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	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA Remove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75%	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U ICS4U MDM4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English at 60%	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	Business Administration Business Administration and Economics Business Administration and Psychology 73% minimum average ENG4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Classical Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance
What it is	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 three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	You study core business subjects like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources, alongside economics and psychology. This program includes a co-op stream, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want practical business skills and prefer learning by doing, not just theory.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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