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Full	Waterloo Accounting and Financial Management (Co-op Only) OUAC WXY ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Business Administration – Accounting (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDD ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Accounting OUAC BK ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Accounting OUAC CBA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid-80s”	70%“70%+”	83–87%“Mid 80s”	80%
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U	ENG4UMDM4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 75%) Advanced Functions (min. 75%) Calculus and Vectors (min. 75%)	ENG4U Two 4U/M math courses (Data Management recommended) Three other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	ENG4U Two 4U maths Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). (Calculus [MCV4U] recommended.) 3 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	365	—	—	200
What you study	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsEntrepreneurship	AccountingBusiness Studies	—	—
What it is	You study accounting, finance, and business decision-making, learning how to manage money, prepare financial reports, and analyze economic data for organizations. This program requires you to complete paid work terms alongside your courses, alternating between school and real-world jobs in accounting and finance firms, so you graduate with significant professional experience. It suits people who want hands-on workplace learning, need to fund their education through co-op earnings, and are interested in becoming accountants or financial analysts.	A four-year program where you study accounting principles, financial reporting, and tax practices alongside core business courses like management and economics. Unlike a general business degree, this stream prepares you specifically for accounting roles and professional designation pathways. It suits students who want to work with numbers and financial systems, with an optional co-op option to gain workplace experience.	Accounting teaches you how to record, analyze, and report on money flowing in and out of businesses and organizations. This co-op program includes paid work terms where you apply what you learn in real accounting roles, alternating with classroom study. It suits people who want practical experience alongside theory and are comfortable switching between school and work.	Accounting is the study of how organizations record, manage, and report their money. You learn to prepare financial statements, handle taxes, audit records, and advise on business decisions based on financial data. This program includes mandatory co-op work terms, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work at accounting firms or in corporate finance departments, giving you real experience before you graduate.
The door tomajors you reach through it	accountingcommerce/business	accounting	accounting	accounting
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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