Program Requirements

The BBA program is based on the concept that a general education involving an exposure to the liberal arts and sciences is essential for a career in management and for the complete development of an individual. The management portion of the BBA program emphasizes two main objectives for its students: first, on graduation, to prepare for meaningful responsibility immediately and second, to build a foundation for a career in management. The BBA program consists of 20.0 credits (or equivalent). There are 11.0 business credits of which 8.5 are required and 2.5 are BU or ENTR electives. Of the remaining 9.0 credits, 2.5 are required non-business credits, 5.0 are non-business electives and 1.5 is comprised of BU or non-BU electives..

Students completing Year 1 are not eligible for probation.

Honours Business Administration BBA Program Requirements

Year 1

Required Business courses:

• BU111
• BU121
• BU127

Required non-Business courses:

• EC120
• EC140
• MA129 or MA103 

Electives:

• 2.0 non-BU elective credits or equivalent

Academic regulations:

• The required Business courses in Year 1 are assigned. First attempts at BU111 and BU121 must be completed by the end of Winter term. GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by August 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.0 credit. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. A total of 5.0 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 2. ENTR courses cannot be included in the 5.0 credits.

Year 2

Required Business courses:

• BU231
• BU247
• BU255
• BU275
• BU283
• BU288

Required non-Business courses:

• EC250 or EC260

Electives:

• 1.5 non-BU elective credits

Academic Regulations:

• If both EC250 and EC260 are taken, one may be used as a non-BU elective.
• The required Business and Economics courses in Year 2 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently. A minimum of 5.0 credits must be taken in each of Year 1 and Year 2. A total of 10.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 3.

Year 3 and Year 4

Required Business courses (Year 3):

• BU352
• BU354
• BU362
• BU375
• BU393
• BU398

Required Business courses (Year 4):

• BU481
• BU491
• BU415 or BU486

Electives:

• 1.5 non-BU elective credit
• 1.5 BU or non-BU elective credit
• 2.5 BU or ENTR elective credits to be taken during Years 3 and 4 of the program

Academic regulations:

• The required Business courses in Year 3 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently. Students are required to take a total of 11 half-credits during their third and fourth years of the program. Of the 11 electives, a minimum of three and a maximum of six half-credit courses must be non-Business. The remainder would be BU courses.
• A minimum of 5.0 credits must be taken in each of Year 3 and Year 4. A total of 15.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 4.

Notes

• Students should familiarize themselves with the registration and academic regulations of Wilfrid Laurier University. Both the university regulations and the school/department regulations must be adhered to.
• Upon completion of Year 2 in the BBA program, a student in good standing in the program may take up to a maximum of 1.0 additional Business or non-Business elective credit. The additional elective may be taken in Year 3 and/or Year 4 of the program and does not require the approval of the BBA director. The additional elective will count in the GPA, unless the student has declared the elective an "extra" course, and is subject to any restrictions currently in the undergraduate academic calendar.
• A student wishing to take seven courses in a term requires a GPA of 9.00 (B+) and approval of the BBA director.
• A student's program that seeks to depart from normal course content or sequence requires approval, in advance, from the BBA director.
• No more than 3.0 irregular credits may be counted towards an Honours BBA degree. An irregular course is defined as a course offered under a Business seminar heading or the BU480, BU490* or BU499° course code. No more than 1.0 credit may be BU480 or BU490* and no more than 0.5 credit may be BU499°.

Leave of Absence from the Program

A student may apply to withdraw from the BBA program for one, two or three academic terms by completing the Leave of Absence Form. The application should indicate the length of leave requested, include the reasons for the requested leave of absence, and be submitted to the BBA director or designate. The leave of absence, if granted, will permit the student to re-enter the program at the beginning of the designated academic term without the necessity of review by the SBE Admissions Committee. Leaves of absence, when granted, are conditional upon the student being in good academic standing (all undergraduate calendar requirements have been met) at the time the leave is to become effective.

A student who withdraws from the BBA program without having obtained a leave of absence and who later wishes to continue with the BBA program must apply to the SBE Admissions Committee for readmission. A leave of absence made during a current term must adhere to university course withdrawal dates.

A student may take non-Business electives only for degree credit during the period of a leave of absence.

Transfer Students into Year 2

The SBE Admissions Committee will consider applicants from other faculties or recognized universities based on the following criteria:

• An applicant must have successfully completed Year 1 of an undergraduate program. The courses in that program should be similar to those required within the BBA program.
• Students will be considered based upon their overall academic record in Year 1 of undergraduate study. The level of achievement must be no less than a 9.00 GPA (77%) overall, including a minimum of a 9.00 GPA (77%) for all BU courses, to apply.
• It is expected that applicants complete a full course load each term of Year 1. Normally, a total of ten 0.5‐credit courses (or equivalent) must be completed by May 1 for consideration. Course repeats are not reviewed favourably.
• If a student has not completed all the necessary courses by the end of the winter term, then transfers may be considered after the spring term. Applicants will be asked about the extenuating circumstances that prevented them from completing first year requirements by the end of the winter term, and these transfers will only be considered if space remains in the program.
• Space is limited, where the number of applicants with minimum qualifications exceeds the number of places available candidates will be rank‐ordered on the basis of academic record (i.e., meeting the minimum GPA requirements to apply does not guarantee entry to the BBA program).

