3 programs, side by side
Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70% | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” | 70% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4UFRA4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | No |
| Degree | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — |
| What you study | PhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy | Law & CriminologyPhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics |
| What it is | A philosophy program teaches you how to think critically about fundamental questions: what is knowledge, how should we live, what makes something right or wrong, and how does society work. You'll study philosophy alongside politics and social policy to understand both abstract ideas and their real-world impact on people and institutions. This suits people who enjoy debate, reading complex texts, and asking "why" about things others take for granted. | You study how societies should be organized and governed, combining philosophy, law, politics, and social policy to explore questions about justice, rights, and ethical decision-making. Unlike a straight philosophy or political science program, this one deliberately weaves together multiple disciplines to help you see how abstract moral principles connect to real laws and policies. It suits people who want to think deeply about how the world should work and aren't content with single-subject answers. | You study how people and societies should organize themselves, and what makes choices right or wrong. Ethics and political philosophy blend thinking about moral principles with questions about power, justice, law, and governance. This program suits students who want to understand the foundations of politics and ethics through careful argument and debate rather than through policy work or management training. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | philosophy | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Lakehead University on OUInfo | York University — Glendon on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)70–75%+
- Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé en éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (BA) (4 ans)70%+
- Honours Bachelors of Arts with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (BA) (4 years)70%+
- Political Science73–77%+
- Éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (certificat, temps partiel seulement) (1 an)70%+
- Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (Certificate, Part-time Only) (1 year)70%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.