{"id":297,"date":"2020-09-08T02:42:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T02:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:09:38","slug":"specialist-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/degree-requirements\/specialist-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-freeform\"><p>Rotman Commerce offers three specialist\u00a0programs.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>You choose your specialist at the end of your first year provided you have successfully completed your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/welcome-to-first-year\/guaranteed-admission\/\">Guaranteed Admission (GA)<\/a> requirements. Complete program details are available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca\/section\/Rotman-Commerce\">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our three specialist programs:<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-accordion\"><div id=\"accordion-block_7475460e1bd6411a8a022d72b1c2f4a8\" class=\"accordion\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item-header accordion-body-item-header-block_7475460e1bd6411a8a022d72b1c2f4a8\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-body-item-title\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_7475460e1bd6411a8a022d72b1c2f4a8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-title-text\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecialist in Management\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-icon\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_7475460e1bd6411a8a022d72b1c2f4a8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"21px\" height=\"12px\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 12\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n\t<g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t<g transform=\"translate(-810.000000, -1545.000000)\" stroke=\"#004990\">\n\t\t\t<g transform=\"translate(250.000000, 1544.000000)\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline transform=\"translate(570.217391, 7.000000) rotate(-270.000000) translate(-570.217391, -7.000000) \" points=\"565 -3 575.434783 6.72727273 565.510145 17\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t<\/g>\n\t<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_7475460e1bd6411a8a022d72b1c2f4a8-body\" class=\"accordion-body-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>The<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Management&nbsp;specialist&nbsp;includes studies across all areas of business. This broad specialist allows you the flexibility to focus your studies in the areas of business that interest you most and offers seven optional Focuses in the following areas:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data Science in Business<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Finance<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Statement Analysis<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International Business (U of T Global Scholar)<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leadership in Organizations<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marketing<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategy and Innovation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Managing in Diverse Economies (UofT Global Scholar)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Focuses are noted on official University of Toronto transcripts. Most are open only to students in the&nbsp;Management&nbsp;specialist. Each&nbsp;focus&nbsp;requires students to complete a&nbsp;combination&nbsp;of courses that help develop expertise in a&nbsp;particular area. Focuses complement and enhance your broader understanding of the core areas of business (finance, accounting, marketing, organizational&nbsp;behaviour, operations and strategy) that comprise the foundation of the&nbsp;Management specialist. \u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>For students entering the management specialist in 2019 or later:<\/strong>\u202f<br>&gt;&gt;\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Management-Specialist-Program-Overview-March-2025.pdf\">Management Specialist Program Overview, including Sample Course Progression and Focus requirements\u202f(updated March 2025)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-accordion\"><div id=\"accordion-block_328db22391b1573481e6546a6784524d\" class=\"accordion\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item-header accordion-body-item-header-block_328db22391b1573481e6546a6784524d\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-body-item-title\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_328db22391b1573481e6546a6784524d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-title-text\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecialist in Finance and Economics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-icon\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_328db22391b1573481e6546a6784524d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"21px\" height=\"12px\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 12\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n\t<g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t<g transform=\"translate(-810.000000, -1545.000000)\" stroke=\"#004990\">\n\t\t\t<g transform=\"translate(250.000000, 1544.000000)\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline transform=\"translate(570.217391, 7.000000) rotate(-270.000000) translate(-570.217391, -7.000000) \" points=\"565 -3 575.434783 6.72727273 565.510145 17\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t<\/g>\n\t<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_328db22391b1573481e6546a6784524d-body\" class=\"accordion-body-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>The Rotman Commerce specialist in Finance &amp; Economics \u202foffers a rigorous education in the related fields of\u202ffinance and economics.&nbsp;If you choose this specialist, you\u2019ll&nbsp;complete advanced courses in both fields and graduate with a high degree of expertise in both the theoretical and practical aspects of finance.\u202fThis specialist has been&nbsp;designed for students with a strong aptitude and deep interest in both finance and economics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>If you\u2019re&nbsp;interested in pursuing\u202fstudies in finance but do not wish to obtain or require&nbsp;an extensive foundation&nbsp;in economics, you can consider completing\u202fthe Specialist\u202fin Management\u202fwith a Focus in Finance.