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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 83–90%“Mid-80s (regular), mid- to high 80s (co-op)” | 65%“65%+” | 80%“80% (regular and co-op)” | 83–87%“Mid-80s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U | ENG4UMDM4U | ENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U | ENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U |
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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 Arts, BA, Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 420 | — | — | 950 |
| What you study | AccountingEconomicsEntrepreneurshipFinance | EconomicsFinance | AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance | AccountingBusiness StudiesFinanceHuman Resource Management |
| What it is | You study the fundamentals of running organizations and making business decisions, covering areas like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources. The co-op option means you alternate between classroom learning and paid work terms at real companies, giving you direct experience alongside your degree. This program suits people who want practical business skills and a chance to test different roles before choosing a specialty. | 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. | 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/businesseconomicsfinancemarketing | finance | commerce/businessfinancemarketing | accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 7 published, 7 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 Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo | Algoma University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Western University on OUInfo |
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