Inquiries about a transfer into the Honours BBA program should be made through the undergraduate Business programs office.

Application for transfer into Year 2 of the Honours BBA program should be made through your LORIS account in May for current Year 1 Laurier students. External students should contact Recruitment and Admissions at chooselaurier@wlu.ca.

Residence Requirement

Any student desiring to obtain a BBA degree must fulfill the minimum requirement as a full-time student in Year 2 and Year 3 of the program. Normally, all required business and non-Business courses must be taken at Laurier.

A BBA concentration consists of a minimum of 2.0 senior-level credits beyond core courses counted toward the degree. Under special circumstances a BU480: Independent Research or a BU490*: Major Project may be approved for inclusion toward a concentration. A concentration allows students to pursue an interest within general management; the concentration is not a professional designation. The concentration will appear on the student’s official transcript when denoted on the application to graduate submitted by the student prior to printed deadlines. Only one concentration may be declared.

The concentrations available with the BBA degree are as follows:

Accounting

Any four (4) of:

• BU357: Taxation I
• BU387: Intermediate Accounting I
• BU397: Intermediate Accounting II
• BU466: Taxation II
• BU467: Advanced Management Accounting
• BU477: Auditing
• BU487: Advanced Accounting
• BU497: Seminar in Accounting

Business and Sustainability

The following two (2) courses are required:

• BU321: Social Entrepreneurship
• BU411: Business Strategy for Sustainability

Any two (2) of:

• BU442: Marketing and Society
• BU455: Transportation and Facilities Management
• BU485: Environmental Management for Operations
• EC238: Environmental Economics
• EC318: Natural Resource Economics
• UU101: Perspectives on Sustainability

Entrepreneurship

• ENTR200: Entrepreneurial Method

And any three (3) of:

• BU321: Social Entrepreneurship
• BU403: Entrepreneurial Finance
• BU421: Managing the Family Enterprise
• BU451: Law and Entrepreneurship
• BU479: High-Tech Marketing
• ENTR300: Business Model Creation
• ENTR301: Business Model Execution

Finance

At least one (1) course from the following list:

• BU403: Entrepreneurial Finance
• BU423: Options, Futures and Swaps
• BU443: International Financial Management
• BU449: Fixed Income Analysis
• BU453: Working Capital Management
• BU463: Advanced Corporate Finance
• BU473: Investment Management

• BU353: Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
• BU400: Advanced Equity Analysis I
• BU403: Entrepreneurial Finance
• BU410: Advanced Equity Analysis II
• BU413: Personal Financial Planning and Management
• BU416: International Finance and Accounting
• BU419: Property and Liability Insurance Management
• BU423: Options, Futures and Swaps
• BU429: Capital Market Issues in Property and Liability Insurance
• BU430: Financial Markets & Securities Trading
• BU433: Management of Financial Institutions
• BU443: International Financial Management
• BU449: Fixed Income Analysis
• BU453: Working Capital Management
• BU460: Laurier Start-Up Fund
• BU463: Advanced Corporate Finance
• BU473: Investment Management
• BU483: Life and Health Insurance
• BU493: Seminar in Finance

Human Resource Management

Any four (4) of:

• BU408: Recruitment and Selection
• BU414: Occupational Health and Safety
• BU418: Strategic Human Resources Planning
• BU448: Strategic Compensation in Canada
• BU464: Labour Relations
• BU468: Organizational Change and Development
• BU474: Training and Development

Insurance and Risk Management

The following two (2) courses are required:

• BU353: Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
• BU419: Property and Liability Insurance Management

And two (2) additional courses from the list below, of which at least one must be BU429 or BU433:

• BU412: Services Marketing Management
• BU413: Personal Financial Planning and Management
• BU414: Occupational Health and Safety
• BU423: Options, Futures and Swaps
• BU425: Business Analytics
• BU429: Capital Market Issues in Property and Liability Insurance
• BU433: Management of Financial Institutions
• BU483: Life and Health Insurance
• GG396: Natural Hazards

International Business

• BU416: International Finance and Accounting
• BU435: Supply Chain Management
• BU469: Global Marketing Management
• BU489: International Organizational Behaviour
• BU491: Business Policy II

Students must register in section "in" for the above-listed courses.

Note: An international study tour is a major component of this concentration. A set fee is charged for the cost of travel.

Marketing

• BU422: Marketing Research

And any three (3) of:

• BU409: Creative Thinking for Marketing Managers
• BU412: Services Marketing Management
• BU432: Consumer Behaviour
• BU442: Marketing and Society
• BU452: Marketing Strategy
• BU459: Marketing and Social Networks
• BU462: Business-to-Business Marketing
• BU469: Global Marketing Management
• BU470: Brand Communication
• BU472: Marketing Communications
• BU479: High-Tech Marketing
• BU482: Sales Management
• BU492: Seminar in Marketing

Strategic Management

Any four (4) of:

• BU353 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
• BU401 - Competition Case Analysis & Presentation
• BU411 - Business Strategy for Sustainability
• BU416 - International Finance and Accounting
• BU421 - Managing the Family Enterprise
• BU431 - Management Consulting Practicum
• BU443 - International Financial Management
• BU451 - Law and Entrepreneurship
• BU452 - Marketing Strategy
• BU461 - Seminar in Business Policy
• BU488 - Leadership
• EC304 - Industrial Organization
• EC325 - Game Theory and Economics

