Commerce/Business at McMaster
Yes — commerce/business is a direct-entry program at McMaster University. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Business I
83–90%OUAC MBCo-op availableSupplementary application
Prerequisites
- English 4U
- Advanced Functions 4U
- Calculus & Vectors 4U
What to watch for
Direct entry to the DeGroote Bachelor of Commerce. McMaster lists the Business supplementary as an optional submission, not a requirement — but it is how you get assessed on more than grades, and its deadline is much later (mid-April) than the January ones. Integrated Business & Humanities is a separate, smaller OUAC choice with its own mandatory supplementary; applying to Business does not cover it.
The same application also gets you to
Business I is the entry point for 3 other majors at McMaster. 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%
- Laurier (Waterloo)Direct entry87–90%
- 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. McMaster’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.