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Deadlines

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Next deadline

  • Fall undergraduate application

    2027 entry

    Some programs continue accepting applications after this date if space remains.

    Official deadline
Other deadline details
No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year
  • No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
  • No central B.C. deadline
  • Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates
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Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

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May 1Fall: application and required documentsStanding annual entry · Every year
  • This programme's offered intake
  • application decision before registration
  • Space-available later applications may be accepted
  • weekend/holiday deadlines move to the next working day
  • May 1
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September 1Winter: application and required documentsStanding annual entry · Every year
  • This programme's offered intake
  • application decision before registration
  • Space-available later applications may be accepted
  • weekend/holiday deadlines move to the next working day
  • September 1
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, or the source's explicitly accepted ESAL/ENGL upgrading equivalents73% min.
  • Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-calculus 12, minimum C+
TRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirements
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    TRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirementsTRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Official high-school transcript
    • TRU uses the transcript to verify graduation, English and program-specific course requirements.
    TRU undergraduate admission document checklistTRU undergraduate admission document checklist
  4. Step 4$34.23 domestic undergraduate application fee
    • Follow the university’s instructions for this required application item.
    TRU 2026–27 domestic tuition and fees scheduleTRU 2026–27 domestic tuition and fees schedule
  5. Step 5Apply through TRU's currently available application system and provide official academic documents for the selected route.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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  6. Step 6Provide language evidence and route-specific translations/transfer records where required.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways
Programme entry requirements

BC high-school or explicitly named alternate/advanced-entry route; recommendations are optional

  • Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
  • Foundations of Math 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 with minimum C+ (or equivalent )
  • English Studies12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent *)
  • *At TRU, the equivalent is successful completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 or ENGL 0600 or ENGL 0601.
  • If you don’t meet the requirements
  • Apply and you may be eligible for admission through the Flexible Entry pathway. This will allow you to complete your missing requirements while taking university courses in your program.
TRU current exact programme admission and alternate-entry requirements
General Admission Requirements

On-campus undergraduate applicants; flexible entry applies only to the source's explicitly listed degrees

  • High school graduation, Transfer, or Mature student status
  • Applicants to all undergraduate programs on campus must qualify under one of the following categories:
  • Graduate from a recognised high school curriculum, or
  • Complete 12 or more credits of transferrable postsecondary coursework, or
  • Be 19 years of age or older with no formal education in the past 2 years (some program restrictions apply).
  • English language requirements
  • English is the language of instruction at TRU. Successful applicants require a minimum of 73% in grade 12 English or equivalent* for undergraduate degree programs on campus, or 67% for undergraduate diploma and certificate programs on campus.
  • *At TRU, the equivalent is successful completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 or ENGL 0600 or ENGL 0601.
  • Missing a general admission requirement? You may still qualify for Flexible Entry. See below.
TRU current general qualification and flexible-entry routes
Flexible Entry

On-campus undergraduate applicants; flexible entry applies only to the source's explicitly listed degrees

  • Our flexible entry pathway allows students to begin their university program while upgrading or completing missing requirements.
  • How does Flexible Entry work? When you apply for a TRU program that is eligible for Flexible Entry, we will assess your application and if you’re missing general or program-specific requirements you may still receive an offer of admission for your selected program through the flexible entry pathway. Once admitted, we will connect you with Central Academic Advising to plan your first year for success! You’ll complete your missing admission requirements while taking university courses in your program, normally within your first 24 to 30 credits.
  • Programs eligible for Flexible Entry
  • Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism Bachelor of Tourism Management Events and Conventions Management Diploma Resort and Hotel Management Diploma Sport Event Management Diploma Tourism Management Diploma
  • Faculty of Arts Associate of Arts Bachelor of Arts (Kamloops and Williams Lake) Bachelor of Communication and Digital Journalism Cultural and Social Explorations Certificate Indigenous Studies Certificate World Languages and Cultures Certificate
  • Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics Accounting Technician Diploma Associate of Commerce and Business Administration Diploma Bachelor of Business Administration Management Diploma
  • Faculty of Science Associate of Science Bachelor of Computing Science Bachelor of Natural Resource Science Bachelor of Science Computer Network and Cybersecurity Diploma Computing Science Diploma
TRU current general qualification and flexible-entry routes
Recognised high school curricula and provincial equivalents

