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	Laurentian Business Administration – Marketing OUAC LOI Remove	Western Management and Organizational Studies OUAC ED Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MDM4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U) 1 grade 12 U/M Math courses 4 other grade 12 U/M courses 70% in the top 6 4U/M courses Examples of eligible Math courses include: MHF 4U, MCV 4U, or MDM 4U. +3 more on the program page	English, ENG4U And 2 of: Advanced Functions, MHF4U Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U Math of Data Management, MDM4U +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	950
What you study	Business Studies Marketing	Accounting Business Studies Finance Human Resource Management
What it is	You study how businesses market products and services to customers, covering advertising, market research, consumer behaviour, and sales strategy. This program includes a co-op work placement, letting you do paid marketing work at real companies between study terms. It suits people who want hands-on business experience while learning theory, and who are curious about why people buy things.	You 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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	marketing	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Laurentian University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo

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