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Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.
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.
Year 1
Required Business courses:
Required non-Business courses:
Electives:
Academic regulations:
Year 2
Required Business courses:
Required non-Business courses:
Electives:
Academic Regulations:
Year 3 and Year 4
Required Business courses (Year 3):
Required Business courses (Year 4):
Electives:
Academic regulations:
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.
The SBE Admissions Committee will consider applicants from other faculties or recognized universities based on the following criteria:
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.
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:
Any four (4) of:
The following two (2) courses are required:
Any two (2) of:
And any three (3) of:
At least one (1) course from the following list:
Any four (4) of:
The following two (2) courses are required:
And two (2) additional courses from the list below, of which at least one must be BU429 or BU433:
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.
And any three (3) of:
Any four (4) of:
Any four (4) of:
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:
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.
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Graduation requirements:
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.
Students must meet the following conditions in each year of the program by Aug. 31 in order to progress:
Graduation requirements:
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.
Below is a suggested schedule within which all program requirements can be fulfilled.
Year 1
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
Note: A total of 10 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 3.
Year 3
Note: A total of 15 credits must be completed by Aug. 31 for progression to Year 4.
Year 4
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
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.
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.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4 and Year 5
Year 1 English course: EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, ENLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, SPCOM 223.
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.
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.
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.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4 and Year 5
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.
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:
Students in the Business Administration and Computer Science double degree plan or the Business Administration and Mathematics double degree plan must take one course chosen from List I (below), and BUS 362W. BUS 362W is expected to be completed before enrolling in term 4A. Students must complete a course from List I with a mark of at least 60 prior to enrolling in term 2A.List I
The first course must be chosen from one of the following:
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.
Year 2
One of:
Year 3 and/or 4
Program information: Bethany Ankucza, x2060 or bankucza@wlu.ca; or bbaadvising@wlu.ca.
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.
The Management Option consists of the following 4.0 credits (eight courses):
Required courses (3.0 credits):
Any one of the following (0.5 credit):
One course from the following (0.5 credit):
Program counselling: bbaadvising@wlu.ca.
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.
Required courses:
Elective courses:
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.
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.
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:
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.
Contact Us:
Administrative Assistant to Undergraduate Business Programs Office
E:
bbaadvising@wlu.ca
Office Location: LH2058