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Full	BU Brock Economics OUAC BEC ☆ Add to planRemove	York Business Economics (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YBH ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Industrial Design OUAC CD ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) Business Economics (BA, iBA) OUAC YGE ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75–77%“75-77% (regular and co-op)”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4U	MHF4USPH4U	ENG4UFRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MHF4U	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MHF4U (min. 65%) or MCV4U (min. 65%) Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U MHF4U Four additional 4U or 4M courses Alternative Offers +4 more on the program page	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Physics (SPH4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional 4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes Application deadline March 1. Portfolio deadline March 5. Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published	—	170	60	—
What you study	—	Business StudiesEconomicsOthers in Business & Administrative Studies	Business StudiesDesignOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesProduction & Manufacturing Engineering	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it is	Economics is the study of how people, businesses, and governments make choices about money, resources, and trade. This program includes a co-op component, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at organizations, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits students who want to understand how economies work and prefer learning through a mix of theory and hands-on practice.	You study how businesses and economies work together, combining business management, finance, and economics theory. Unlike a straight business degree, this program weaves economic analysis throughout, so you learn to think like both an economist and a business manager. It suits people curious about why markets behave as they do and who want to apply that thinking to real business decisions — especially if you want co-op work experience built into your degree.	Industrial Design teaches you how to plan and shape physical products — from phones to furniture to medical devices — so they work well, look good, and can actually be made. You'll combine design thinking with engineering and manufacturing knowledge to understand both the creative and practical sides of bringing products to life. The co-op term lets you work in industry while you study, so you apply what you learn to real projects.	A Business Economics degree combines the study of how economies work with practical business skills like accounting, finance, and data analysis. Unlike a pure Economics program, you'll spend equal time on business applications and economic theory. This suits students interested in understanding markets, organizations, and financial systems from both theoretical and applied angles.
The door tomajors you reach through it	economics	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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