One year (three academic terms).

Term 1: Integrated Core (Fall)

• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action
• Strategic Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing
• Financial Management
• Accounting
• Organizational Behaviour
• Business Analytics

Term 2: Winter

• Economics
• three electives
• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action (continued)
• applied business research project
• not-for-profit practicum

Term 3: Spring

• five electives
• applied business research project (continued)
• not-for-profit practicum (continued)

• A four-year undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum B standing (73%) in the final year of study, or most recent 10 half-credit university degree courses.
• Evidence of strong quantitative skills, normally by the successful completion of the GMAT Focus exam with a score of 525 or higher (formerly GMAT score of 550 or higher). You can find a link here to the GMAC conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 525 GMAT Focus score required. 
• Three professional references, or if you have completed any education within the last three years, two professional referees and one academic referee is required.
• Applicants whose language of instruction during their undergraduate degree was a language other than English, must provide evidence of proficiency in English prior to admission. A minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 100 internet-based (iBT) (with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the four skill sets), or TOEFL paper-based (pBT) minimum score of 600, or a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required.
• A minimum of two years of full-time work experience.

International applicants include all applicants that have obtained a previous undergraduate or master’s degree outside of Canada, and will be attending with a Study Visa.

• Education equivalent to a four-year Canadian undergraduate degree in any discipline from an accredited university with a minimum B average (73%) in the last 10 half credit courses completed. (Usually displayed as First Class or First Division Standing.)
• The GMAT Focus exam is mandatory for all students who have achieved their undergraduate degree outside of Canada, with a minimum score of 525 (formerly GMAT score of 550). You can find a link here to the GMAC conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 525 GMAT focus required. 
• For students whose degrees were conferred by a non-English language institution, a minimum score of 100 internet-based (with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the four skill sets), on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required.
• Three professional references, or if you have completed any education within the last three years, two professional references and one academic reference are required.
• A minimum of two years of full-time work experience.

Twenty months (three academic terms and one paid work term of four to eight months).

Term 1: Integrated Core (Fall)

• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action
• Strategic Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing
• Financial Management
• Accounting
• Organizational Behaviour
• Business Analytics

Term 2: Winter

• Economics
• four electives
• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action (continued)

Terms 3 and 4: Spring and Fall

• co-op work term of eight months

Term 5: Winter

• four electives
• applied business research project
• not-for-profit practicum

• A four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum B+ standing (77%) in the final year of university study, or most recent 10 half credit university degree courses.
• Evidence of strong quantitative skills, normally by the successful completion of the GMAT Focus exam with a score of 555 or higher (formerly a GMAT score of 600 or higher). You can find a link here to the GMAC conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 555 GMAT Focus score required. Note the GMAT is mandatory for the co-op program.
• Referee information: three academic referees or two academic referees and one professional referee are required.
• Applicants are not required to have work experience. Eligibility is limited to candidates with less than two years (0-2) of full-time work experience.
• Applicants whose language of instruction during their undergraduate degree was a language other than English, must provide evidence of proficiency in English prior to admission. A minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 100 internet-based (iBT) (with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the four skill sets), or TOEFL paper-based (pBT) minimum score of 600, or a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required.

International applicants include all applicants that have obtained a previous undergraduate or master’s degree outside of Canada, and will be attending with a Study Visa.

• Education equivalent to a four-year Canadian undergraduate degree in any discipline from an accredited university with a minimum B+ average (77%) in the last 10 half credit courses completed. (Usually displayed as First Class or First Division Standing.)
• Applicants are not required to have work experience. Eligibility is limited to candidates with less than two years (0-2) of full-time work experience.
• The GMAT Focus exam is mandatory for all students who have achieved their undergraduate degree outside of Canada, with a minimum score of 555 or higher (formerly GMAT score of 600 or higher). You can find a link here to the GMAC conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 555 GMAT Focus score required. Note the GMAT is mandatory for all students applying to the MBA with co-op option. 
• For students whose degrees were conferred by a non-English language institution, a minimum score of 100 internet-based (with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the four skill sets) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), is required.
• Referee information: three academic referees or two academic referees and one professional referee are required.