Supply Chain Management

Any four (4) of:

• BU405: Procurement and Supply Management
• BU425: Business Analytics
• BU435: Supply Chain Management
• BU445: Information Systems for Supply Chain Management
• BU455: Transportation and Facilities Management

Students may choose to select their elective courses in such a way as to meet the requirements for a minor/option (to a maximum of two) in an area other than Business. Additional courses may be necessary to fulfil these requirements as well as those of the BBA program. The following regulations will apply:

• A BBA student may not count BU255 (EC255) or BU275 toward the Economics minor.
• 1.0 credit (or equivalent) may be counted towards the minor requirements if taken on a Letter of Permission basis, or as a cross-registered student at the University of Waterloo.
• Mathematics Minor: the Faculty of Science will permit students who have completed two years of study in the BBA/BMath double degree program, but who subsequently decide to drop their affiliation with University of Waterloo, to obtain a mathematics minor with the BBA degree if they complete a minimum of 1.0 senior mathematics credits on the Laurier campus. Students must still have completed the required courses, or their equivalents, in such a way that 3.5 credits constitute the minor.
• A minor consists of a minimum of 3.0 credits and allows a student to complete a secondary area of study in a subject (e.g. Sociology, Women and Gender Studies, Philosophy) different from their honours discipline.
• The minimum requirement for the minor consists of 3.0 credits, no fewer than 2.0 of which shall be senior credits and no fewer than 2.0 of which shall be obtained at Laurier. Students may not hold a minor in a subject in which they have an honours major or option.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 4.5 is required on all courses of the minor subject(s).
• A minor is not available to students in the general BA or general BSc program without designation.

This program draws upon the quality and reputation of each of the respective programs in order to develop a unique educational experience for students in the field of business and computer science. The program provides qualified applicants the opportunity to develop an expertise in each of these fields. By utilizing the synergies that exist between these two respective programs, the students can maximize the benefit of their educational experience by completing these two undergraduate degrees within a period of less than five years. The program consists of a total of 25.0 course credits. Completion of 5.0 required and elective course credits in each year of the BBA/BSc in Computer Science program is mandatory to progress.

• Students complete the required course and GPA components of each of the two degrees.
• The program duration is approximately 4 2/3 years in length.
• The program guarantees entry into co-op if progression requirements to Year 2 are satisfied. Co-op Education is not mandatory.
• The 3.0 senior computer science credits must include at least 1.0 credit at the 400 level.
• The program allows for 2.5 course credit repeats, instead of the traditional 2.0 course credit repeats allowed in the Honours BBA (Laurier) program. In Year 1, students must obtain 5.0 course credits by Aug. 31 and total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credits. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2.

Year 1

Fall:

• BU111
• CP104
• EC120
• MA103 (or MA102)
• MA122

Winter:

• BU121
• BU127
• CP164
• EC140
• MA103 (or 0.5 elective credit if MA103 taken in fall)

Progression requirements:

• GPA of 7.00 for all BU courses, and GPA of 5.00 for all EC, CP, PC, MA and other courses.
• GPA of 5.00 for all CP courses, and an overall GPA of 5.00.

Year 2

Fall:

• BU288
• EC255
• CP212
• CP213
• CP220

Winter:

• BU247
• CP214
• CP216
• CP264
• CP363

Spring:

• Co-op term 1

Progression requirements:

• GPA of 7.00 for all BU courses, and GPA of 5.00 for all EC, CP, PC, MA and other courses.
• GPA of 5.00 for all CP courses, and an overall GPA of 5.00.
• A total of 10.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 3.

Year 3

Fall:

• BU231
• CP312
• CP386
• 1.0 senior CP elective

Winter:

• Co-op term 2

Spring:

• BU275
• BU283
• CP317
• EC250 or EC260
• 0.5 senior CP elective

Progression requirements:

• GPA of 7.00 for all BU courses, and GPA of 5.00 for all EC, CP, PC, MA and other courses.
• GPA of 5.00 for all CP courses, and an overall GPA of 5.00.
• A total of 15.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 4.

Year 4

Fall:

• Co-op term 3

Winter:

• BU352
• BU354
• BU385
• CP372
• 0.5 senior CP elective

Spring:

• BU362
• BU375
• BU398
• BU481 (may be taken in Year 4 or Year 5)
• BU415 or BU486 (may be taken in Year 4 or Year 5)

Progression requirements:

• GPA of 7.00 for all BU courses, and GPA of 5.00 for all EC, CP, PC, MA and other courses.
• GPA of 5.00 for all CP courses, and an overall GPA of 5.00.
• The required 300-level Business courses in Year 4 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently.
• A total of 20.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 5.

Year 5 (Option 1)

Fall:

• 2.5 BU electives
• 0.5 400-level CP elective

Winter:

• BU491
• CP373
• CP414
• 0.5 senior CP elective
• 0.5 400-level CP elective     

or:

Year 5 (Option 2)

Fall:

• Co-op term 4

Winter:

• CP373
• CP414
• 0.5 senior CP elective,
• 1.0 400-level CP elective

Spring:

• BU491
• 2.5 senior BU electives

Graduation requirements:

• GPA of 7.00 for all BU courses, and GPA of 5.00 for all EC, CP, PC, MA and other courses.
• GPA of 5.00 for all CP courses, and an overall GPA of 5.00.

