Bachelor Programme
Accounting and Financial Management
Accounting and Financial Management (AFM), offered by Waterloo's School of Accounting and Finance, focuses on how business decisions are made using accounting, finance, data and analytics. From first year students take the program's Value Suite courses on ethics and decision-making and its Tech Stack courses in data and digital tools, then choose career specializations and professional pathways such as CPA or CFA. AFM is co-op only, and applicants may apply to AFM or to Sustainability and Financial Management, but not both.
University
University of Waterloo
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Accounting & Finance
Duration
5 years (co-op)
Language
English
Campus
Waterloo
Degree
Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management (BAFM)
Intake
September
Application Deadline
February 1, 2027 (documents due February 15, 2027)
Tuition Information
Estimated first-year tuition and incidental fees: CAD 58,000 for international students, CAD 10,000 for Canadian students from outside Ontario and CAD 9,000 for Ontario residents. Waterloo's estimate for two terms (eight months) based on fees for students starting in September 2026; books and supplies about CAD 1,500 extra. Co-op students also pay a co-op fee of CAD 836 per school term. Waterloo notes that tuition for accounting and finance programs is significantly higher in upper years.
Admission Requirements
- No Admission Information Form is used for this program
- Ontario: six Grade 12 U/M courses including any Grade 12 U English, Advanced Functions and Calculus and Vectors, each with a minimum final grade of 75%; admission average: mid-80s
- IB: HL or SL English A (minimum 4) or HL English B (minimum 5), and HL (recommended) or SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (minimum 4); total 28 (IB diploma with at least three HL courses)
- Not studying in Ontario or IB? Waterloo's admission requirements tool lists the equivalent courses for other provinces and countries
- English language proof, if required (four most recent years of full-time study not in English): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.5 writing and speaking, 6.0 reading and listening), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with 5 in writing and speaking (90 overall with 25/25 for tests before January 21, 2026), PTE Academic 63 (65 writing and speaking) or Duolingo 120 (125 Literacy and Production), due by the document deadline