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HBA/Honours Specialization in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

HBA/Honours Specialization in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is a combined degree programme at Western University combining the HBA and the partner degree.

Faculty: Ivey Business School  |  Department: HBA Combined Programs  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Program Structure Year 1 5.0 courses including: all of the required prerequisites for entrance to an Honours Specialization module offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Year 1 course from Category C. Note: If 1.0 Category C course is not taken in Year 1 as part of the 5.0 courses, it may be taken during the subsequent Spring/Summer session and must be completed successfully by the end of August prior to entry to this program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be considered for admission to this competitive program, students must achieve the following requirements: a minimum overall average of 75% on the 10.0 courses of Years 1 and 2; a minimum modular average of 75% with no mark less than 60% in each modular course in Year 2 and a passing grade in each option; a minimum grade of 70% in Business Administration 2257; demonstrated participation in extracurricular and/or community activities, leadership, and work experience. Students applying to the Richard Ivey School of Business Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO) are also eligible to be considered for the Combined Degree Program.

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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