Commerce/Business at Laurier (Waterloo)
Yes — commerce/business is a direct-entry program at Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Business Administration (BBA)
87–90%OUAC UBCo-op available
Prerequisites
- English at 70%
- Advanced Functions at 70%
- One of Calculus and Vectors or Data Management at 60%
- Prerequisite courses are calculated in the admission average.
What to watch for
Laurier's BBA is one of the most applied-to business programmes in Ontario, direct entry at high-80s. Laurier's page lists three required courses: Advanced Functions at 70%, English at 70%, and one of Calculus and Vectors or Data Management at 60%. No supplementary application. Several double-degree variants exist with their own codes: BBA + Computer Science with UWaterloo (UWB, mid-90s), BBA + Mathematics with UWaterloo (UWW, low-90s), BBA + Financial Mathematics (UBF) and BBA + Computer Science at Laurier (UXA), both high-80s.
The same application also gets you to
Business Administration (BBA) is the entry point for 1 other major at Laurier (Waterloo). You are not choosing between these at application time.
Commerce/Business at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry70%
- BrockDirect entry80–83%
- CarletonDirect entry80%
- GuelphDirect entry80–86%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- McMasterDirect entry83–90%
- NipissingDirect entry70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'sDirect entry87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Commerce & Management (TMG)83–87%
- U of T (Scarborough)Direct entry83–90%
- U of T (St. George)Direct entry83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry83–87%
- WesternDirect entry83–87%
- WindsorDirect entry73–78%
- YorkDirect entry87–93%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Laurier (Waterloo)’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.