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Full	Carleton Commerce OUAC CC ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Business Administration – Marketing (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDG ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Business Administration OUAC BN ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Marketing Management (BComm) (co-op option) OUAC GBE ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80%“80% (regular and co-op)”	70%“70%+”	80–83%“Low 80s”	80–86%“80 to 86%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U	ENG4UMDM4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	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	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	ENG4U One 4U math 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.	ENG4U MHF4U 1 additional 4U Math 3 additional 4U/M courses Proficiency in math-based programs is required for consideration for BComm specializations.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
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What you study	AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance	Business StudiesMarketing	AccountingArtificial IntelligenceBusiness StudiesEconomics	Business StudiesManagement StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies
What it is	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.	A business program that focuses on marketing — how companies promote and sell products and services to customers. You study general business topics like accounting and management alongside specialized marketing courses covering consumer behaviour, advertising, and digital strategy. The co-op option lets you work at real companies for paid terms, giving you hands-on experience while you complete your degree.	You study the fundamentals of running a business: accounting, finance, human resources, and strategy, along with emerging areas like artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship. This co-op program alternates classroom learning with paid work terms at real companies, giving you practical experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want hands-on business skills and prefer learning by doing rather than pure theory.	You study how businesses promote and sell products, and how marketing fits into company strategy and operations. This co-op option means you alternate between classroom semesters and paid work terms at real companies, so you build practical marketing experience while earning. It suits people who want hands-on business training alongside theory and prefer learning in a workplace setting.
The door tomajors you reach through it	commerce/businessfinancemarketing	marketing	commerce/businessfinancemarketing	marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo

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