- HBA · 4 years
- Work experience details
- ~High 80s to low 90s


Wilfrid Laurier University · Waterloo campus.

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Three four-month work terms between second and fourth year; 12 months of full-time experience. Laurier reports a 99% employment rate for co-op students in 2024/25.
Business Administration (Lazaridis BBA) · official programme informationEntering average
Published approximate guidance: High-80s. 2027/28. Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route UB. Later major/option selection and other applicant categories remain separate.
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2027 entry
School deadline, not a student task. Universities receive these grades by November 26. Verbatim: "Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available." Universities receive these by the target date of November 26, 2026. This is a deadline on the high school, not on the student, but it governs which grades a university sees in the first round.
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Ontario high school applicants
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Applicants to this exact Laurier programme choosing additional context
Ontario OSSD students taking IB; Laurier undergraduate degree entry
Full IB Diploma applicants; individual programme score and subject thresholds remain separate
Applicants who have attended or are attending a college or university before applying
Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
British Columbia and Yukon applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Manitoba applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
New Brunswick applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Newfoundland and Labrador applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Nova Scotia applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Prince Edward Island applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Québec Grade12/Pre-U applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Québec CEGEP applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
Saskatchewan applicants; programme-specific subject and grade requirements remain controlling
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Honours Business Administration BBA
Concentration with BBA program
Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route UB. Later major/option selection and other applicant categories remain separate.
Laurier - Waterloo university-supplied OUInfo: Business Administration (BBA), Ontario entry 2027/28Laurier - Waterloo university-supplied OUInfo: Business Administration (BBA), Ontario entry 2027/28Three four-month work terms between second and fourth year; 12 months of full-time experience. Laurier reports a 99% employment rate for co-op students in 2024/25.
University work-study informationSelected current programme routes and specializations have separate requirements.
Current 2026/27 degree core, named alternatives and selected specializations. Individual titles and credits come from linked course entries. Separate degree and concentration menus remain choices, not a list every student takes.
Honours Business Administration BBA
Required course alternatives and electives retain the published row's scope.
Examine competitive, political, economic, social and technological influences on business decisions through cases and business proposals.
Additional Course Information Exclusions MB105
Develop critical thinking, business writing and presentation skills.
Record, report and interpret financial information for business decisions.
Additional Course Information Exclusions BU227, MB207. Notes Exclusions do not constitute equivalency.
Study household and firm decisions, market prices, resource allocation and economic policy.
Additional Course Information Exclusions EC101.
Study national income, employment, prices, international payments and government economic policies.
Additional Course Information Exclusions EC102.
Apply introductory calculus, matrix systems, optimization and integration to business problems.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites 12U Advanced Functions Exclusions Prior credit for, or current enrollment in, any of: MA100 , MA101 , MA102 , MA103 . This course may not count for credit in mathematics programs.
Study limits, differentiation, integration and series in single-variable calculus.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites One of ( MA102 ); or (minimum 75% on the CPE and one of MA100 , MA129 , Grade 12 Calculus); or (registration in Laurier internal BBA double degree program) Exclusions MA101 , MA110*.
Required course alternatives and electives retain the published row's scope.
Study practical business law, including contracts, torts, business associations and court decisions.
Additional Course Information Exclusions MB237 .
Use accounting reports and analytical tools for planning, control, decisions and performance evaluation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU127 , (formerly BU227). Exclusions MB217. Notes Exclusions do not constitute equivalency. Administration Option courses cannot be applied to any other Business program.
Study marketing concepts, consumer and environmental analysis, strategy and the marketing mix.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU111 . Exclusions MB202 , BU352 Notes Exclusions do not constitute equivalency. Management Option courses cannot be applied to any other Business program.
Apply statistical methods to business and economics, including estimation, tests, regression and computer analysis.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites MA103 or MA129 (or permission of the instructor). Restricted to Honours BBA students. Exclusions BBA/BMATH program, BU205 , EC205, EC255, EC285 , MB235 , ST260 .
Use quantitative models for business decisions under uncertainty, risk and complex conditions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites EC255 or BU255 (or ST260 ). Restricted to Honours BBA students. Exclusions BBA/BMATH and BBA/BCS (UW) programs, CO250 (UW).
