4 programs, side by side

Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

Full	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT Remove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	Carleton Commerce OUAC CC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	80%“80% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U FRA4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	English at 60%	Concentrations: Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). Calculus (MCV4U) recommended. 3 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Accounting Business Studies Computer Science Economics	African Studies Business Studies Economics Environmental Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Accounting Business Studies Entrepreneurship Finance
What it is	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.	International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.	This is a two-year applied business program covering accounting, finance, management, and economics fundamentals. Unlike a four-year bachelor's degree, it gets you working faster with practical skills employers want immediately. It suits students who want hands-on business training without the length or theory-heavy focus of a university degree.	Commerce is a broad business degree where you study accounting, finance, marketing, management, and related topics. You choose a concentration like accounting or finance to specialize, rather than studying one narrow area. It suits people interested in business fundamentals and real-world work experience, since the program includes optional co-op placements that let you alternate between classes and paid jobs in your field.
The door tomajors you reach through it	accounting commerce/business finance marketing	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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