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Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

The Honours BCom in Accounting is a 120-unit degree building a foundation in financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation. Students can take all the courses required to apply for the Ontario CPA designation or follow a more general accounting stream. It is offered in English and French, with co-operative education and a French immersion stream.

Faculty: Telfer School of Management  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op option  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Core business courses plus accounting courses such as Intermediate Accounting, Taxation, Cost Accounting, Auditing Theory and Advanced Accounting.

Career pathways

Accounting careers, with a route to the Ontario CPA designation.

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Entry requirements

Admission to the Honours BCom (Accounting), first year: Ontario secondary school applicants (OSSD with six 4U/4M courses) need ENG4U or FRA4U, MHF4U and MCV4U (students without MCV4U can take the replacement course at the university before or during their first year); minimum admission average 80%; admission is competitive. International applicants need an equivalent pre-university qualification and English or French language proof (Telfer BCom: TOEFL iBT 86 with 22 in writing, or IELTS Academic 6.5 with 6.5 in writing, where applicable). OUAC code OTC.

Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.

Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.

Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.

Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.

Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.

Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.

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