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Full	Algoma Finance and Economics (BA 4 year) OUAC JBC Remove	Guelph Management Economics and Finance (BComm) (co-op option) OUAC GBD Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	York (Glendon) Business Economics (BA, iBA) OUAC YGE Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	65%“65%+”	80–86%“80 to 86%”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U	ENG4U	ENG4U FRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
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 MHF4U 1 additional 4U Math 3 additional U/M courses Proficiency in math-based programs is required for consideration for BComm specializations.	English at 60%	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional 4U +7 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 Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Economics Finance	Business Studies Economics Finance Management Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Accounting Business Studies Economics 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.	You study how businesses make money and financial decisions, combining economics, accounting, and management. This program includes a mandatory work placement period where you alternate between classroom and paid internships in real companies, letting you apply what you learn while building experience. It suits students who want practical business skills alongside theory and prefer learning on the job as much as in lectures.	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 Business Economics degree combines the study of how economies work with practical business skills like accounting, finance, and data analysis. Unlike a pure Economics program, you'll spend equal time on business applications and economic theory. This suits students interested in understanding markets, organizations, and financial systems from both theoretical and applied angles.
The door tomajors you reach through it	finance	finance	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Algoma University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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