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	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI Remove	Carleton Commerce OUAC CC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	80%“80% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U FRA4U	ENG4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U
Prerequisitesas published	English at 60%	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	Concentrations: Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). Calculus (MCV4U) recommended. 3 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	African Studies Business Studies Economics Environmental Studies	Accounting Business Studies Entrepreneurship 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.	International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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