Study securities valuation, markets, working capital and financial analysis through lectures and cases.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU127 , EC120 and EC140 . Co-requisites One of the following courses: BU205 , BU255 , or EC285 . Exclusions BU383, MB307 . Notes It is recommended that students wishing to take senior Finance electives take EC250 / EC290 and EC260 / EC270 prior.
Examine individual, interpersonal and group processes and their effects on management effectiveness.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU111 Exclusions MSCI 211(UW), PS284 , OL140 , OL224 .
Required course alternatives and electives retain the published row's scope.
Study strategic and operational HR, staffing, training, performance, compensation and employment rights.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU111 or MB105 Exclusions PS284 .
Apply marketing tools to decisions, brand development and strategy through cases and experiential exercises.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU352 or BU252
Apply operations methods to capacity, quality, projects, inventory and supply-chain management.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites CO 250 (UW) and STAT 231 (UW) or BU275 . Exclusions MB305 , BU385, BU395.
Integrate business concepts in case-based study of strategic formulation and implementation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU283 . Students in Honours BBA or Honours BA Economics and Accounting. Exclusions MB486 , BU481
Study long-term financial decisions, capital budgeting, financing, dividends, valuation and acquisitions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU283 (or BU383).
Examine organizational structure, processes and leadership and their effects on management performance.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU288 . Exclusions MB335 .
The published first-year business courses are assigned. Also take one mathematics alternative and 2.0 non-business elective credits.
Examine competitive, political, economic, social and technological influences on business decisions through cases and business proposals.
Additional Course Information Exclusions MB105
Develop critical thinking, business writing and presentation skills.
Record, report and interpret financial information for business decisions.
Additional Course Information Exclusions BU227, MB207. Notes Exclusions do not constitute equivalency.
Study household and firm decisions, market prices, resource allocation and economic policy.
Additional Course Information Exclusions EC101.
Study national income, employment, prices, international payments and government economic policies.
Additional Course Information Exclusions EC102.
Take MA129 or MA103, not both as separate first-year requirements.
Apply introductory calculus, matrix systems, optimization and integration to business problems.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites 12U Advanced Functions Exclusions Prior credit for, or current enrollment in, any of: MA100 , MA101 , MA102 , MA103 . This course may not count for credit in mathematics programs.
Study limits, differentiation, integration and series in single-variable calculus.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites One of ( MA102 ); or (minimum 75% on the CPE and one of MA100 , MA129 , Grade 12 Calculus); or (registration in Laurier internal BBA double degree program) Exclusions MA101 , MA110*.
Examine how social, ethical and international contexts interact with competitive strategy.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU381 or BU481
Study development and administration of management information systems and computer applications.
Additional Course Information Co-requisites Registration status: Year 4 standing in the Honours BBA program. Exclusions BU486 ; MB425 ; CompSci 330, CompSci 490 (University of Waterloo). Notes Honours BBA and Honours Economics and Accounting students intending to pursue professional accounting designations must take BU486 , not BU415 .
Use data acquisition, processing and visualization alongside accounting-system development, controls and monitoring.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU397 . Co-requisites BU477 . Exclusions BU415 ; CS 330 and CS 490 (University of Waterloo). Notes Honours BBA and Honours Economics and Accounting students intending to pursue professional accounting designations must take BU486 , not BU415 .
Write an approved major business paper directed and assessed by a faculty member.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Approval by the Associate Dean of Business: Academic Programs, the BBA director and approval of the topic by the appropriate area co-ordinator. Co-requisites Year 4 standing in the Honours BBA program and permission of the instructor. Notes Irregular course
Complete an approved major business project and paper under faculty supervision, normally with a presentation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Approval by the Associate Dean of Business: Academic Programs, the BBA director and approval of the topic by the appropriate area co-ordinator. Co-requisites Year 4 standing in the Honours BBA program and permission of the instructor. Notes Irregular course
Complete an approved minor business project and paper under faculty supervision.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Approval by the BBA director and approval of the topic by the appropriate area co-ordinator. Co-requisites Year 4 standing in the Honours BBA program and permission of the instructor. Notes Irregular course
Explore leadership skills, approaches and styles through self-assessment and organizational cases.
Additional Course Information Exclusions BU288 .
Analyze business environments and functional areas, then identify and pitch a new venture opportunity.
Additional Course Information Exclusions BU111 , ENTR100
Study Canadian income-tax statutes and their application to individuals, partnerships and corporations.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU127 .
