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Laurier (Waterloo)

Diploma in Business Administration

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording77–80%High 70s73–80%Mid to high 70s73–77%Mid 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UFRA4UMCV4UMHF4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • English at 70%
  • One of Advanced Functions or Calculus and Vectors at 70%
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • MHF4U
  • MCV4U
  • 3 additional
  • +7 more on the program page
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published
What you studyInformation SystemsOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesAccountingArtificial IntelligenceBusiness StudiesEconomicsAccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it isYou study how to use technology and information systems to solve business problems and manage operations in organizations. This program combines business knowledge with hands-on IT skills, unlike a pure computer science degree or a general business program. It suits people who want to work in technology roles within companies but prefer understanding business strategy alongside the technical side, and the co-op term gives you real workplace experience.This program lets you study mathematics while choosing how to apply it — through business, economics, statistics, artificial intelligence, or education. Unlike a pure mathematics degree, you're expected to connect mathematical theory to real-world problems in fields like finance, operations, or data analysis. It suits students who enjoy math but want flexibility to explore where it leads them, rather than committing to one specialty upfront.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.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by averageNone published by average13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceWilfrid Laurier University — Milton on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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