3 programs, side by side

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	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications OUAC GMT Remove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U ICS4U MDM4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English at 60%	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province applicants +5 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	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Journalism	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.	This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one.	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	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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