4 programs, side by side

Full	Nipissing Bachelor of Science in Nursing OUAC PSN ☆ Add to planRemove	York Health Studies (BHS, Co-op available) OUAC YHE ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–87%“Min. 70%. Maximum 96 students. The admission average in 2026 was mid 80s.”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	SBI4USCH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U SBI4U SCH4U A 4U Math credit is recommended	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U or 4M courses 4U math recommended Alternative Offers +4 more on the program page	English at 60%	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	—	—
What you study	Nursing	FinanceHealth InformaticsManagement StudiesOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesComputer ScienceEconomics
What it is	This four-year program trains you to become a registered nurse by teaching anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical skills alongside theory about patient care and health systems. Unlike a college nursing diploma, this university degree emphasizes evidence-based research and independent thinking, preparing you for leadership roles in hospitals, clinics, or specialized nursing fields. It suits people who want a healthcare career rooted in science and are comfortable with both lab work and direct patient interaction.	Health Studies is a broad degree that explores how health systems, policies, and information work in society. You study topics like health management, statistics, finance, and health informatics rather than clinical medicine or hands-on patient care. The co-op option lets you do paid work placements alongside your studies, giving you real workplace experience in health organizations.	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 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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	nursing	health sciences	Applied to directly	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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