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	Lakehead Nursing (Thunder Bay) OUAC AAH Remove	Ontario Tech Public Policy - Undergraduate Diploma OUAC DPP Remove	York (Glendon) Psychology (BSc, iBSc) OUAC YYH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–80%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U FRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	one of SCH4U, SPH4U one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U 1 from MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B or 73-76%) OR successful completion of a College Diploma with a minimum 80% average. Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) SCH4U or SPH4U Any 4U Math (e.g. MHF4U, MCV4U or MDM4U) 3 additional 4U, 4M or DU courses +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Science, BSc, International Bachelor of Science, iBSc
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Human Biology Nursing Others in Subjects Related to Medicine	Politics Social Policy	Animal Science Education Studies Forensic & Archaeological Sciences Human Biology
What it is	You study how to assess, care for, and support patients across hospitals, clinics, and community settings. This program combines classroom learning in anatomy, physiology, and nursing theory with supervised clinical placements where you provide direct patient care. It suits people who want hands-on healthcare work, can handle emotional demands, and are comfortable with responsibility for others' wellbeing.	This is a one-year diploma focused on how governments design and carry out policies that affect society — things like healthcare, education, welfare, and environmental rules. You study the politics behind policy decisions and learn how social policies actually get made and implemented. It suits people who already have a completed degree or college diploma and want to shift into policy work without committing to another full bachelor's degree.	Psychology is the study of how people think, feel, and behave, and why they do what they do. At Glendon, you can specialize in areas like forensic psychology, human resources, or education. The iBSc option lets you complete part of your degree in another country while maintaining bilingual instruction throughout, which is different from the regular BSc. This program suits students curious about human behaviour who want flexibility in choosing a specialization within psychology.
The door tomajors you reach through it	nursing	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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