Studying Accounting in Ontario

Western University

Apply to DAN Management & Organizational Studies (ED)

You choose accounting after first year — you apply to your BMOS module.

The Academic Calendar is explicit: 'Students may not apply into any of the BMOS modules when they apply for admission to the University.' You apply to DAN MOS (ED) as a whole. After first year, a BMOS Specialization needs a 65% cumulative average; the Honours Specialization in Accounting needs a 73% average in the 3.0 principal first-year courses with no grade below 60%, and enrolment is limited — DAN warns that meeting the minimum does not guarantee acceptance. DAN offers all the courses required to pursue the CPA designation; the CPA Ontario-accredited credential is Western's separate Graduate Diploma in Accounting after the degree.

McMaster University

Apply to Business I

You choose accounting after your first two foundational years in Commerce.

There is no accounting application from Grade 12. You apply to Business I, complete two foundational years, then choose one of seven areas of focus (Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, Strategic Management). Every Commerce student takes the intro accounting courses regardless.

University of Toronto — St. George

Apply to Rotman Commerce

You choose accounting after first year, when you select your specialist.

You never apply to Accounting from high school — U of T lists it as a BCom Specialist under code TAC. You apply to Rotman Commerce, then choose Accounting, Finance and Economics, or Management at the end of first year.

University of Toronto — Scarborough

Apply to Management

You choose accounting end of first year, when you request the Management & Accounting specialist.

Management and Accounting is a specialist inside the BBA, not a separate OUAC choice. Same TSM application, same SAF, same Calculus & Vectors requirement, mid 80s. The specialist is CPA Canada accredited but is limited-enrolment.