Examine financial-accounting theory, practices and information used by external decision-makers.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU127 and BU247 or equivalent, or one credit in financial accounting.
Study accounting for liabilities, equity, changes and errors from preparer and financial-statement user perspectives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU387 .
Extend taxation study to planning for individuals, partnerships and corporations.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU357 .
Apply cost systems, budgets, standard costs and variance analysis to planning, control and decisions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU247 , BU255 (or ED255) or EC285 or ST260 or STAT 231 (UW), and BU375 or EC295 .
Study audit concepts, standards, professional ethics, responsibilities and current issues.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU397 .
Study advanced accounting theory, techniques and reporting for intercorporate, partnership and other arrangements.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU397 .
Analyze accounting thought on business income and financial condition from internal and external perspectives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Permission of the department. Notes Irregular course
Develop a social or environmental venture through opportunity evaluation, resources and business planning.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU111 Co-requisites BU352 or BU252 Exclusions BU461r.
Examine sustainability drivers, business frameworks and strategies for organizational and societal value.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU398 .
Study sustainable and ethical marketing and its physical, social, cultural and economic effects on consumers.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 . Co-requisites BU432 . Exclusions BU492j.
Design distribution networks and manage transport, facilities, routing, scheduling and warehousing.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU375 (or BU395).
Apply environmental operations methods, including life-cycle analysis, waste management, pollution prevention and management systems.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU375 (or BU395).
Apply economics to environmental disruption, pollution and policies for environmental protection.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites EC120 , EC140 .
Study extraction and management of renewable and nonrenewable resources, externalities and resource allocation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites EC120 , EC140 ; one of EC260 or EC270 . Exclusions EC218.
Explore sustainability across ecological, economic and social perspectives and develop a concrete action plan.
Develop entrepreneurial methods through community practice, business models, customer development and lean-startup tools.
Additional Course Information Exclusions ENTR200
Develop a venture idea toward problem, product-market and business-model fit using lean-startup techniques.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites One of: BU301 , SC200 , SE200 , MU200, ENTR200 Exclusions ENTR300
Study financing sources, deal structures, tax and regulatory concerns for rapidly growing and family businesses.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Examine family-business roles, relationships, conflict, governance and strategies for performance.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU288 . Co-requisites BU354 . Exclusions BU428.
Develop business-model execution skills in presentations, digital tools, networks and entrepreneurial research.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites ENTR300 or BU331 Exclusions ENTR301
Examine legal strategies for new ventures, including intellectual property, marketing, finance and competition.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU231 .
Study technology adoption and marketing tools, decision models and competitive strategies for high-tech firms.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 . Exclusions BU492g.
Study derivative markets and use options, futures and other instruments in corporate risk management.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 . Exclusions ACTSC 446 (UW).
Study international financial management, including working capital, investment, financing and foreign exchange.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Analyze fixed-income securities, yield curves, interest-rate risk and bond-portfolio management.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 , EC260 or EC270
Study liquidity and management of working-capital assets, liabilities and short- and long-term funding.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Apply corporate-valuation methods to acquisitions, restructuring, capital structures and other financial decisions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Study security analysis, valuation, portfolio theory and investment-performance evaluation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Identify and manage insurable risks and analyze Canadian insurance markets and incentives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 or EC370 .
Analyze equities through industry research, financial forecasting, valuation and spreadsheet models.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270 Notes Enrolment limited with an application and interview process. Selection is competitive based on grades, aptitude and experience.
Manage equity portfolios through security selection, diversification, execution and performance reporting.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU400 or permission of the instructor.
Develop a personal financial plan covering budgets, credit, tax, risk, investments, retirement and estate planning.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 .
Study international finance and accounting alongside culture, organization, negotiation and human-resource issues.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 .
Examine property and liability insurers, operations, market structure and Canadian legal and regulatory frameworks.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Registration status: Year 4 or Year 5. Co-requisites BU353 . Exclusions BU493q.
Analyze insurance and capital-market issues, including underwriting, reinsurance, risk transfer, investments and solvency.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 . Co-requisites BU353 .
