Business Administration and Computer Science (Laurier Double Degree)

Wilfrid Laurier University · Waterloo

Computing and Software: blue ink subject illustration

5 years
Duration (years)
5 years
Laurier BBA and Computer Science BSc
Co-op details
Work experience
Co-op is optional. Students who meet Year 2 progression requirements are guaranteed entry. The calendar lists three or four work terms.
Laurier 2026–27 BBA and Laurier Computer Science BSc calendar
~High 80s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: High 80s. Published guidance checked November 2026. Laurier’s published Ontario high school guidance for this route.
Laurier BBA and Computer Science BSc

Deadlines

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Next deadlineThursday, November 19, 2026

OUAC. Ontario high schools report midterm/final 4U/M grades
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.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
No single OUAC deadline
University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply

Full source wording

Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Grade 12 U English at 70%.
MHF4U Advanced Functions at 75%.
MCV4U Calculus and Vectors at 75%.

Laurier includes all required courses in the admission average.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall (September)

Native published normal start terms. Check availability for the intended intake.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through OUAC
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic transcripts for your applicant group
- Current Ontario high school grades and OSSD status arrive automatically through OUAC. Other applicants provide the portal's requested records from attended schools and postsecondary institutions. Unofficial records go through the portal, not email; final official records come directly from the issuer after accepting an offer.
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Step 4Notarized English translations, if applicable
- Records written outside English require original-language copies and a notarized literal English translation.
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Step 5English test results if fewer than three years of English study
- Submit satisfactory accepted results if you have not studied full-time in English for at least three years. Applicants asked for proof may request exemption when they meet that published schooling condition.
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Step 6Select UXA under Laurier Waterloo.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 7Both degrees are from Laurier. UWB is the separate joint degree with the University of Waterloo.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Degree requirements

Required courses and electives

The concurrent double degree requires 25.0 course credits, with 5.0 required and elective credits per academic year.

References

Grades and academic standing

The year-by-year table requires a 7.0 BU GPA, a 5.0 GPA across non-BU courses, a 5.0 CP GPA and a 5.0 overall GPA.

References

Credits and degree requirements

For Year 2 progression, complete 5.0 credits by August 31, attempt BU111 and BU121 by the end of Winter, and keep Year 1 course repeats at or below 1.5 credits. The full programme permits 2.5 credits of repeats.
Students must complete the Integrated Case Exercise. The calendar’s general rule and term table give different timings.

References

Program facts

Entering average~High 80s

Laurier’s published Ontario high school guidance for this route.

Co-opCo-op details

Check work experience options

Majors & specializations

Accounting

BBA (Honours)

Complete senior coursework in accounting. This concentration is in the Laurier BBA.

Published requirements Published courses

Courses

Both degrees are from Laurier. UWB is the separate joint degree with the University of Waterloo. Laurier’s 2026–27 calendar for the Laurier-awarded BBA and BSc. The upper-year term sequence shown is the calendar’s co-op plan.

Year 1 Fall3 listed

Add MA123 or MA122 and a 0.5-credit elective.

BU111Understanding the Business Environment0.5 credits
Analyze how competition and political, economic, social, and technological conditions affect business decisions.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU111
CP104Introduction to Programming0.5 credits
Practise problem solving and structured program design through introductory programming projects.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP104
EC120Introduction to Microeconomics0.5 credits
Study how households and firms make decisions and how prices allocate resources in markets.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · EC120

Year 1 Winter5 listed

The Calculus Preparation Evaluation may require MA102 before MA103.

BU121Critical Thinking and Communication Skills0.5 credits
Practise critical thinking, writing, and presenting complex business ideas clearly.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU121
BU127Introduction to Financial Accounting0.5 credits
Learn basic accounting by recording, reporting, and interpreting financial information.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU127
CP164Data Structures I0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Computer Science course titles and weights
EC140Introduction to Macroeconomics0.5 credits
Study national income, unemployment, price stability, and the balance of payments.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · EC140
MA103Calculus I0.5 credits
Study single-variable differentiation and integration, including the Mean Value and Fundamental Theorems of Calculus.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA103

