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Full	Carleton Industrial Design OUAC CD ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Business Administration (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDA ☆ Add to planRemove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75–77%“75-77% (regular and co-op)”	70%“70%+”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	MHF4USPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4UICS4UMDM4UMHF4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Physics (SPH4U) 4 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	Business Administration Business Administration and Economics Business Administration and Psychology 73% minimum average ENG4U +7 more on the program page	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Application deadline March 1. Portfolio deadline March 5. Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	60	—	—	—
What you study	Business StudiesDesignOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesProduction & Manufacturing Engineering	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it is	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 BBA is a four-year business degree where you study core topics like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources alongside economics and general business strategy. Unlike some business programs, this one includes co-op work terms, meaning you alternate between classroom learning and paid jobs at companies, giving you real workplace experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broad business foundation with hands-on learning and don't yet know which specific business path they'll take.	You study core business subjects like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources, alongside economics and psychology. This program includes a co-op stream, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want practical business skills and prefer learning by doing, not just theory.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	commerce/business	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing	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	None published by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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