4 programs, side by side
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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 83–90%“Mid- to high-80s” | 70%“A minimum grade of 70% is required” | 80%“80% (regular and co-op)” | 83–87%“Mid-80s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U | MCV4UMHF4U | ENG4UMHF4U | ENG4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Yes
| Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | Available | Available |
| Degree | Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 800 | 30 | — | 950 |
| What you study | AccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management | AccountingEconomicsEntrepreneurshipFinance | AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance | AccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management |
| What it is | A Bachelor of Commerce is a four-year business degree where you study accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and management. McMaster's program includes a mandatory co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work experience at real companies. This program suits people who want broad business knowledge and practical work experience before entering the job market. | 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. | Commerce is a broad business degree where you study accounting, finance, marketing, management, and related topics. You choose a concentration like accounting or finance to specialize, rather than studying one narrow area. It suits people interested in business fundamentals and real-world work experience, since the program includes optional co-op placements that let you alternate between classes and paid jobs in your field. | 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 | accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing | Applied to directly | commerce/businessfinancemarketing | accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them |
| Source | McMaster University on OUInfo | Université de l'Ontario français on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Western University on OUInfo |
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