What makes this program different?
Edwards begins with broad business study so students encounter accounting, finance, HR, management, marketing, and supply chain before selecting a major in the middle of second year.
A new curriculum is being introduced for 2026, making the current program pages and academic calendar especially important. Students can add practical experience through an extended co-op placement, experiential courses, study abroad, student-managed investing, competitions, and campus organizations.
Edwards suits students who want a medium-sized direct-entry business community, broad exploration before a major, and the option of one longer paid co-op placement.
Understand the academic threshold.
Edwards is a direct-entry BComm and offers multiple start terms. Requirements and deadlines depend on applicant category, education system, and intake.
- High-school completionMeet USask’s current secondary-school admission standard for your curriculum.
- Required subjectsComplete the current mathematics and language prerequisites for business admission.
- English proficiencyProvide evidence where required by USask.
- Competitive reviewMinimum qualifications do not guarantee an offer in every intake.
- Major admissionSome majors can be competitive after students enter the BComm.
The official site currently lists May 1 for fall applications, but deadlines can change and scholarship consideration may require much earlier action. Verify the intake you intend to enter.
Apply early enough to keep scholarships in view.
Applicants use USask’s online application. The university currently highlights earlier application and scholarship steps for major entrance awards even when the final program deadline is later.
- USask application
- Edwards BComm selection
- Academic history and documents
- Application fee
- English-language evidence if required
- Check scholarship deadlines separately
- Review the new 2026 curriculum
- Compare all six majors
- Research Saskatoon residence and travel
A later final program deadline should not become a reason to delay. Early action provides more time for documents, scholarships, housing, and thoughtful comparisons.
Foundation first. Direction next.
Students explore all major business functions before choosing one of six majors.
Build the foundation
Develop business communication, statistics, organizational, social, mathematical, economic, and financial foundations.
Explore the disciplines
Complete introductory courses across the six major areas and apply for a major.
Major and apply
Build specialization depth, complete advanced core courses, electives, and optional co-op or study abroad.
The six major areas are accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, and supply chain management.
Major admission is based on university performance and some areas may be competitive. Use the current calendar for the new curriculum.
One longer placement differentiates the co-op model.
Selected third-year students complete a paid placement lasting approximately eight to twelve months.
Partner institutions and funding can support an international academic term.
Applied investing opportunities connect coursework with real responsibility.
Edwards emphasizes accessible faculty interaction and a welcoming business-school environment.
Co-op begins after admission to the BComm and requires selection, preparation, and employer hiring. An extended placement creates depth but also changes the academic sequence.
Turn the degree into a direction.
Edwards can support accounting, finance, HR, management, marketing, supply chain, entrepreneurship, agriculture-related business, public-sector work, and further professional study.
The Saskatchewan economy can provide distinctive exposure to agriculture, resources, cooperatives, public organizations, and growing technology ventures.
Students pursuing CPA or another credential must select the required current courses.
Budget the complete experience.
Use USask’s current tuition, residence, meal, award, and student-fee pages. Include travel to Saskatoon, winter costs, books, food, and co-op sequencing.
Relocation costs matter for out-of-province students. Compare the complete annual budget rather than tuition alone.
Who might thrive here?
- Want direct-entry commerce
- Prefer a medium-sized business community
- Want to explore before choosing a major
- Like one longer co-op placement
- Are open to Saskatoon
- Need multiple short co-op terms
- Want many more than six majors
- Assume every major is automatic
- Have not checked the new curriculum
- Would struggle with relocation
Edwards offers a clear direct-entry BComm with broad early exploration and a distinctive extended co-op option. It is especially worth considering for students open to Saskatoon and a focused, welcoming business-school community.
Verify before you apply.
Every factual claim was checked against official university material. Requirements, dates, fees, curricula, and outcomes can change.