This double-degree program provides qualified students the opportunity to gain expertise in business models and management practices, and the theory and quantitative methods fundamental to the financial and related sectors. This BBA/BA program consists of a minimum of 26.0 credits and normally requires at least 10 academic terms, over 4 2/3 calendar years of study, to complete all requirements. Only under especially mitigating circumstances, and with the approval of both departments, can the term sequencing attached to the double degree program be altered, and such instances will usually result in a delay (possibly as much as one calendar year) of the graduation date.

Students normally enter this program in a fall term. Students who satisfy the progression requirements for entry to Year 2 are guaranteed entry into the Co-op Option, but this option is not mandatory. The progression requirements of each program (the Honours BBA and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics) must be satisfied in order to receive both degrees.

On successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to attend the convocation ceremonies in Lazaridis School and in Science and will receive the Honours BBA degree and the Honours BA Financial Mathematics degree at the respective convocations.

Regulations

Students must meet the following conditions in each year of the program by Aug. 31 in order to progress:

• Minimum GPA of 7.00 in Business (BU) courses.
• Minimum GPA of 5.0 in Mathematics (MA) and Statistics (ST) courses.
• An overall GPA of 5.0 in non-Business, non-Mathematics, non-Statistics courses.
• Completion of 5.0 required and elective credits, including the required Business and Mathematics credits in the program outline.

Graduation requirements:

• Completion of all 26.0 required and elective credits.
• Minimum GPA of 7.0 in BU courses.
• Minimum GPA of 5.0 in MA and ST courses.
• Minimum GPA of 5.0 in non-BU, non-MA, non-ST courses.

Students who do not meet the requirements in one of the Honours subjects, will progress into the subsequent year of the one Honours program for which they have met the requirements, then all the regulations for that single Honours program will apply. Students who have not met the graduation requirements due to low GPA must do so within one calendar year to graduate with the double degree.

Based on the results of the Calculus Placement Evaluation, an entering student may be advised to complete MA102 prior to completing MA103; then MA102 would be completed in fall term of Year 1, MA103 would be completed in Winter term of Year 1, MA104 would be completed in fall term of Year 2 and CP104 would be completed in Spring term of Year 3. Students who have credit for MA102 require 1.5 non-BU, non-MA, non-ST elective credits.

Required Courses

• MA103, MA104, MA121, MA122, MA170, MA201, MA205, MA222, MA250, ST259, ST260, MA270, MA307; ST359 (or MA340);
• MA350, MA370, MA451, MA455, MA470 and at least 1.5 additional senior MA or ST credits at the 300 or 400 level;
• BU111, BU121, BU127, BU231, BU247, BU275, BU283, BU288, BU352, BU354, BU362, BU375, BU393, BU398, BU415 or BU486, BU481, BU491 and at least 2.5 additional senior BU credits;
• CP104 and EC120, EC140, EC250 or EC260.

Schedule

Below is a suggested schedule within which all program requirements can be fulfilled.

Year 1

• Fall: BU111, BU127, EC120, MA103, MA122
• Winter: BU121, EC140, MA104, MA121, MA170
• Spring: EC250 or EC260 (may be done online during Year 1, 2 or 3)

Note: The required Business courses in Year 1 are assigned. First attempts at BU111 and BU121 must be completed by the end of Winter term. GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by August 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credit. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2. A total of 5.0 credits must be completed by August 31 for progression to Year 2.

Year 2

• Fall: BU231, BU247, MA104 (if not taken in Year 1), or MA207, MA222, ST259
• Winter: BU283, BU288, MA201, MA270, ST260
• Spring: Co-op work term 1

Note: A total of 10 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 3.

Year 3

• Fall: BU352, BU354, BU393, MA370, ST359
• Winter: Co-op work term 2
• Spring: BU275, MA205, MA250, MA207 (if not taken in Year 1) or non-BU elective, 0.5 BU or non-BU elective (BU387 if in accounting)

Note: A total of 15 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 4.

Year 4

• Fall: Co-op work term 3
• Winter: BU362, BU375, BU398, MA307 or MA371, 0.5 elective (BU397 if in accounting)
• Spring: BU415 or BU486, BU481, 1.0 BU elective, 0.5 MA or ST elective

Note: The required 300-level Business courses in Year 4 are an integrated set which must be taken concurrently. A total of 20.0 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 5.

Year 5

• Fall: MA451, 0.5 elective
• Winter: BU491, MA470, 1.5 BU elective (fall or winter), 1.5 MA or ST elective (fall or winter)

Additional Notes

Students are encouraged to select the Co-op Option. If the Co-op Option is not selected, then different academic plans for completion of this double degree program are possible. Students should consult the Business department and the Mathematics department to ensure program requirements are met.

The above outline incorporates the prerequisite structure in BU, EC and MA courses. Students are strongly advised to consult with academic advisors before altering their academic plan.

This double-degree program is administered jointly by the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo (UW). It is a restricted-enrolment program with admission normally limited to Year 1 in a fall (September-to-December) term.

