section for both on this page.

When enrolling, we recommend that you

• Enrol in your courses for both Semester One and Two to avoid missing out on a place in your preferred courses.
• Enrol in Semester One first, then enrol into Semester Two.
• Enrol as soon as you accept your offer of place to avoid missing out choosing a course time that best works for you.

Please note, you must complete all the core Year One Commerce courses before progressing to Year Two Commerce courses.

You can choose to enrol into your courses individually to work out clash-free timetables for your required courses by yourself. This offers you the flexibility to find classes individually that suit your availability, so you can study alongside your other commitments.

There is also an opportunity in Semester One for you to enrol into a cohort

Enrolling in a cohort means that, instead of enrolling into your courses individually by picking and choosing the times for each of those courses, you can enrol into a set package of four courses that have been pre-selected by your faculty to make sure you have a clash-free timetable.

These courses are BUSINESS 111, BUSINESS 114, BUSINESS 115, and INFOSYS 110.

Key benefits of choosing to enrol in a cohort

• This enrolment process is simplified
• Enrolling into a cohort enables your four courses to be scheduled efficiently for you, across only two days of the week.
• You will see the same group of students in your lectures, workshops, and tutorials for all of your courses. This encourages you to make connections with the same group of students throughout your first year of study.

If you are starting study in Semester Two, you must enrol into your courses individually as the cohort option is only available in Semester One.

If you’re enrolling into the Bachelor of Commerce for the first time, you will enrol into your courses using Timetable Planner.

In Semester One, you can choose to enrol into courses individually OR enrol into a cohort.

If the cohort option in Semester One is full, please enrol into your courses individually.

For Semester Two you will need to enrol into your courses individually, as the courses you will choose will depend upon your choice of majors/electives.

If you have accepted a Te Ara Tapatahi Hala Ki Mua offer then you will be enrolled in your courses by the University once we have verified that you have met the conditions. You will be informed of the outcome of your enrolments.

For more information, see Te Ara Tapatahi Hala Ki Mua.

To ensure you meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce Year I, you need to enrol in the core courses for each semester as indicated within the advice you can find at Planning your first year of your Bachelor of Commerce.

How to enrol in courses for Semester One

1. Sign into Student Services Online
2. Click the 'Enrol' icon, and go to 'Add classes with’
3. Choose 'Timetable Planner' and select the semester you want before clicking the green 'Timetable Planner' button
4. Click the 'Add Course' button

• Select 'Search By Subject' tab
• Select 'Subject' and 'Course'
• Click 'Add Course'

Once you have enrolled in the courses for Semester One, you can then enrol in courses for Semester Two

1. Click the ‘Change’ button and select ‘2024 Semester Two’.
2. Click the 'Enrol' icon, and go to 'Add classes with’
3. Choose 'Timetable Planner' and select the semester you want before clicking the green 'Timetable Planner' button
4. Click the 'Add Course' button

• Select 'Search By Subject' tab
• Select 'Subject' and 'Course'
• Click 'Add Course'
  

Please note:

• If you’re transferring from another university and have been approved for a credit transfer of your previous courses, you will need to enrol in your courses individually using the ‘By subject’ tab
• If you’re enrolling in your Commerce courses through ‘By subject,’ please make sure you select the Commerce-specific streams. A stream means that the classes have been specifically set aside for students studying a Bachelor of Commerce. 

For more information, please see How to enrol in a course.

To enrol into your courses through a cohort option (Semester One only):

Semester One - Core courses (pre-selected for cohort enrolment)

• BUSINESS 111: Understanding Business – 15pts
• BUSINESS 114: Accounting for Decision Making – 15pts
• BUSINESS 115: Economics, Markets and Law – 15pts
• INFOSYS 110: Digital Systems – 15pts

1. Sign into Student Services Online
2. Click the 'Enrol' icon, and go to 'Add classes with’
3. Choose 'Timetable Planner' and select the semester you want before clicking the green 'Timetable Planner' button
4. Click the 'Add Course' button and select the 'Search by Cohort' tab

• Under 'Programme', choose your programme 'Bachelor of Commerce'
• Under 'Cohort' choose a Cohort option. Look for 'BCom Year 1 Option XX'. You will be able to preview the timetable for your chosen cohort option
• You can view other timetable combinations by choosing different cohort options

5. Once you’re happy, click 'Add'

Having enrolled in a cohort for Semester One, you will then need to follow the process outlined above for enrolling in individual courses for Semester Two.

A conjoint degree is when you are completing both a Bachelor of Commerce and another undergraduate programme.

There are thirteen conjoint degrees available where you can study a Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Design
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Global Studies
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

School-leavers

If you’re a school-leaver, you can find information about your degree and advice about enrolling in your Commerce courses at Conjoint programmes.

A school-leaver means you have completed your last year at a New Zealand high school, or international equivalent, and are entering university for the first time in 2024.

Non-school-leavers

If you were accepted into a Bachelor of Commerce conjoint degree through the alternative pathway, you may have discussed your enrolments during your interview.

You can use the enrolling into Bachelor of Commerce conjoint degrees to know about which Commerce courses you need to enrol into.

You will need to enrol into your courses using Student Services Online (SSO).

For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

Please note that the University may not be able to accommodate your personal commitments in the available cohort options.

This is because we work to ensure that you have access to clash-free timetables.

If you enrol using the cohort option it will not be possible to make any further changes to your Semester One enrolments. 

If you need to change your Semester One enrolments, please submit a request through AskAuckland.

• Select the options ‘Enrolling in courses’ and ‘Dropping, swapping or editing a course or degree’ for What can we help you with?
• Select the option ‘Dropping, swapping from a Cohort Enrolment option’ for Choose the question that is most relevant to you.
• Please include ‘Change to Cohort Enrolment’ in the Enquiry Box.

Change requests must be received before Semester One starts.

If you are not enrolled in a cohort, you can change your course enrolments in the Bachelor of Commerce on Student Services Online (SSO).

For more information, please see Changing your enrolment.

If you need help, we recommend that you visit your nearest Student Hub.

Student Hubs can help with

• Enrolling in your courses
• Course advice
• Questions about being a student at the University