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Full	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Comptabilité (4 ans) OUAC OTF ☆ Add to planRemove	Waterloo Environment and Business (Co-op Only) OUAC WEB ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Commerce OUAC CC ☆ Add to planRemove	Western Management and Organizational Studies OUAC ED ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”	77–80%“High 70s”	80%“80% (regular and co-op)”	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	MCV4UMHF4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4U	MCV4UMDM4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U If you have not completed MCV4U, you can take the replacement course at the University of Ottawa either the summer before or during your first term. Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	Concentrations: Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). Calculus (MCV4U) recommended. 3 best 4U/M courses	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	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	119	54	—	950
What you study	AccountingBusiness StudiesManagement StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies	Business StudiesEntrepreneurshipEnvironmental StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management
What it is	You study accounting and business fundamentals, learning how to manage finances, prepare financial reports, and understand how organizations operate. The co-op option lets you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at real companies, giving you practical experience alongside your degree. This program suits people who want to combine accounting knowledge with broader business skills and prefer learning through hands-on workplace experience.	You study how to run and launch businesses while learning environmental science and sustainability principles. This combines business skills with ecological knowledge, so you understand both profit and environmental impact. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom and paid work terms, giving you real workplace experience in green business and sustainability roles. It suits people who want to work in business but care about environmental problems.	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	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	commerce/businessfinancemarketing	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo

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