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Business Administration (BBA) Programs Wait List Information
This page contains important information about the Business Administration (BBA) programs wait list process at Laurier.
If you received notice that you have been placed on the wait list for one of the BBA programs, this means you also received an offer to the Honours Economics program with Management Option.
It's recommended that you read the following information, including the frequently asked questions section below. If you have any questions, contact the Recruitment and Admissions office: email chooselaurier@wlu.ca or call 548.889.8888.
Study Economics at Laurier
We recognize your academic achievement and there's a place here for you at Laurier. That's why we've offered you admission to the Honours Economics program with Management Option in our renowned Lazaridis School of Business and Economics.
Economics is about building policies that can improve the way the world works. You'll study the economics of businesses and homes, all the way to evaluating entire economies and industries. You'll be prepared to go on to graduate school or employment in economics, business, law, public administration and other industries. If you want to work in investment banking or finance, consider doing the Economics and Financial Management program. Or, if you are interested in accounting, consider Economics and Accounting.
In the Management Option, you'll gain professional and technical skills by studying the core principles of the business world.
Watch Our Economics Information Session On-Demand
Learn More
- Find out more about an Alternate Offer to Economics.
- Explore our program pages for Economics, Economics and Financial Management, Economics and Accounting, or Economics and Data Analytics
- Read the Economics experience and career guide.
- Discover the Management Option.
Frequently Asked Questions
Review our frequently asked questions to learn more about the wait list process and to help you plan your next steps.
"Wait list" is short for "waiting list." Students who are placed on a wait list may receive an offer of admission to one of the Business Administration (BBA) programs if space becomes available.
Laurier uses wait lists to ensure specific enrolment numbers for competitive programs. Due to a high number of strong applicants, Laurier must monitor admission to these programs very carefully.
If space is available in the program after the June 2 confirmation deadline, Laurier will issue additional offers to one of the BBA programs to select candidates from the wait list.
Wait lists are used to ensure programs are not over-enrolled and to ensure the most qualified applicants are accepted. You have been placed on the wait list because you achieved a high academic standing; however, space in this program is very limited.
If you received notice that you have been placed on the wait list for one of the BBA programs, this means you also received an offer to the Honours Economics program with Management Option.
Laurier is not able to confirm an applicant’s place on the wait list because this information changes frequently.
Laurier also does not disclose wait list information because we cannot confirm how many candidates will be selected from the wait list.
If Laurier is able to issue offers of admission to wait-listed applicants, we will begin doing so immediately following the June 2 confirmation deadline. Therefore, we are not able to consider summer school courses.
We will notify all wait-listed applicants of their status after June 2, 2025. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
Yes. As soon as we are able to, we will notify you when your status on the wait list changes. We will email students who were not selected from the wait list when the program becomes full. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
We will notify you by email if you are selected from the wait list. Please ensure your contact information is up to date in your applicant portal account. We will email students who were not selected from the wait list when the program becomes full. The last date you could hear from us is Aug. 1, 2025.
The applicant portal is where you can find everything you need related to your application to Laurier. If you're using your portal for the first time, review our instructions for logging in to your applicant portal.
We will notify you personally by email if you have been selected from the wait list. You will have 48 hours to decide whether or not you want to accept your offer to one of the Business Administration programs. If you notify us that you wish to accept your offer, we will accept it on your behalf and you will notice this change in your applicant portal account within 24 to 48 hours.
The applicant portal is where you can find everything you need related to your application to Laurier. If you're using your portal for the first time, review our instructions for logging in to your applicant portal.
If you are not selected for admission to one of the BBA programs and you have accepted your alternate offer, you will enrol in the Economics program with Management Option.
The confirmation deadline is June 2, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
It is your decision to choose which program you would like to accept. You can decide to accept your offer to one of the BBA programs or keep your alternate offer to Economics.
If you do not accept your new offer, you will be removed from the wait list and will not be re-added.
Yes, you will be notified regardless of whether or not you accept your alternate offer to Laurier's Economics program.
If you accept another institution’s offer of admission and choose to accept your offer to the BBA program, you will have to cancel your registration at the other institution. Before you cancel your registration, you should familiarize yourself with their cancellation policies.
Please note that space in Laurier’s residences will be limited after June 2 and is not guaranteed.
If you plan to attend Laurier and live in residence, you should accept your current offer of admission and submit your residence application by the June 2 deadline to secure your residence spot. This way, if your program changes after June 2, you will be guaranteed your spot in residence.
Laurier guarantees residence to all incoming first-year students who are attending a postsecondary institution for the first time. To receive a guaranteed spot in residence, you will need to submit a $600 non-refundable deposit and completed application by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on June 2, 2025.
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