On-campus undergraduate applicants; flexible entry applies only to the source's explicitly listed degrees

  • TRU recognises the government legislated secondary school curriculum in all Canadian provinces and territories.
  • You are considered to have the equivalent of BC high school graduation if you graduated from high school in:
  • Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or Yukon
  • Quebec, and have completed one full academic year at CEGEP
  • You are also considered to have the equivalent of BC high school graduation if you have completed the International Baccalaureate diploma program .
  • For program specific provincial admission equivalents, see the equivalency chart .
  • Not sure what program to apply to? One of our Future Students team members would be happy to chat with you.
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TRU current general qualification and flexible-entry routes
First-year BBA conditional entry

Kamloops first-year Bachelor of Business Administration applicants

  • Standard entry requires B.C. Grade 12 or mature student status, English 12 or English First Peoples 12 at 73% or equivalent, and Foundations of Mathematics 12 or Pre-Calculus 12 at C+ or equivalent.
  • TRU allows conditional entry while upgrading missing English or mathematics requirements.
TRU Gaglardi Bachelor of Business Administration entry and degree requirements

Degree requirements

Required courses and electives
  • BBA: at least 120 credits, at least 60 at TRU and half of required Business/Economics credits at TRU. Complete the core, Institutional Learning Outcomes and a major or General BBA; at least 45 non-business credits, 51 upper-level credits and 39 upper-level Business/Economics credits. Some selections require more than 120 credits.
ReferencesTRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendarTru: published degree duration and route scopetru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage345tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage283tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage284tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage244tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage337tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage268tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage355tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage209tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage302tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage342tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage354tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage319tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage235tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage269tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage246tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage377tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage324tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage210tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage303tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage270tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage343tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage293tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage294tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage320tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage344tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage236tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage271tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage258TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 95TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 91TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 94TRU Gaglardi Bachelor of Business Administration entry and degree requirementsTRU public program directory and campus listing codes

Program facts

Academic minimum73% minimum
TRU undergraduate admission requirements
Co-opCo-op option

Optional co-op requires three work terms plus COOP 1000 for the co-op designation. Apply after first- and second-year core courses, with minimum B− average in the core. Work-term selection is competitive and a position is not guaranteed; placements may require relocation beyond Kamloops.

TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 94
TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 94Check work experience options

Majors & specializations

Apply to the BBA. Complete a named major or the General BBA route.

Accounting Major

BBA

Study financial and managerial accounting.

Published requirements

Courses

Named courses in the selected current degree calendar, including alternative majors, prerequisites and transfer routes. This menu is not a list every student takes. Published year or term groups appear separately.

Elective choices
  • Non-business breadth includes 6 credits of Humanities and 6 credits of Social Sciences from the published subject lists; Psychology excludes PSYC 2100 and Sociology excludes SOCI 2710.
Study routes

Apply to the BBA. Complete a named major or the General BBA route.

  • General BBA
ReferencesTRU September 2026 edition of the 2026/27 official academic calendarTru: published degree duration and route scopetru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage345tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage283tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage284tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage244tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage337tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage268tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage355tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage209tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage302tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage342tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage354tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage319tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage235tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage269tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage246tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage377tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage324tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage210tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage303tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage270tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage343tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage293tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage294tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage320tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage344tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage236tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage271tru2026–27 published course content, PDFpage258TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 95TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 91TRU September 2026 official calendar, printed page 94TRU Gaglardi Bachelor of Business Administration entry and degree requirementsTRU public program directory and campus listing codes

Careers

Career examples

  • Business development officer
  • Marketing researcher
  • Consultant

Career sectors

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  • Government
  • Private sector
  • Small business
Career sectorsPublished career information
Scope and qualifications

Examples on the current general BBA page. Specializations and professional designations have separate requirements; no salary or labour-demand forecast is treated as a graduate outcome.

Costs

Undergraduate campus courses

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Per campus course credit · CAD

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Tuition$165.10 / credit
Books and suppliesNot researched
Residence
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Meal plan
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Estimated subtotalNot available

Published tuition · Other charges extra

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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