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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%70% minimum70%70%+80%80% (regular and co-op)70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6ENG4UENG4UMDM4UENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4UENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses
  • Required Courses:
  • ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
  • A 4U math
  • ENG4U
  • Two 4U/M math courses (Data Management recommended)
  • Three other 4U/M courses
  • 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • +1 more on the program page
  • 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
  • ENG4U
  • 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
  • Alternative Offers
  • If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableAvailableAvailableAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published400
What you studyBusiness StudiesBusiness StudiesMarketingAccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinanceAccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management
What it isThis program teaches you how to manage, organize, and run businesses of all sizes. You study accounting, marketing, finance, operations, and strategy across four years, with mandatory work terms built in so you alternate between classroom and paid jobs at real companies. It suits people who want practical business experience alongside theory and prefer learning by doing.A business program that focuses on marketing — how companies promote and sell products and services to customers. You study general business topics like accounting and management alongside specialized marketing courses covering consumer behaviour, advertising, and digital strategy. The co-op option lets you work at real companies for paid terms, giving you hands-on experience while you complete your degree.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 business fundamentals — accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and management — at two Lakehead campuses in Ontario and complete mandatory work terms alongside your courses. This structure differs from a standard business degree by splitting your education between Thunder Bay and Orillia and requiring you to alternate semesters of study with paid work experience. It suits students who want practical industry exposure while earning a degree and are comfortable moving between campuses.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommerce/businessmarketingmarketingcommerce/businessfinancemarketingApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
SourceTrent University on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoLakehead University on OUInfo

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