Students who successfully complete this program will be eligible to attend both universities' convocation ceremonies and be awarded a Laurier Honours BBA degree and a UW Honours BCS degree at the respective convocations. Students may register for this program at either university. The academic component is the same, regardless of where students are formally registered, but students participate in the co-op process at their home institution. Thus, the degree attached to each student's registered university is a degree with a Co-op Option designation, with the other university's degree being a regular-stream parchment.

This academic program cannot be combined with any other major. It requires a minimum of 9 full-time academic study terms and successful completion of a minimum of 52 one-term (0.5-credit) courses. Most students require 10 full time terms to complete the program. The 52 0.5-credit courses must include 24 specified business-related 0.5 credits taken at Laurier and 24 specified mathematics and computer science 0.5 credits at UW. The remaining 4 0.5-credit electives may be taken at either university.

Program Requirements

After Year 1, Laurier-registered students who remain eligible to continue their studies in the double degree program are required to participate in the Co-op Option. The Laurier co-op process involves three (or four at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the nine study terms, beginning with a first co-op work term in the January-to-April period between the third and fourth study terms. The earlier May-to-August term between the second and third study terms is an "off" term (where students are on their own for the term, similar to regular-stream students).

For UW-registered students, the co-op process involves four (or five at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the nine study terms. The first of these work terms occurs during the May-to-August period between the second and third study terms, thus replacing the corresponding "off" term for Laurier-registered students by an extra work term. With this one exception of the first May-to-August period, the term sequencing for UW-registered students is identical to the one for Laurier-registered students.

With the sequencing of study terms and work terms indicated above, the normal duration for this program is four and two-thirds calendar years (or five calendar years at a student's discretion). Only under especially mitigating circumstances, and with the approval of both universities, can the term sequencing attached to the double degree program be altered, and such instances will usually result in a delay (possibly as much as one calendar year) of the graduation date.

All double degree program students, regardless of their home university affiliation, are required to satisfy all term-by-term progression requirements of both Laurier's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics and UW's Faculty of Mathematics to remain eligible to continue in the program, and to meet all graduation requirements of both institutions to be eligible for the two degrees. More specifically, students must ensure that their course selection each term, their academic performance level, and their academic conduct in general, comply with all the policies, procedures, regulations and requirements of both universities. Failure to do so will normally result in students being required to withdraw from the double degree program. Such students may remain eligible to enrol in the (single degree) Laurier BBA program (although not necessarily in the Co-op Option) or to enrol in another appropriate (single degree) UW BCS or BMath plan respectively, depending upon their individual circumstances. Special circumstances do exist for the double degree program including the allowance for 2.5 course credit repeats, instead of the traditional 2.0 course credit repeats allowed in the Honours BBA (Laurier) program. In addition, any student who must satisfy UW progression standards and repeat a Math course they have passed will have the original course deemed an extra on the Laurier student record. This only applies when the non-BU GPA requirement for progression has been satisfied.

Schedule

Year 1

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU111(F), BU121(W), EC120(F), EC140(W).
• Required Math courses: MA135(F), MA137(F), MA136(W), MA138(W).
• Strongly recommended courses: CS135 (or CS115), CS136 and CS136L (or CS116).
• Elective courses: Year 1 English course (0.5 credit); see "communications requirement" below.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by Aug. 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credits. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2.

Year 2

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU127(F), BU283(F), BU288(F), BU231(S), BU247(S). Recommend EC250 or EC260 be completed by the end of Year 2.
• Required Math courses: ST230(F), ST231(S), CO250(S).
• Required Math courses (choice of when taken): CS245(F), CS246(F), MA239
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: 20 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.

Year 3

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU352(F), BU354(F), BU393(F), BU362(S), BU375(S), BU398(S).
• Required Math courses (choice of when taken): CS240, CS241, CS251.
• Elective courses: Require a total of four courses; these can be BU, CS or other course. Business (BU/ENTR) electives at Laurier (6 courses).
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: 30 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.

Year 4 and Year 5

• Required Business courses to be taken between years 4 and 5: BU481, BU491.
• Required Math courses (choice of when taken): CS341, CS350, CS490, CS492. Two additional CS courses chosen from CS340-398, 440-489. Two additional CS courses chosen from 440-489.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: Co-op Option 1 students: 40 0.5-credits by Aug. 31; Co-op Option 2 and 3 students: 40 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. 52 0.5-credits to graduate.

Communications Requirement

Year 1 English course: EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, ENLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, COMMST 100, COMMST 223.

