Normally, students apply for the concurrent program during the first year of the HBA program. Students applying to the Ivey Business School's Academic Excellence Opportunity (AEO) are also eligible to be considered for the concurrent program. Applications must be made to the Richard Ivey School of Business for the HBA program by the published deadlines. Admission to the program is competitive and limited. Upon completion of the program students will receive both an HBA and a BESc degree
To be eligible for the concurrent program, all students, including those admitted via the AEO route, must have completed all the requirements of the first year curriculum in the Faculty of Engineering and the second year program in Option C in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Students must obtain a weighted average (YWA) of 78% in each year.