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



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Duration (years)
4 years for regular Honours BCom; 5 years for co-op or internship
McMaster 2026/27 degrees and programme durations, printed pages7–8Work experience
Competitive entry to co-op after starting Business I. Three paid work terms, with an optional fourth.
DeGroote Honours BCom with Co-op · September 2026 introductionEntering average
Published approximate guidance: Mid- to high-80s. 2027/28. Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route MB. 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.
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.
Entry terms · September
Business I (MB), first-year entry.
McMaster university-supplied Business I 2027/28 entry (MB)Ontario high-school applicants entering Business I (MB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Business I (MB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Business I (MB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Business I (MB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario OSSD applicants presenting individual IB courses; full IB Diploma admission remains a separate curriculum route
Ontario high-school applicants; exact programme prerequisites remain controlling
Ontario applicants who do not meet the published English-proficiency requirement
Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route MB. Later major/option selection and other applicant categories remain separate.
McMaster university-supplied OUInfo: Business I, Ontario entry 2027/28McMaster university-supplied OUInfo: Business I, Ontario entry 2027/28Competitive entry to co-op after starting Business I. Three paid work terms, with an optional fourth.
University work-study informationHonours BCom students can apply for the co-op option after first year. It includes three paid terms and an optional fourth.
DeGroote Honours BCom with Co-op · September 2026 introductionNamed courses in the selected current requirements and choice menus. Alternatives are included; not every listed course is mandatory. The PDF is the university’s abridged advising edition.
Published level allocation, with alternatives included. This is not a weekly timetable.
Practise collaboration, communication and critical thinking while preparing for university and career development.
Study income, asset and liability measurement, and the ethics of financial reporting.
Understand workplace behaviour and how managers respond to it.
Use statistics, visualization and regression to investigate business problems.
Examine how social, legal, political and technological conditions affect organizations.
Learn marketing principles with a focus on the customer.
Apply microeconomic theory to contemporary economic problems.
Apply macroeconomic theory to contemporary economic problems.
Learn calculus for science, including derivatives, optimisation and integration.
Apply calculus, differential equations and dynamical systems to life-science problems.
Study integration and optimization with applications in business and the sciences.
Published level allocation, with alternatives included. This is not a weekly timetable.
Use cost-accounting information for planning, control, inventory valuation and managerial decisions.
Explore human-resource management and labour relations from a management perspective.
Use Excel-based modelling, optimisation, simulation and decision tools for business analytics.
Study financial institutions, capital budgeting, risk, return and security valuation.
Explore corporate financing, capital structure, dividends, acquisitions and working-capital decisions.
Develop workplace skills and career strategies through practical business-learning activities.
Examine how information systems support business operations, strategy and decision-making.
Practise negotiation, conflict resolution and ethical bargaining through cases and exercises.
Study operations, scheduling, inventory, supply chains and process improvement.
Published level allocation, with alternatives included. This is not a weekly timetable.
Apply marketing concepts to practical cases and a major field project.
Continue practical development of collaboration, communication, self-management and career skills.
Published level allocation, with alternatives included. This is not a weekly timetable.
Integrate business disciplines through group projects and self-leadership practice.
Use capstone cases to formulate and implement corporate strategy.
Explore international business environments, cultural differences and multinational management.
The first three work-term courses apply only to admitted co-op students. The fourth is optional.
Business I is the entry route. Honours BCom with Co-op is a separate application after enrolment.
DeGroote publishes these as work-integrated learning employer partners. Published sector figures cover 2025–26 work terms before the new co-op model.
DeGroote School of Business is listed by AACSB with Business accreditation and undergraduate education.
DeGroote publishes these as work-integrated learning employer partners. Published sector figures cover 2025–26 work terms before the new co-op model.
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