Commerce/Business at Western
Yes — commerce/business is a direct-entry program at Western University. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Management and Organizational Studies
83–87%OUAC EDCo-op available
Prerequisites
- English, ENG4U
- And 2 of:
- Advanced Functions, MHF4U
- Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U
- Math of Data Management, MDM4U
- MCV4U or a university Calculus course is required before taking mandatory upper-year Economics courses in Finance for MOS, and for pursuing a Major or Honors Specialization in Economics.
What to watch for
Western has two business routes and neither works the way students expect. (1) DAN MOS (ED) is the direct-entry business degree from Grade 12 — a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS), needing ENG4U plus two of MHF4U/MCV4U/MDM4U. You still cannot pick your discipline on OUAC; you apply to a module after first year. (2) Ivey HBA is a 2+2 and has no OUAC code: Ivey states 'AEO is not a program choice, it is a status.' You apply to any Western faculty, tick the Ivey Advanced Entry Opportunity radio button on OUAC, and submit a separate Ivey AEO application with two 500-word essays and a Kira Talent video interview. HBA itself starts in Year 3, and holding AEO requires a full 5.0-course load each year plus an 80% two-year average and at least 70% in Business 2257.
The same application also gets you to
Management and Organizational Studies is the entry point for 3 other majors at Western. 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%
- 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%
- WindsorDirect entry73–78%
- YorkDirect entry87–93%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Western’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.