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Laurier (Waterloo)

Diploma in Business Administration

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording83–87%Mid-80s73–77%Mid 70s73–78%73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowMCV4UMDM4UMHF4UENG4UENG4UICS4UMDM4UMHF4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • English, ENG4U
  • And 2 of:
  • Advanced Functions, MHF4U
  • Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U
  • Math of Data Management, MDM4U
  • +1 more on the program page
  • English at 60%
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration and Economics
  • Business Administration and Psychology
  • 73% minimum average
  • ENG4U
  • +7 more on the program page
  • ENG4U
  • 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
  • Alternative Offers
  • If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailableAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published950
What you studyAccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource ManagementAccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinanceAccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinanceAccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management
What it isYou study the theory and practice of running organizations and businesses. The program covers accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and management, with flexibility to focus on areas that interest you most. It includes a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work experience in real organizations, which suits people who want to apply what they learn and build professional networks while studying.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 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.You study business fundamentals — accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and management — at two Lakehead campuses in Ontario and complete mandatory work terms alongside your courses. This structure differs from a standard business degree by splitting your education between Thunder Bay and Orillia and requiring you to alternate semesters of study with paid work experience. It suits students who want practical industry exposure while earning a degree and are comfortable moving between campuses.
The door tomajors you reach through itaccountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketingApplied to directlyaccountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketingApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See themNone published by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
SourceWestern University on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfoUniversity of Windsor on OUInfoLakehead University on OUInfo

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