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Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting (Honours)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting (Honours)

  • ID:WLU010027
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Duration:
  • Intake:
  • Type:Full-time

Fees (CAD)

  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,150.00
  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,150.00

* Books, Student services fees

Estimated Total/program:
$202,232.00
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements :

  • Competitive IB Score-33 
  • English at 4
  • Mathematics at 4
  • IB Minimum Score : 31

English language requirements :

  • IELTS : 6.5 or higher with a minimum 6.0 in each band
  • TOEFL IBT : overall score 83 or higher with a minimum score of 20 in each component. Paper-based testing: 560 overall.
  • CAEL of CAEL Online : 70 overall, 60 in each band.
  • PTE : 59 overall or higher
  • CAE : overall score of 176
  • Duolingo : minimum score of 115

Course Information

Our Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting program is CPA-accredited and gives a career advantage to students looking to become an accountant. Unlike most programs in accounting, this one prepares you to understand business and government issues in a data-driven economy at the macro level.

Economics courses will provide you with the technical background you’ll need to succeed in today’s marketplace, along with a high-level understanding of how businesses work. Your accounting courses will ensure you are ready to become an accountant, with courses that hone your practical skills.

Program Highlights​

  • Students in this program are eligible to apply to Canada’s largest business degree co-op program.
  • All of the major accounting firms hire our co-op students and graduates.
  • Employment rate after graduation: 96.6%.

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First-Year Courses

  • Introduction to Microeconomics

  • Introduction to Macroeconomics

  • Introductory to Calculus and Social Sciences or Calculus I

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • Understanding the Business Environment or Functional Areas of the Organization

  • 2.5 non-economics elective credits

Sample First-Year Electives

  • Evil and Its Symbols

  • Environment, Sustainability and Society

  • Pirates! A World History

Sample Upper-Year Courses

  • Economics of Inequality

  • Economics of the Canadian Banking and Financial System

  • Industrial Organization

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • accountant/auditor
  • actuary
  • bank examiner/trust officer
  • business forecaster
  • economist
  • financial analyst
  • investment banking analyst
  • pension plan administrator
  • pricing analyst

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 1000.00 ($) CAD 

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