Canada's Largest Business Degree Co-op

Wilfrid Laurier University is the home to the first business co-op program in Ontario and is now the largest business degree co-op program in Canada. We earned accreditation from the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education for meeting high program standards. The Lazaridis full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) with co-op program is the first MBA co-op program in Canada to receive this prestigious accreditation.

Jump Start Your Career

For the past several years, the Lazaridis MBA with co-op has achieved a 100%  employment rate. In any given year, we are proud to offer more than 5,700 job postings from over 1,000 organizations. Many of Canada’s leading companies are attracted to the reputation of the Lazaridis business co-op program which often leads to full-time employment opportunities.

3.3 years (10 academic terms). Although the program is designed to be completed in 3.3 years, our flexible class schedules allow you to graduate as quickly as 2.3 years – or extend your studies up to 5 years.

Term 1: Fall

• Accounting
• Organizational Behaviour

Term 2: Winter

• Financial Management
• Business Analytics

Term 3: Spring

• Marketing
• Operations Management

Term 4: Fall

• Strategic Management
• Economics

Term 5: Winter

• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action*

Term 6: Spring

• two electives

Term 7: Fall

• two electives

Term 8: Winter

• one elective
• applied business research project
• not-for-profit practicum

Term 9: Spring

• one elective
• applied business research project (continued)
• not-for-profit practicum (continued)

Term 10: Fall

• two electives

* A full-credit course.

• A four-year undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum B standing (73%) in the final year of study, or most recent 10 half-credit university degree courses.
• Evidence of strong quantitative skills, normally by the successful completion of the GMAT Focus exam with a score of 525 or higher (formerly GMAT score of 550 or higher). You can find a link here to the GMAC conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 525 GMAT focus required. 
• Three professional references, or if you have completed any education within the last three years, two professional references and one academic reference are required.
• Applicants whose language of instruction during their undergraduate degree was a language other than English, must furnish evidence of proficiency in English prior to admission. A minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 100 internet-based (iBT) (with minimum skill scores of 21 in each of the four skill sets), or TOEFL paper-based (pBT) minimum score of 600, or a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required.
• A minimum of two years of full-time work experience.

All international applicants are invited to apply to our Full-Time MBA degree and/or Full-time MBA with Co-op degree. Please note that Canadian Student Visas are only eligible for the one year Full-time MBA degree and/or the Full-time MBA with Co-op degree.

Two years (six academic terms).

Term 1: Fall

• two electives

Term 2: Winter

• Integrative Thinking: A Playbook for Managerial Action

Term 3: Spring

• two electives

Term 4: Fall

• two electives

Term 5: Winter

• one elective
• applied business research project
• not-for-profit practicum

Term 6: Spring

• one elective
• applied business research project (continued)
• not-for-profit practicum (continued)

• A four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Commerce degree achieved in Canada, that was achieved no more than eight (8) years ago, with a minimum B+ average (77% or G.P.A. of 9.0) in the last 20 half credit university degree courses completed.
• A minimum of three years full-time work experience. Part-time and summer employment between university terms do not apply. At least three to five years of management work experience is mandatory.
• Evidence of strong quantitative skills, normally by the successful completion of the GMAT Focus exam with a minimum score of 525 or higher (formerly a score of 550 or higher). You can find a link here to the GMAT conversion table. We also accept a CFA Level 1 Pass or a GRE score. A GRE score must convert to the minimum 525 GMAT Focus score required. 
• Three professional references, or if you have completed any education within the last three years, two professional references and one academic reference is acceptable.

All international applicants are invited to apply to our Full-time MBA degree and/or Full-time MBA with Co-op degree. Please note that Canadian Student Visas are only eligible for the one-year Full-time MBA degree and/or the Full-time MBA with Co-op degree.