Business Administration Advanced Diploma to the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Business Administration major) Degree Transfer Program

Program Information

You enter into Year 3 of the four-year Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Business Administration major) program, and can complete your degree in as little as two years. 

The Honours Bachelor of Commerce program includes learning experiences in:

  • General knowledge and skill areas from communication abilities and ethical and analytical understanding abilities to information technology use and reflective understanding of diversity issues.
  • Management-specific knowledge and skill areas that include ethical and legal responsibilities, financial theories, market analytics, value creation through integrated production and marketing of goods, services, and information, group and individual dynamics in organizations, statistical data analysis and management science in support of decision-making processes, the influence of information technologies on the structure and processes of organizations and economies and the roles and techniques of management, and the domestic and global economic environments of organizations.
  • Capacity development to lead in organizational situations, to apply knowledge in new and unfamiliar circumstances through a conceptual understanding of relevant disciplines, to adapt and innovate to solve problems, to cope with unforeseen events, and to manage in unpredictable environments.
  • Commitment to an area of specialization and to acquiring advanced knowledge in that area, developing advanced theoretical or practical skills for that area, devoting explicit attention to the role of the specialization area in managerial and organization contexts.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission, you must:

  • Complete a three-year Business Administration Advanced Diploma from an accredited Canadian college in one of the areas below, and
  • Achieve an overall average of at least 75%, which is based on your courses that are related to the business field.  

Diploma Programs (i.e. majors) Accepted:

  • Accounting
  • General Business
  • Human Resources Management 
  • International Business
  • Marketing 

Application Process

To apply, please:

  1. Use the OUAC Undergraduate Application. You may need to create an account first, if you have never applied using the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) before. 
  2. Select your intended Business major under the College Transfer Programs section (Accounting, General Management, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing). 
  3. Under Subject of Major Interest, select HBComm Business Administration (Orillia) Transfer - Three Year Diploma.
  4. As you proceed through the application process, use the Online Transcript Request to have your transcript(s) sent to us, if applicable: 
      1. We require all of your post-secondary transcripts (i.e. from all colleges and universities attended).
      2. We do not require your high school transcript.
      3. Some colleges do not add in progress courses to their transcripts. If you are currently completing courses, you are encouraged to upload a screenshot of your upcoming winter term courses to your student portal or email docs.admission@lakeheadu.ca. You will receive your student portal login credentials in an acknowledgement email from us upon receipt of your application (which can take a few days after you apply using the OUAC). 

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