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+ Add a program	Laurier (Waterloo) Business Administration (BBA) OUAC UB ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Integrated Business & Humanities I OUAC MBH ☆ Add to planRemove	York Business Administration (BBA) OUAC YBA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	87–90%“High-80s”	88%“A minimum of 88% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this	87–93%“High 80s to low 90s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMHF4U	ENG4UMCV4U	ENG4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U
Prerequisitesas published	English at 70% Advanced Functions at 70% One of Calculus and Vectors or Data Management at 60% Prerequisite courses are calculated in the admission average.	English 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (minimum grade of 70% required) MHF4U (minimum grade of 70% required) MCV4U or MDM4U (MCV4U recommended) 3 additional 4U/M courses (no more than two 4M courses) +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes OUAC Application Deadline: January 15, 2027 Mandatory supplementary application, due February 1, 2027. Details will be supplied to applicants. Admission is by selection. Alternative Offers Usually closes before January 15	Yes A Supplementary Application (including leadership profile, video interview and timed writing exercise) is required and due February 1, 2027 . Details and supplementary application will be available in November 2026. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	60	400
What you study	Business Studies	Business StudiesManagement StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies	Business StudiesManagement Studies
What it is	A BBA is a four-year program where you study how organizations work: accounting, finance, management, marketing, and strategy. Unlike a general business degree, you complete a mandatory co-op work term, alternating semesters in school with paid work in a real business setting. This program suits students who want hands-on experience before graduation and plan to move into business roles.	You study business and commerce while also taking significant courses in humanities — literature, history, philosophy, or social sciences — rather than focusing on business alone. This integration means you graduate with both a business foundation and the analytical and communication skills humanities develops, making you different from a straight commerce program. It suits students who want business skills but also value critical thinking across cultures and ideas, and who are comfortable with a broader curriculum.	A BBA teaches you the fundamentals of running businesses and managing organizations: accounting, finance, marketing, strategy, and operations. You study how companies make decisions and solve real-world problems. This program suits students who want a broad business education before specializing, or who aren't sure which business area interests them most yet.
The door tomajors you reach through it	commerce/businessmarketing	Applied to directly	commerce/business
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo

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