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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

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U of T (Mississauga)

Forensic Sciences

OUAC TMK

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Carleton

Cognitive Science – Honours (4 years)

OUAC CGS

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%73–80%“Mid to high 70s”75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UMHF4USBI4USCH4UENG4U
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
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  • 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
  • SBI4U
  • MHF4U
  • Most programs also require SCH4U
  • Most programs also recommend MCV4U and SPH4U
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  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
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More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc——
First-year intakewhere published—250—
What you studyBiological SciencesHeritage StudiesPhilosophyPsychologyBiological SciencesChemistryForensic & Archaeological SciencesBiological SciencesComputer ScienceLinguisticsPhilosophy
What it isYou 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.Forensic Sciences combines biology, chemistry, and investigative techniques to examine physical evidence from crime scenes and build cases for law enforcement. It differs from a straight chemistry or biology degree by training you specifically to analyze evidence like DNA, toxins, fibres, and trace materials in a criminal justice context. This program suits students who want to work in labs supporting police investigations and courts, rather than in pure research or clinical settings.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 itpsychologyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceLakehead University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfo

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