4 programs, side by side

Full	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and Diploma in Business Administration OUAC GDB ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70–75%.”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4UFRA4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	English at 60%	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is considered equivalent) Any 4U math 4 additional 4U/M courses +6 more on the program page	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	African StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesComputer ScienceEconomics
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.	This program teaches core business skills — accounting, finance, marketing, and management — through a combination of classroom learning and mandatory paid work terms. Unlike a standard business degree, you complete both a university honours degree and a college diploma, giving you credentials from two institutions and hands-on professional experience alongside your studies. It suits students who want a business foundation, learn better by doing, and value a mix of theory and workplace practice.	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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