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Finance and Economics students have the option to complete Focuses such as <strong>Data Science in Business<\/strong>, <strong>Managing in Diverse Economies (UofT Global Scholar)<\/strong> and <strong>International Business<\/strong>. Focuses&nbsp;require students to complete a&nbsp;combination&nbsp;of courses that help develop expertise in a&nbsp;particular area. They are noted on official University of Toronto transcripts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>For students entering the Finance &amp; Economics specialist in 2019 or later:<\/strong>\u202f<br>&gt;&gt;\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/FE-Specialist-advising-documents-March-2025.pdf\">Finance &amp; Economics&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/FE-Specialist-advising-documents-March-2025.pdf\">specialist <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/FE-Specialist-advising-documents-March-2025.pdf\">Program Overview, including Sample Course Progression\u202f(updated March 2025).\u202f&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-accordion\"><div id=\"accordion-block_416f6745a81005a2e2a69b86156693a7\" class=\"accordion\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body-item-header accordion-body-item-header-block_416f6745a81005a2e2a69b86156693a7\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-body-item-title\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_416f6745a81005a2e2a69b86156693a7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-title-text\" style=\"color: #000000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecialist in Accounting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-body-item-icon\" data-toggle-active=\".accordion-body-item-header-block_416f6745a81005a2e2a69b86156693a7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"21px\" height=\"12px\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 12\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n\t<g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t<g transform=\"translate(-810.000000, -1545.000000)\" stroke=\"#004990\">\n\t\t\t<g transform=\"translate(250.000000, 1544.000000)\">\n\t\t\t\t<polyline transform=\"translate(570.217391, 7.000000) rotate(-270.000000) translate(-570.217391, -7.000000) \" points=\"565 -3 575.434783 6.72727273 565.510145 17\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t<\/g>\n\t<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_416f6745a81005a2e2a69b86156693a7-body\" class=\"accordion-body-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>If you intend to take the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) examinations and\/or wish to pursue a career or graduate studies in accounting, you will want to opt for our&nbsp;specialist in Accounting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>In this specialist, you\u2019ll&nbsp;gain a broad education in the full range&nbsp;of business sub-disciplines \u2013 finance, accounting, marketing, organizational behaviour, operations and strategy \u2013 while developing deep expertise in the core accounting areas of financial and&nbsp;managerial accounting, taxation and audit. This specialist program provides&nbsp;all the requirements to continue into the\u202fGraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting\u202for the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpaontario.ca\/become-a-cpa\/complete-your-designation\/cpa-pep-cfe\">CPA PEP Education program<\/a>\u202fand to ultimately obtain the CPA designation.\u202f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Accounting students have the option to complete Focuses such as <strong>Data Science in Business<\/strong>, <strong>Managing in Diverse Economies (UofT Global Scholar)<\/strong> and <strong>International Business<\/strong>. Focuses&nbsp;require students to complete a&nbsp;combination&nbsp;of courses that help develop expertise in a&nbsp;particular area. They are noted on official University of Toronto transcripts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#dcdfe06e\"><div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New requirements for Accounting Specialist (Effective September, 2026)<\/strong>: Last updated May 27, 2026<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>For Students who have NOT completed RSM320H1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Students will have option to opt into the new requirements by completing form &#8211; <strong>TBA&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program requirements will update in Degree Explorer &#8211; <strong>TBA<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check back for next update in <strong>early June<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Detailed course progression: <a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Accounting-Specialist-Advising-Overview-\u2013-New-Requirements-Effective-2026-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting Specialist Program Overview, including Sample Course Progression\u202f(Effective May 2026)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Current Requirements (Pre-May 2026) for students who ARE enrolled in or have completed RSM320H1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Two Options:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Option 1 \u2013 Stay in current requirements to graduation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Option 2 \u2013 Switch to the new requirements by completing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2FWppvBXws3v&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clynn.gammie%40utoronto.ca%7C91baa1018e5d46521bff08de804a6639%7C78aac2262f034b4d9037b46d56c55210%7C0%7C0%7C639089254626851587%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LF3ddOc9Gx6JbzF0R1vqcR5nymYMWhOcE%2F3RIrKPavQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting Change Request Form<\/a><div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Program requirements will update in Degree Explorer &#8211; <strong>TBA<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check back for next update in <strong>early June<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>Detailed course progression: <a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Accounting-Specialist-Advising-Overview-\u2013-Current-Requirements-Pre-2026-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting Specialist Program Overview, including Sample Course Progression\u202f(Pre-May 2026, for students who have completed RSM320H1)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-spacer\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-paragraph\">\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotman Commerce offers three specialist\u00a0programs.\u00a0You choose your specialist at the end of your first year provided you have successfully completed your\u00a0Guaranteed Admission (GA) requirements. 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