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Full	Nipissing Bachelor of Business Administration OUAC PBA ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Finance and Economics (BA 4 year) OUAC JBC ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and Diploma in Business Administration OUAC GDB ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“Min. 70%”	65%“65%+”	70%	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70–75%.”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U Two 4U Maths recommended If you are admitted without two 4U Maths, you will be required to take MATH-1911 and/or MATH-1912 in your first year of the program. Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements or admission averages for the programs you apply to, you will automatically be considered for an alternative program you qualify for. Visit our +2 more on the program page	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	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is considered equivalent) Any 4U math 4 additional 4U/M courses +6 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance	EconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesComputer ScienceEconomics	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it is	A Bachelor of Business Administration is a four-year degree where you study core business concepts like accounting, finance, and marketing, then specialize in areas like human resources or entrepreneurship. This program includes a mandatory co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work experience at a company. It suits students who want practical business skills and real-world workplace exposure alongside theory.	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 program teaches core business skills — accounting, finance, marketing, and management — through a combination of classroom learning and mandatory paid work terms. Unlike a standard business degree, you complete both a university honours degree and a college diploma, giving you credentials from two institutions and hands-on professional experience alongside your studies. It suits students who want a business foundation, learn better by doing, and value a mix of theory and workplace practice.
The door tomajors you reach through it	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing	finance	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo

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