Study financial-market structure, trading, liquidity, price discovery and securities regulation through cases.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270
Study Canadian financial institutions and management of interest-rate, liquidity and credit risk through cases.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC250 or EC290
Gain hands-on practicum experience in early-stage investing in rapidly growing companies.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 and EC260 or EC270 . Enrolment requires an application and interview process. Selection is competitive based on grades, aptitude and experience. Co-requisites BU403 . Notes Refer to course website https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/lazaridis-school-of-business-and-economics/student-experience/laurier-startup-fund.html
Study life and health insurance, annuities, pricing, investments, regulation and government involvement.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU393 .
Study selected finance topics in depth; the calendar does not specify a fixed topic list.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Permission of the department. Notes Irregular course
Examine recruitment and selection from legal, ethical, technical and strategic perspectives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU354 .
Study occupational health and safety through legal, ethical, technical and strategic perspectives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU354 .
Forecast personnel needs and develop responses to staffing shortages and surpluses.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU354 .
Study compensation in Canada through legal, ethical, technical and strategic perspectives.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU354 .
Examine collective bargaining, labor law, union development, management rights and arbitration cases.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU288 and BU354 .
Apply behavioral-science methods to planned organizational change.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU288 or BU388, BU398 (or permission of the instructor). Exclusions MB335 .
Design, develop and deliver a training programme through seminars, labs and group activities.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU398 .
Study leadership and its application to managing people and organizations.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU398 .
Develop service-marketing strategies, delivery systems, customer loyalty and competitive advantage.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Use data science, statistics and machine learning to guide business decisions across functional areas.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites One of: BU275 , EC295 , ST230 , ST260 , CO 250 (UW), STAT 230 (UW). Exclusions BU495q.
Study risk from floods, earthquakes, storms and droughts in relation to settlements, land use and social conditions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites One of GG231, GESC231 , GG281 , GG282 .
Design market research using problem formulation, sampling, statistical techniques and experiments.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 and one of: BU205 (EC205), BU255 (EC255), EC285 , ST260 or STAT 231 (UW).
Develop creative marketing insights through thinking processes, qualitative research and practical exercises.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 . Exclusions BU492h.
Study consumer-behavior theories and models and their implications for marketing decisions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Design and implement marketing strategy using environmental, competitive and company analysis.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Study social networks in marketing communication, consumer communities and research.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 . Exclusions BU492k.
Develop marketing strategies for businesses, governments and nonprofits, including relationships and technology.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Apply marketing analysis and decisions to diverse global business environments.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 or permission of the instructor.
Study brand loyalty, identity, equity and communication through cases and experiential work.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites ( BU252 or BU352) and BU362 .
Analyze marketing messages and develop a strategic communication campaign in a simulated competition.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Develop sales strategy, sales-force management and persuasive communication through cases and field-based work.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU362 .
Study selected marketing topics in depth; the calendar does not specify a fixed topic list.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Permission of the department. Notes Irregular course
Analyze ethics in strategy and responses to social, environmental and governance changes through cases.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU231 Exclusions BU461Z
Develop advanced case-analysis and presentation skills for selected students representing Lazaridis in competitions.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Permission of the instructor. Application and interview required. Exclusions BU461u Notes Students must be available across the two terms and the course cannot be taken as 0.25 only. Students may only receive a maximum 0.5 CR regardless of whether they continue to participate in case competitions for multiple years of the program.
Work on a corporate-client consulting project, assessing needs and recommending solutions and implementation.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU252 and BU354 Exclusions BU461x
Study contemporary general-management issues; current seminar topics and prerequisites are published separately.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites Permission of the department. Notes Irregular course
Analyze imperfect competition, market structure, pricing and firm performance using theory and industry evidence.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites EC260 or EC270 .
Use game theory to analyze strategic economic choices in static and dynamic settings.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites EC260 or EC270 . Exclusions EC310f/EC360f.
Study procurement, purchasing strategy, supplier development, contracts and inventory management.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU375 (or BU395).
Manage supply-chain goods and information flows, including inventory, transport, risk pooling and alliances.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU375 (or BU395).
Use information systems to coordinate supply chains, control instability and manage customer and supplier relationships.
Additional Course Information Prerequisites BU375 (or BU395).
Honours Business Administration BBA
Selected current programme routes and specializations have separate requirements.
University-published career examples for Business Administration (Lazaridis BBA), including its published routes; some require further training or registration. These are examples, not ranked graduate outcomes.
CPA via five additional graduate-level courses in the Lazaridis Graduate Diploma in Accounting; finance electives support the CFA; the HR concentration covers coursework for the CHRP and CHRL designations.
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