BBA Sequence Options

Selecting Your Preferred Sequence

BBA candidates: We will ask you to complete a work sequence request form before your admissions interview. We will ask you to check the one statement that best reflects your preference:

1. I am willing to accept admission to co-op only if I am in Sequence One.
2. I am willing to accept admission to co-op only if I am in Sequence Two.
3. I am willing to accept either Sequence One or Sequence Two.

If we offer you admission to co-op, we will assign you to a sequence. You may not switch sequences once we offer you admission. (Exception: If you participate in the early recruiting process for CPA firms, you may apply to jobs that begin in May and September.)

Sequence One:  If we assign you to Sequence One in 2025, you will begin your first work term in May 2026.

Sequence Two: If we assign you to Sequence Two in 2025, you will begin your first work term in September 2026.

We will likely assign more than half the BBA students we admit to Sequence Two. If you are willing to accept either sequence, you may have a better chance of receiving an offer of admission than students who are willing to accept only one particular sequence. 

It is important to note, however, that Sequence Two does not work for all students. Please read the next section carefully before selecting a sequence as your preference.

BBA Work Sequence Options

If any of the statements below apply to you, we advise you not to say that you will accept Sequence Two. Instead, we urge you to say that you will accept admission only if assigned to Sequence One if you can say "yes" to any of the following statements:                            

• I wish to pursue a concentration in Business and Sustainability, International Business, Human Resources, Supply Chain Management or Strategic Management. 
  (Courses required for these concentrations, in 4B are available only during the winter, when students in Sequence Two on their final work term.)

• Completing three study terms in a row would cause me financial hardship.
  (Students in Sequence Two are not able to work full-time hours until September, after 3A.)
  
  
• I suspect I may not be able to meet requirements for progression to year 3 by the end of April.
  (Students in Sequence Two must meet progression requirements so they can start 3A in May.)
  
  
• I plan to drop a course this fall or winter.
  (Again, students in Sequence Two must be ready to progress to 3A in May.)
  
  
• I have received an offer for a job that begins in May.
  (Choose the sequence that aligns with your job offer.)
  
  
• I am a varsity athlete and am required to participate in my sport in the fall.
  (You would not be available to complete your first work term in the fall, so you are not eligible for Sequence Two.)
  
  
• I have been advised by Accessible Learning to take only four courses per term, so I need to take two second-year courses in the spring. (To participate in Sequence Two, students need to complete 3A during the spring term.)

If you receive OSAP funding, please investigate whether the sequence you choose could have an impact on your eligibility for funding. The provincial government has regulations restricting the number of academic terms for which students may secure OSAP funding. 

Once we assign you to a sequence, you may not change it later. (Exception: If you participate in the early recruiting process for CPA firms, you may apply to jobs for work terms that begin in May and September.)

BBA Sequence One

BBA students in Sequence One apply to jobs that begin in May and last four or eight months.

• Most students admitted to Sequence One in 2025 will begin four-month work terms in May 2026, January 2027 and September 2027.
• Some CPA firms may ask students hired for the winter work term to return for the following winter term instead of in fall.
• A few employers recruiting for the spring work term may hire students for an eight-month term:
  Students admitted in 2025 and hired for eight-month positions complete their first and second work terms from May through December 2026, and their third work term from September to December 2027.

BBA Sequence Two

BBA students in Sequence Two apply to jobs that begin in September and last four or eight months with one employer. (They may also apply to CPA postings for jobs beginning in May or September, with interviews taking place in January.)

Students in Sequence Two who secure a four-month position for fall will follow this sequence of work and study terms:

• If you were admitted to Sequence Two in 2025 and you secure a four-month work term for fall, you will complete four-month work terms beginning in September 2026, May 2027 and January 2028.
• This sequence is especially suitable for students who plan to seek employment in capital markets and investment banking, as some firms are likely to hire only senior students for the spring work term.
• Students in this sequence may not be eligible to participate in certain international academic exchanges.

Students in Sequence Two who secure an eight-month position for fall will follow this sequence of work and study terms:

• If you are admitted to Sequence Two in 2025 and you secure an eight-month work term, you will remain with one employer from September 2026 through April 2027, and will complete your final work term in the winter of 2028.