Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree

“I love having the opportunity to develop deep analytical and mathematical skills in the morning, then develop my communication, presentation, and business skills in the afternoon. I know that I am a far better student, employee, and person now than I was before I started my program. Every semester challenges me in a new and exciting way, and it enables me to grow much more than I could have in other programs.”

What is Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree?

A Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree will allow you to fast track your way to the top by simultaneously earning two degrees from two outstanding universities: Business Administration (BBA) at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, and Mathematics (BMath) at Waterloo. Build a résumé that stands out to employers and sets the stage for your career in finance, business, or entrepreneurship.

• Available as a co-op program
• There are 52 courses for this degree
• Graduate with two degrees: a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo
• Choose from one of ten business concentrations through Laurier: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing, Risk Management, Strategic Management, Supply Chain Management or Sustainability. 

How does the BBA/BMath program work?

As a BBA/BMath student, you will pursue two degrees in roughly the same amount of time as a student pursuing a single degree program. To do this, you will spend time learning business and economics by taking courses on the Laurier campus and then math and computer science by taking courses on the Waterloo campus. The program is designed for you to learn all of the same business and economics concepts as a student studying only Business Administration and the same math and computer science concepts as a student only studying Mathematics. At the end of your studies, you will attend two graduations and earn two degrees from two internationally-recognized universities. BBA/BMath students have one less co-op requirement than most other programs allowing you to fit in your additional courses. To complete 52 courses, however, you'll have additional courses per term to complete than a traditional student that studies only 40 courses, taking 5 classes a term, to earn their degree.

Laurier and Waterloo work as a partnership to offer the BBA/BMath program but they manage admissions separately. Since it is competitive for entry, it is recommended that you apply to both universities. Regardless of the university that you apply to, the program is identical: the courses are the same, the schedule is the same, and students take classes at each campus. What is different is the university that you might call "home". If admitted at Waterloo for BBA/BMath, you will use the residence, co-op and scholarships offered by Waterloo and it will be known as your "home" institution. You will not have access to these options through Laurier. The same is true for students admitted through Laurier, they will access the residence, co-op and scholarship opportunities offered by this school, but not at Waterloo. 

You will choose a major after first year to focus your Mathematics studies by speaking with an academic advisor, if admitted.