Notes

• UW Course Abbreviations: CS = Computer Science; EN = English; EMLS = English for Academic Success; MA = Core Mathematics; ST = Statistics.
• Under certain circumstances, MATH 137 and MATH 138 may be replaced by MATH 127 and MATH 128 respectively. Refer to the UW academic calendar.
• It is recommended that students complete at least 21 0.5-credit courses by the end of Year 2, either by taking six courses in one of their study terms, or by taking an elective course via Online Learning during an off term or a co-op term.
• The UW courses MATH 135, 136, 137, 138, 235, 237, 239, CS 135, ST 230 and ST 231 may be replaced by the advanced courses MATH 145, 146, 147, 148, 245, 247, 249, CS 145, ST 240 and ST 241 respectively.
• Students may take CS 115 and CS 116 in place of CS 135, or if needed they may take CS 116 after CS 135 and before CS 136. Students who take CS 116 in the winter term in Year 1 must take CS 136 in the fall term in Year 2 and CS 245 and CS 246  in the spring term of Year 2.
• Economics Minor: EC120; EC140; one of EC250, EC260 taken in Year 2 (refer to i and ii below); three additional Economics courses approved by the double degree program advisor from Laurier (refer to iii below):
  • i) UW's ECON 201 taken either on campus or by Online Learning, may be substituted for Laurier's EC260.
  • ii) If both EC250 and EC260 (or ECON 201) are taken, only two additional Economics courses are required.
  • iii) The "three additional Economics courses" may be any mix of approved EC courses from Laurier and ECON courses from UW. These courses may be taken either on campus or (when available) by Online Learning.
• Mathematics Minor: the Faculty of Science will permit students who have completed two years of study in the above double degree program, but who subsequently decide to drop their affiliation with University of Waterloo, to obtain a mathematics minor with the BBA degree if they complete a minimum of 1.0 senior mathematics credits on the Laurier campus. Students must still have completed the required courses, or their equivalents, in such a way that 3.5 credits constitute the minor.

For details about the various UW Honours BCS policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that apply to this double degree program, consult the UW undergraduate calendar and/or one of UW's academic program advisors.

This double degree program is administered jointly by the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo (UW). It is a restricted-enrolment program with admission normally limited to Year 1 in a fall (September-to-December) term.

Students who successfully complete this program will be eligible to attend both universities' convocation ceremonies and be awarded a Laurier Honours BBA degree and a UW Honours BMath degree at the respective convocations. Students may register for this program at either university. The academic component is the same, regardless of where students are formally registered, but students participate in the co-op process at their home institution. Thus, the degree attached to each student's registered university is a degree with a Cooperative Education designation, with the other university's degree being a regular-stream parchment.

This academic program cannot be combined with any other major or option designation. It requires a minimum of 9 full-time academic study terms and successful completion of a minimum of 52 one-term (0.5-credit) courses. Most students require 10 full-time terms to complete the program. The 52 0.5-credit courses must include 24 specified business-related 0.5 credits taken at Laurier and 24 specified mathematics and computer science. The remaining 4 0.5-credit electives may be taken at either university.

Program Requirements

After Year 1, Laurier-registered students who remain eligible to continue their studies in the double degree program are required to participate in the Co-op Option. The Laurier co-op process involves three (or four at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the nine study terms, beginning with a first co-op work term in the January-to-April period between the third and fourth study terms. The earlier May-to-August term between the second and third study terms is an "off" term (where students are on their own for the term, similar to regular-stream students).

For UW-registered students, the co-op process involves four (or five at a student's discretion) co-op work terms intermixed with the nine study terms. The first of these work terms occurs during the May-to-August period between the second and third study terms, thus replacing the corresponding "off" term for Laurier-registered students by an extra work term. With this one exception of the first May-to-August period, the term sequencing for UW-registered students is identical to the one for Laurier-registered students.

With the sequencing of study terms and work terms indicated above, the normal duration for this program is four and two-thirds calendar years (or five calendar years at a student's discretion). Only under especially mitigating circumstances, and with the approval of both universities, can the term sequencing attached to the double degree program be altered, and such instances will usually result in a delay (possibly as much as one calendar year) of the graduation date.

All double degree program students, regardless of their home university affiliation, are required to satisfy all term-by-term progression requirements of both Laurier's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics and UW's Faculty of Mathematics to remain eligible to continue in the program, and to meet all graduation requirements of both institutions to be eligible for the two degrees. More specifically, students must ensure that their course selection each term, their academic performance level, and their academic conduct in general, comply with all the policies, procedures, regulations and requirements of both universities. Failure to do so will normally result in students being required to withdraw from the double degree program. Such students may remain eligible to enrol in the (single degree) Laurier BBA program (although not necessarily in the Co-op Option) or to enrol in another appropriate (single degree) UW BMath plan respectively, depending upon their individual circumstances.

Each academic term, the last date to add or drop a course without failure will be specific to the institution offering the course. A business or economics course will follow Laurier’s add/drop dates, a math or computer science course will follow UW’s add/drop dates. This policy is specific to students enrolled in Laurier-UW double degree programs only.

Special circumstances do exist for the double degree program including the allowance for 2.5 course credit repeats, instead of the traditional 2.0 course credit repeats allowed in the Honours BBA (Laurier) program. In addition, any student who must satisfy UW progression standards and repeat a Math course they have passed will have the original course deemed an extra on the Laurier student record. This only applies when the non-BU GPA requirement for progression has been satisfied.

Schedule

Year 1

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU111(F), EC120(F), BU121(W), EC140(W).
• Required Math courses: CS115(F), MA135(F), MA137(F), CS116(W), MA136(W), MA138(W). Communications(W); refer to "Communication Skills" requirement below.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: GPA requirements for both Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by Aug. 31 for progression into Year 2. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.5 credits. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2.

Year 2

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU127(F), BU283(F), BU288(F) , BU231(S), BU247(S). EC250 or EC260 recommend completion by the end of Year 2.
• Required Math courses: STAT230(F), CO250(F), STAT231(S).
• Required Math courses (choice of when taken): Two to be completed in spring of Year 2 (the remaining to be taken later): MATH235; One of: MATH237 or MATH239; ACTSC 231.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: 20 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.

