How to Apply to Business at Queen’s University: Direct Entry to Smith Commerce With a Mandatory Supplementary Application, and Requirements and Timeline for Chinese, Canadian High School and Transfer Students

At Queen’s University, undergraduate business is offered by the Smith School of Business as the Bachelor of Commerce (Smith Commerce), OUAC code QC. You apply directly to Commerce and spend all four years in the business school. Here is what you need to know for September 2027 entry, based on Queen’s and Smith’s official information, for students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver), students at high schools in China, and transfer students.

1. Program structure

• Units: 126 units over four years, with 24 to 36 non-Commerce units.
• Years one and two: all core business areas, from accounting to human resource management to digital business and technologies.
• Years three and four: a range of electives to focus on your interests; Commerce electives start in year two, and Arts and Science electives (including a minor) from year one.
• Options:
  • a Certificate in Social Impact; CPA prerequisite courses followed by Smith’s four-month Graduate Diploma in Accounting;
  • BCom plus one of three master’s degrees; dual or second degrees with Arts and Science; a six-year BCom/JD, applied for internally on entering third year;
  • an exchange term in year three or four at one of 120+ partner schools;
  • double degrees with ESSEC (France), Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management (up to five students a year), and WU Vienna.
• Work experience: Smith lists optional paid summer internships, career planning in all four years and on-campus recruiting.

2. How admission works

• Two elements: high school grades including required courses, and a mandatory Supplementary Application. Smith looks for strong academics, qualitative and quantitative aptitude, self-awareness, and leadership and teamwork potential.
• Supplementary Application: delivered on Kira Talent, with one written response and one video response and practice tools. Due 15 February 2027; late submissions are not accepted. Queen’s says it uses the supplementary information once your grades are above a minimum admission average.
• Competitive average: Queen’s published minimum average for consideration last September (based on prerequisites) is 90+ for Commerce; it varies by year and may be higher.

3. Students at Canadian high schools

• British Columbia: English Studies 12 and Calculus 12 or Pre-Calculus 12, with at least 80% in these prerequisites, plus two more academic Grade 12 courses, and the mandatory supplementary application.
• Ontario: see Queen’s Ontario requirements page for prerequisites and average calculation.
• Major Admission Awards (MAA): for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons. Queen’s strongly recommends applying on OUAC by 20 November 2026 to access the MAA, which closes 8 December.

4. Students at high schools in China

• Prerequisite: Senior III mathematics with at least 80%, plus the mandatory supplementary application.
• Credentials: the high school graduation certificate. Current high school students submit HuiKao/Xuekao results; graduates must submit Gaokao results. Both must be verified by CHESICC.
• English: see below.

5. English requirements

• IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0;
• TOEFL (including Home Edition): new scale 4.5 with no skill below 4.0; before January 2026, 88 with at least 20 in each section;
• Duolingo 120; CAEL 70 (no band below 60); Cambridge English 175 (no component below 170).
• QBridge: an English pathway, including an eight-week summer course, for academically competitive applicants who don’t meet the English standard.

6. Timeline

• 1 October 2026: OUAC application opens.
• 1 February 2027: application deadline.
• 15 February 2027: Commerce Supplementary Application deadline.
• 31 March 2027: all documents, including transcripts and English scores.
• Decisions: offers begin in early December and continue through May; all decisions are complete by 21 May.
• Responses: by 1 May 2027 for applicants outside Ontario high schools (check your offer); 1 June for Ontario high school students, also the residence application and deposit deadline.
• Final transcripts: by 1 August for students outside Ontario; 1 September for GCE and CAPE. International students can move in early in August.

7. Tuition and scholarships

• Tuition (listed by Smith as “current fees”, including the Student Assistance Levy, CAD): international 63,106.73; out-of-province Canadians 20,365.16; Ontario 17,798.42. Add student fees of about 1,250, residence and meals of 12,309.40–18,746.40, and textbooks and supplies of about 2,175.
• Commerce International Admission Award: for first-year Commerce students paying international fees, awarded automatically on academic achievement at $15,000, $20,000 or $25,000 a year, renewable for four years.
• Principal’s Scholarship: $7,000, one year only, for the top 3% of each program’s competitive admission average, automatic.
• MAA: for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons, by application, due 8 December.

8. Transfer students

• Upper-year Commerce applicants also complete the Supplementary Application, which opens in the first week of March and is due 15 June; late submissions are not accepted.
• Other requirements: the pages we reviewed don’t set out averages or transfer credit rules for upper-year Commerce entry; contact Queen’s Undergraduate Admission or the Smith Commerce office.
• International awards: international admission awards generally go only to students entering post-secondary education for the first time.

Checklist

Students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver):

• 80%+ in English Studies 12 and Calculus 12 or Pre-Calculus 12, plus two more academic Grade 12 courses, aiming for 90%+
• Apply to QC on OUAC by 1 February 2027 and complete the Kira supplementary application (written and video) by 15 February
• Canadian citizens and permanent residents applying for MAA: apply by 20 November and submit the MAA by 8 December

Students at high schools in China:

• 80%+ in Senior III math; HuiKao results if still in school, Gaokao results if graduated, verified by CHESICC
• IELTS 6.5 (6.0 per band), TOEFL 4.5 new scale or Duolingo 120, with documents in by 31 March
• Complete the supplementary application by 15 February

Transfer students:

• The upper-year Commerce supplementary application opens in early March and closes 15 June; confirm other requirements with Queen’s

Sources: Queen’s University and Smith School of Business, Smith Commerce admission process and dates; Curriculum; Personalize your program; International students; Fees; British Columbia requirements; China requirements; Competitive averages; Supplementary application; English proficiency; International admission awards; Automatic admission awards. Information is for September 2027 entry; competitive averages are last year’s figures. Check Queen’s for the latest details.