Business Administration and Financial Mathematics and Analytics

Wilfrid Laurier University · Waterloo

Finance and Actuarial Studies: blue ink subject illustration

5 years
Duration (years)
5 years
Laurier BBA and Financial Mathematics and Analytics
Co-op details
Work experience
Co-op is optional. Students who meet Year 2 progression requirements are guaranteed entry. The suggested co-op sequence shows three work terms.
Laurier 2026–27 BBA and Financial Mathematics and Analytics BA 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 Financial Mathematics and Analytics

Deadlines

November 2026

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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 80%.
MCV4U Calculus and Vectors at 80%.

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 UBF under Laurier Waterloo.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

The concurrent double degree requires at least 26.0 credits and normally at least 10 academic terms. The programme calendar describes the usual sequence as four and two-thirds calendar years.
The programme permits 2.5 credits of course repeats overall. The suggested plan limits Year 1 repeats to 1.5 credits.

References

Grades and academic standing

For annual progression by August 31, complete 5.0 required and elective credits. Minimum GPAs are 7.0 in BU, 5.0 in MA and ST, and 5.0 in the remaining courses. The same GPA groups apply to graduation.

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

Laurier’s 2026–27 calendar for the concurrent BBA and Financial Mathematics and Analytics BA. The blocks show the calendar’s suggested co-op sequence. The separate required-course list permits alternatives.

Year 1 Fall5 listed

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
BU127Introduction to Financial Accounting0.5 credits
Learn basic accounting by recording, reporting, and interpreting financial information.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU127
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
DATA100Introduction to Data Analytics0.5 credits
Explore tools for diagnosing, cleaning, transforming, visualizing, and modelling data.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · DATA100
MA123Introductory Linear Algebra with Applications0.5 credits
Learn to solve linear systems using matrices and Gaussian elimination.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA123

Year 1 Winter5 listed

BU121Critical Thinking and Communication Skills0.5 credits
Practise critical thinking, writing, and presenting complex business ideas clearly.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU121
EC140Introduction to Macroeconomics0.5 credits
Study national income, unemployment, price stability, and the balance of payments.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · EC140
MA120Foundations and Applications of Mathematics0.5 credits
Develop mathematical reasoning and use advanced mathematical ideas to investigate real-world examples.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA120
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
MA170Introduction to Mathematics for Finance0.5 credits
Use interest models to analyze cash flows, annuities, amortization, and bonds.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA170

Year 2 Fall5 listed

BU231Business Law0.5 credits
Study Canadian business law through contracts and the legal institutions that govern them.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU231
BU247Managerial Accounting0.5 credits
Use managerial accounting reports and tools to plan operations, make decisions, and assess performance.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU247
MA207Introduction to Mathematical Software0.5 credits
Use mathematical software for symbolic and numerical problem solving and visualization.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA207
MA200Advanced Calculus0.5 credits
Study infinite series, Taylor expansions, partial derivatives, gradients, and optimization with several variables.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA200
ST259Probability I0.5 credits
Study conditional probability, independence, random variables, expectation, variance, and covariance.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · ST259

Year 2 Winter5 listed

BU283Financial Management I0.5 credits
Study corporate finance through security valuation, capital markets, and working capital decisions.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU283
BU288Organizational Behaviour I0.5 credits
Examine how individual behaviour, relationships, and group dynamics affect management.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU288
MA220Mathematics for Data Analysis and Computing0.5 credits
Apply matrix methods, eigenvalues, and least-squares solutions to data analysis and modelling.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA220
MA270Financial Mathematics I0.5 credits
Apply linear algebra, calculus, and probability to bond pricing, capital budgeting, risk, and portfolio decisions.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA270
ST260Introduction to Statistics0.5 credits
Use exploratory data analysis, probability models, estimation, and hypothesis tests to draw statistical conclusions.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · ST260

Year 3 Fall5 listed

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
BU354Human Resources Management0.5 credits
Examine human resources strategy and operations across public and private organizations.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU354
BU393Financial Management II0.5 credits
Laurier 2026–27 Business course titles and weights
MA370Financial Mathematics II0.5 credits
Study option pricing through arbitrage, risk-neutral valuation, market completeness, and hedging.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA370
ST359Probability II0.5 credits
Study multivariate probability, conditional distributions, expectation, and probability transforms.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · ST359

Year 3 Spring3 listed

The suggested sequence adds a non-BU elective and 1.0 elective credits, including BU387 for the accounting path.

BU275Business Decision Models0.5 credits
Use quantitative methods to make business decisions under certainty, risk, and uncertainty.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU275
MA205Differential Equations I0.5 credits
Solve first- and higher-order differential equations with methods including Laplace transforms and power series.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA205
MA250Introduction to Analysis0.5 credits
Develop a rigorous understanding of calculus through limits, convergence, continuity, differentiation, and integration.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · MA250

Year 4 Winter3 listed

The suggested sequence includes MA307 or MA371, plus MA373 or a 0.5-credit elective. The accounting example uses BU397. The Integrated Case Exercise takes place in this term.

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 4 Spring2 listed

The suggested sequence adds BU415 or BU486 and 1.0 BU elective credits.

BU381Strategic Management I0.5 credits
Use cases to study how organizations formulate and implement strategy.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · BU381
ST362Regression Analysis0.5 credits
Study regression models, statistical tests, diagnostics, and approaches to selecting variables.
Laurier 2026–27 Academic Calendar · ST362

Year 5 Winter1 listed

The calendar allows multiple fall or winter placements for remaining elective requirements.

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

Elective choices

The calendar requires at least 3.0 additional senior BU credits, 1.5 additional 300- or 400-level MA or ST credits, and 2.0 open elective credits.
Choose one of MA469, MA470, MA471 or MA477 and one of ST451, ST473 or ST490.
Published substitutions include MA120 or MA121, MA122 or MA123, MA200 or both MA104 and MA201, MA220 or MA222, MA307 or MA371, and ST358 or ST359.

Study locations