Year 3

• Required Business and Economics courses: BU352(F), BU354(F), BU393(F), BU362(S), BU375(S), BU398(S).
• Required Math courses (choice of when taken): Four required MATH courses to be taken in Year 3, Year 4 or Year 5: CO370, CS330, STAT371, STAT372.
• Elective courses: Four elective courses; these can be BU, MATH or other course. Six Business (BU/ENTR) electives at Laurier.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: 30 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. The required BU courses are integrated sets that must be taken concurrently.

Year 4 and Year 5

• Required Business courses to be taken between years 4 and 5: BU481, BU491.
• Elective Math courses (choice of when taken): Seven elective MATH courses at any level in Year 3, Year 4 or Year 5.
• Minimum cumulative credit total and required completion dates: Co-op Option 1 students: 40 0.5-credits by Aug. 31; Co-op Option 2 and 3 students: 40 0.5-credits by Dec. 31. 52 0.5-credits to graduate.

Notes

• UW Mathematics Course Abbreviations: ACTSC = Actuarial Science; AMATH = Applied Mathematics; CO = Combinatorics and Optimization; CS = Computer Science; EMLS = English for Academic Success; MATH = Core (Algebra and Calculus) Mathematics; PMATH = Pure Mathematics; STAT = Statistics.
• Under certain circumstances, MATH 136, MATH 137 and MATH 138 may be replaced by MATH 106, MATH 127 and MATH 128 respectively. Refer to the UW calendar.
• It is recommended that students complete at least 21 0.5-credit courses by the end of Year 2, either by taking six courses in one of their study terms, or by taking an elective course via Online Learning during an off term or a co-op term.
• The UW mathematics courses MATH 135, 136, 137, 138, 235, 237, 239, CS 135, STAT 230 and STAT 231 may be replaced by the advanced courses MATH 145, 146, 147, 148, 245, 247, 249, CS145, STAT 240 and STAT 241 respectively.
• Economics Minor: EC120; EC140; one of EC250, EC260 taken in Year 2 (refer to i and ii below); three additional Economics courses approved by the double degree program advisor from Laurier and UW (refer to iii below):
  • i) UW's ECON 201 taken either on campus or by Online Learning, may be substituted for Laurier's EC260.
  • ii) If both EC250 and EC260 (or ECON201) are taken, only two additional Economics courses are required.
  • iii) The "three additional Economics courses" may be any mix of approved EC courses from Laurier and ECON courses from UW. These courses may be taken either on campus or (when available) by Online Learning.
• Mathematics Minor: the Faculty of Science will permit students who have completed two years of study in the above double degree program, but who subsequently decide to drop their affiliation with University of Waterloo, to obtain a mathematics minor with the BBA degree if they complete a minimum of 1.0 senior mathematics credits on the Laurier campus. Students must still have completed the required courses, or their equivalents, in such a way that 3.5 credits constitute the minor.

For details about the various UW Honours BMath policies, procedures, regulations and requirements that apply to this double degree program, consult the UW undergraduate calendar and/or one of UW's academic program advisors.

Communication Skills Requirement

Since strong communication skills are essential to academic, professional, and personal success, the faculty places a particular emphasis on their development. All students must successfully complete two communications courses:

List I

The first course must be chosen from one of the following:

• EMLS 101R: Oral Communication for Academic Purposes
• EMLS 102R: Correction in Academic Writing
• EMLS/ENGL 129R: Written Academic English
• ENGL 109: Introduction to Academic Writing
• SPCOM 100: Interpersonal Communication
• SPCOM 223: Public Speaking

This course must be completed with a mark of at least 60% prior to enrolling in a 2A term. Except for some students in the double degree plans, students are expected to enrol in one of these courses in their first term of study in the Faculty of Mathematics.

Coordinator: Stephen Preece, PhD, entrepreneurship academic director. Contact: spreece@wlu.ca.

Laurier Entrepreneurship Core Courses

Year 2

One of:

• ENTR200: Entrepreneurial Process
• SC200: Entrepreneurship in Science
• SE200: How to Change the World: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Year 3 and/or 4

• ENTR300: Business Model Creation
• ENTR301: Business Model Execution

Program Regulations

• To register in ENTR300 and ENTR301 students must complete an application and interview process. Selection is competitive based on grades, aptitude and experience. Refer to the coordinator for more information.
• BU111/BU121 is strongly recommended, but not required.
• Graduation with the core requires 1.5 credits and a cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all required courses.

Program information: Bethany Ankucza, x2060 or bankucza@wlu.ca; or bbaadvising@wlu.ca.

About the Option

The Management Option is normally a direct-entry program for students with an incoming average of low-to-mid 80s or above; the option is meant to be combined with a major from the faculties of Arts, Science, Music, or the department of Economics. Current Laurier students who are eligible may apply for the option using the online program selection form available through Enrolment Services.

Students who have entered through direct-entry must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in BU111 and BU127 to progress to senior BU courses (200-, 300- and 400-level courses).

For continuing students to be eligible to declare the option, a student must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in BU111 and BU127. A student must also successfully complete a recognized statistics course from their program of study or EC205 from the Department of Business prior to admission. Entry to the program is competitive and students would typically apply at the end of Year 2. Only students in an honours degree will be considered for admission.

