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Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

Full	Algoma Finance and Economics (BA 4 year) OUAC JBC Remove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	UOF Bachelor of Business Administration (Hon) OUAC ZE Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	65%“65%+”	70%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70%“A minimum grade of 70% is required”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	one of FEF4U, FIF4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Two 4U/M Math courses (Data Management recommended) Three other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	English at 60%	Successful completion of at least six 4U or 4M courses (U: pre-university; M: pre-university/pre-college) with a minimum overall average of 70%. The required courses must include: Differential Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) One of the following French courses: FRA4U, FEF4U or FIF4U Proof of French-language proficiency through one of the following: +2 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	30
What you study	Economics Finance	Accounting Business Studies Computer Science Economics	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Accounting Economics Entrepreneurship Finance
What it is	This program teaches you economic theory and financial practice together — how money moves through systems, markets behave, and organizations manage their finances. Unlike a pure economics degree, you spend significant time on applied finance: investment decisions, corporate finance, and financial analysis. It suits people who want to understand both the big economic picture and the practical side of managing money.	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.	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.	A Bachelor of Business Administration is a four-year degree where you study how organizations work and make money. You take courses in accounting, finance, management, human resources, and economics, learning both theory and practical skills for running or working in a business. This program is taught in French, so you need strong French-language skills and must complete foundational math courses, making it suited to students who want a business education while developing or maintaining French fluency.
The door tomajors you reach through it	finance	accounting commerce/business finance marketing	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Algoma University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Université de l'Ontario français on OUInfo

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