4 programs, side by side

Full	Carleton Accounting OUAC CBA ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Business Administration – Accounting (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDD ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Analytique en soins de santé (4 ans) OUAC OTB ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80%	70%“70%+”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMHF4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). (Calculus [MCV4U] recommended.) 3 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	ENG4U Two 4U/M math courses (Data Management recommended) Three other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	English at 60%	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U If you are missing MCV4U, you may take the equivalent course at the University of Ottawa the summer before or during your first term.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—	—
What you study	—	AccountingBusiness Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	Business StudiesFinanceHealth InformaticsManagement Studies
What it is	Accounting is the study of how organizations record, manage, and report their money. You learn to prepare financial statements, handle taxes, audit records, and advise on business decisions based on financial data. This program includes mandatory co-op work terms, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work at accounting firms or in corporate finance departments, giving you real experience before you graduate.	A four-year program where you study accounting principles, financial reporting, and tax practices alongside core business courses like management and economics. Unlike a general business degree, this stream prepares you specifically for accounting roles and professional designation pathways. It suits students who want to work with numbers and financial systems, with an optional co-op option to gain workplace experience.	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.	You study business and finance with a focus on health-care data and systems. This combines commerce training with health informatics, so you learn to analyze health-care operations and information rather than just general business. The co-op option lets you alternate between school and paid work terms in health-care or health-tech organizations. This program suits people interested in the business side of health care, who want practical work experience alongside their degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	accounting	accounting	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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