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.

	Lakehead Psychology (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC AAM Remove	Algoma Psychology (BA 4 Year Honours) OUAC JBG Remove	Carleton Cognitive Science – Honours (4 years) OUAC CGS Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%“70%+”	75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Psychology (Arts) (Thunder Bay and Orillia): ENG4U Psychology (Science) (Thunder Bay): ENG4U, MHF4U, 2 of MCV4U, MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Biological Sciences Heritage Studies Philosophy Psychology	Psychology	Biological Sciences Computer Science Linguistics Philosophy
What it is	You study how people think, feel, and behave — their minds, emotions, and actions. The BA program focuses on the human and social side of psychology, while the BSc program emphasizes biology and scientific methods, requiring stronger math and science foundations. This suits you if you're curious about why people do what they do and want either a broader social science education or a research-focused scientific approach.	You study human behaviour, thinking, and emotion from scientific and practical angles. A four-year honours degree goes deeper than a three-year general degree, with more advanced courses and often a research component. This program suits people curious about why people act and think the way they do, and who want to understand psychology well enough for graduate study or specialized careers in mental health, research, or counselling.	This program combines psychology, biology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy to study how the mind works and how we think, learn, and use language. Unlike a straight psychology or computer science degree, cognitive science integrates all these viewpoints to understand cognition from multiple angles. It suits people curious about the science of thinking itself, who want breadth across disciplines rather than depth in just one.
The door tomajors you reach through it	psychology	psychology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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