Year 2 Fall5 listed

BU288Organizational Behaviour I0.5 credits
Examine how individual behaviour, relationships, and group dynamics affect management.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU288
BU255Managerial Statistics0.5 credits
Apply probability, estimation, hypothesis tests, and regression to business and economics.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU255
CP212Windows Application Programming0.5 credits
Use programming to automate recurring tasks in common office applications.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP212
CP213Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming0.5 credits
Learn object-oriented Java programming, including classes, inheritance, and event-driven and concurrent code.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP213
CP220Digital Electronics0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Computer Science course titles and weights

Year 2 Winter5 listed

BU247Managerial Accounting0.5 credits
Use managerial accounting reports and tools to plan operations, make decisions, and assess performance.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU247
CP214Discrete Structures for Computer Science0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Computer Science course titles and weights
CP216Introduction to Microprocessors0.5 credits
Study microprocessor architecture and its relationship to assembly language and system operation.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP216
CP264Data Structures II0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Computer Science course titles and weights
CP363Database I0.5 credits
Study database design, data models, query languages, concurrency, recovery, and security.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP363

Year 3 Fall3 listed

Add 1.0 senior CP elective credits.

BU252Introduction to Marketing Management0.5 credits
Study marketing strategy through consumer and environmental analysis and decisions about the marketing mix.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU252
CP312Algorithm Design and Analysis I0.5 credits
Analyze algorithm performance and compare strategies including greedy search, divide and conquer, and backtracking.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP312
CP386Operating Systems0.5 credits
Study operating systems through scheduling, file systems, memory, concurrent processes, and distributed systems.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP386

Year 3 Spring4 listed

Add a 0.5-credit senior CP elective.

BU231Business Law0.5 credits
Study Canadian business law through contracts and the legal institutions that govern them.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU231
BU275Business Decision Models0.5 credits
Use quantitative methods to make business decisions under certainty, risk, and uncertainty.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU275
BU283Financial Management I0.5 credits
Study corporate finance through security valuation, capital markets, and working capital decisions.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU283
CP317Software Engineering0.5 credits
Study how software is planned, designed, implemented, tested, and managed using traditional and object-oriented methods.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP317

Year 4 Winter4 listed

Add a 0.5-credit senior CP elective.

BU354Human Resources Management0.5 credits
Examine human resources strategy and operations across public and private organizations.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU354
BU381Strategic Management I0.5 credits
Use cases to study how organizations formulate and implement strategy.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU381
BU393Financial Management II0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Business course titles and weights
CP372Computer Networks0.5 credits
Study computer networking through the OSI model, routing, flow control, and internet protocols.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP372

Year 4 Spring3 listed

Add a 0.5-credit BU elective. Choose BU415 or BU486 during Year 4 or 5.

BU362Applied Marketing0.5 credits
Use cases and applied exercises to examine marketing decisions and brand development.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU362
BU375Operations Management0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Business course titles and weights
BU398Organizational Behaviour II0.5 credits
Study leadership and how organizational structure and processes affect management.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU398

Year 5 Winter, three-work-term option3 listed

Add a 0.5-credit 400-level CP elective. The fall portion is 2.5 BU elective credits and a 0.5-credit 400-level CP elective.

BU491Strategic Management II0.5 credits
Examine how social, ethical, and international conditions shape competitive strategy.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU491
CP373Ethics and Professional Practice in Computer Science0.5 credits
Examine computing ethics, including privacy, safety, intellectual property, and the effects of technology on work and society.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP373
CP414Foundations of Computing0.5 credits
Study automata, formal languages, and computational complexity, including P and NP.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP414

Year 5 Winter, four-work-term option2 listed

Add 1.0 credit of 400-level CP electives. The fall is the fourth co-op work term.

CP373Ethics and Professional Practice in Computer Science0.5 credits
Examine computing ethics, including privacy, safety, intellectual property, and the effects of technology on work and society.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP373
CP414Foundations of Computing0.5 credits
Study automata, formal languages, and computational complexity, including P and NP.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · CP414

Year 5 Spring, four-work-term option1 listed

Add 2.5 senior BU elective credits.

BU491Strategic Management II0.5 credits
Examine how social, ethical, and international conditions shape competitive strategy.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU491

Elective choices

Take 3.0 senior CP credits, including at least 1.0 at the 400 level.
BU elective credits do not count toward progression in Years 1–3. The grades count in the GPA when the courses are taken as additional electives.
Choose BU415 or BU486 during Year 4 or Year 5.

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