UPEI Bachelor of Business Administration admission requirements: English, math and a 70% average

UPEI's 2026-2027 calendar lists the BBA courses: Grade 12 Academic English, Grade 12 Academic Mathematics, any two Grade 12 Academic Social Studies, Languages or Sciences, and one other Grade 12 Academic course. That makes five courses.

UPEI's Canadian high school equivalency chart shows how this reads in Ontario. English is a Grade 12 4U English. Math is a Grade 12 4U math-based course, and the chart says Data Management (MDM4U) counts for Arts, Business and Nursing only. Sciences are 4U chemistry, physics, biology or computer studies. Social studies can be 4U or 4M.

UPEI says it won't pre-evaluate transcripts, but it will answer questions about course equivalencies. Plan your Grade 12 courses with our course planner.

UPEI asks for an overall average of at least 70% in the five required subjects (75% for Quebec Secondary V students). UPEI does not publish the average of students it admitted to the BBA, so treat 70% as the floor.

You can get an early offer. UPEI says Grade 11 students with a 75% average in their academic subjects can receive an offer before Grade 12. If you do, you must send an updated transcript before March 1 of Grade 12 for scholarship review.

Your admission average also sets your guaranteed scholarship. Work out your best five with our Top 6 average calculator.

The BBA admission rules list courses and an average only. There is no supplementary application, essay, interview or portfolio. You apply on UPEI's own application portal and pay an application fee.

Some named scholarships are different. UPEI says separate award applications may ask for personal statements or reference letters.

UPEI's application timeline says applications for 2027-2028 open in September 2026. Scholarship applications open December 1, and the scholarship application deadline is March 1 for Canadian students. First-year course registration begins in March 2027 for Fall 2027.

UPEI doesn't post a separate domestic deadline for the BBA on these pages. Only nursing has a stated deadline, February 15. Apply well before March 1 so you're in line for awards. Compare dates with our Canadian university deadlines page.

The BBA is 120 semester hours over four years. UPEI's recommended course list starts with these, which are part of the 23 required courses.

You also take 17 electives. You need at least 60% in 14 of the 18 required business courses to graduate. UPEI lists seven specializations, including accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, marketing and organizational management. Each needs a 70% average in its courses.

Two specializations stand out. Accounting is meant for students who want the CPA designation after graduating. International business includes an approved international exchange term or international co-op work term. UPEI BBA students can also take Holland College's Human Resource Management certificate alongside the degree, usually in third year, and receive up to 12 semester hours of business elective credit for it.

UPEI's co-op is open to full-time students in any business specialization. You normally apply after first year and enter co-op in the fall of second year. You then complete three full-time, paid work terms of 14 to 16 weeks before graduating.

Each work term with its career skills modules earns three semester hours of credit. Co-op has its own fees: for 2026-27, UPEI lists $813 per course or work-term registration and a $778 acceptance fee.

Students who finish every co-op requirement get the co-op notation on their transcript and graduation parchment. At least one work term must fall in a fall or winter term.

UPEI's fees page says its figures are approved for the 2026-2027 academic year. For full-time Canadian business students, tuition is $8,130 per year, or $4,065 per semester, which is $813.00 per 3 credit course.

Fees include a $200 business student service fee, a $107 technology fee, a $294 fitness and recreation fee, a $96 library fee and student union fees, including health and dental insurance you can opt out of with proof of other coverage.

Our estimate, not a UPEI figure: tuition plus the listed mandatory, business and student union fees adds up to about $9,700, if you keep the health and dental plans. The selector doesn't say whether each fee is charged per year or per term, so confirm with UPEI. Residence, meals and books are extra.

Students coming straight from high school in Canada get an automatic Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship based on the average of the five admission courses. Values are confirmed when UPEI gets your final transcript.

The same program continues after first year. UPEI's Academic Excellence Awards pay $500 to $3,000 a year to students in years two to four, based on the previous year's average. UPEI says these awards stack with application-based scholarships that have a March 1 deadline, so it pays to apply for those too.

The BBA is accessible: five academic courses, a 70% average and no essay. Data Management counts as the math, which helps students who skip Advanced Functions.

UPEI lists tuition for 2026-27, and the scholarships stack with other awards. Mark March 1 on the calendar. See our UPEI guide for residence and campus details.

UPEI's program list includes other business degrees: the Bachelor of Business Studies, the Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality and an Accelerated BBA. Ask UPEI which fits if you're unsure. BBA students with a 75% average can also aim for the Honours concentration, which adds a thesis and needs 126 semester hours.

In the Maritimes, compare our UNB business guide and Dalhousie Commerce guide.