Program Requirements

The Management Option consists of the following 4.0 credits (eight courses):

Required courses (3.0 credits):

• BU111: Understanding the Business Environment
• BU127: Introduction to Financial Accounting
• BU223: Fundamentals of Finance (refer to Note 1)
• BU225: Fundamentals of Operations (refer to Note 2)
• BU352: Introduction to Marketing Management
• BU354: Human Resources Management

Any one of the following (0.5 credit):

• EC120: Introduction to Microeconomics
• EC140: Introduction to Macroeconomics

One course from the following (0.5 credit):

• EC205, EC255, EC285, KP390, MA241, PO218, PS296, ST230, ST231, ST260, SY382, or GG254 and GG258 (together only for 1.0 credit)

Regulations and Notes

1. Students wanting to substitute BU283: Financial Management I for BU223: Fundamentals of Finance must complete BU283 course prerequisites. Students who complete BU223 must still complete BU283 if they wish to pursue other third- and fourth-year finance courses. Consult a Business department academic advisor.
2. Students wanting to substitute BU385: Operations Management I for BU225: Fundamentals of Operations must complete BU385 course prerequisites. Students who complete BU225 must still complete BU385 if they wish to pursue other third- and fourth-year operations courses. Consult a Business department academic advisor.
3. Current students may apply for the option using the program selection form available through Enrolment Services after admission requirements have been met: BU111 and BU127 and the statistics requirement given above.
4. Any 300-level course may not be taken prior to Year 3.
5. A cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all BU courses applicable to the Management Option is required for graduation. A grade point of 5.0 is required in each of the economics and statistics courses. A maximum of 2 repeats is allowed across these course requirements.
6. At least 3.5 of the 4.0 credits in the option must be completed at Laurier.

Program counselling: bbaadvising@wlu.ca.

About the Diploma

Admission requirements and specific academic regulations for the diploma is outlined in the sections which follow. Note that the last grade received on any course attempt will be used to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) and that no course may be attempted more than twice. This rule applies to courses taken at this and other institutions.

The Diploma in Business Administration has been designed to meet the needs of people with work experience in business or government who wish to enhance their skills in the functional areas of administration.

The courses in the program have been selected to give broad coverage of the functional areas of management.

The program is made up of 6.0 credits (5.0 required and 1.0 elective). Courses are offered both online and on-campus. Students may choose the preferred delivery method of each course, pending availability each term. The program is normally completed on a part-time basis but can be completed full-time and will take at least two terms to complete, subject to course availability. Program requirements are given in the following chart.

Diploma Requirements

Required courses:

• BU111, BU127, BU247, BU275, BU283, BU352, BU354
• EC120, EC140, BU205 ( or EC205)

Elective courses:

• Choose any two BU or EC 0.5-credit courses.

Admission Requirements

Students must have three years work experience in business or government following their most recent formal education OR an undergraduate degree in any discipline except Business or Economics.

Applicants must normally have completed BU111 and BU127 with a minimum combined GPA of 7.0 (B-) before admission to the Diploma. Prior to admission, students will be unclassified or post-degree Laurier students.

Students may be granted a maximum of four 0.5-credit courses (2.0 credits) towards the diploma for required courses taken prior to admission to the program. If additional courses are considered equivalent to the core or functional courses then the students must enrol in additional electives in order to complete 4.0 credits after admission to the program.

Academic Regulations

In order to graduate, students must attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.0 (B-). A maximum of two 0.5 credit courses (1.0 credit) may be repeated after admission to the program. The GPA will be calculated over all courses completed after admission to the program. Any courses completed before admission to the program will not be used to determine graduation GPA.

Students must complete a minimum of 4.0 credits at Wilfrid Laurier University after admission to the program.

Notes

Although diploma students are allowed to take EC255 without the prerequisite of MA129, such students should be aware that the other members of the class will have taken this Mathematics course and the instructors may assume that all students have the same level of sophistication in mathematics. As a result, students without the prerequisite may be at a disadvantage.

Completion of the Diploma in Business Administration, students may be eligible for the part-time MBA program with the following exclusive waivers and exemptions:

• GMAT waiver with completion of EC205 with a B+ (9.0) or higher and a previous undergraduate degree in any discipline except Business or Economics
• BU609 – Business Analytics with completion of EC205 and BU275 with a combined GPA of 8.0 (B) or higher
• BU607 – Accounting with completion of BU127 and BU247 with a combined GPA of 8.0 (B) or higher
• BU606 – Economics with completion of EC120, EC140 and one EC elective 0.5-credit course with a combined GPA of 8.0 (B) or higher
• BU603 – Financial Management with completion of BU283 and BU393 with a combined GPA of 8.0 (B) or higher
• BU602 – Marketing with completion of BU352 and BU362 with a combined GPA of 8.0 (B) or higher

All specified undergraduate courses must be completed at Laurier to be considered. Courses BU362 and BU393 are only offered in-class and on-campus (Waterloo). For more on the Lazaridis MBA program and contacts please see http://lazaridismba.ca. 

Students cannot transfer from the Diploma in Business Administration to the Honours Business Administration BBA program. Students should familiarize themselves with the REGISTRATION and ACADEMIC REGULATIONS of Wilfrid Laurier University. Both the University regulations and the School/Department regulations must be adhered to.

Students who subsequently wish to be registered in a degree program other than BBA may be granted advanced standing subject to senate and faculty regulations.