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	Lakehead Economics (Thunder Bay) OUAC AJ Remove	York Environmental Arts & Justice (BES - Co-op available) OUAC YDF Remove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–77%“Mid-70s”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	Economics: ENG4U, 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U Economics & Political Science: ENG4U, 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U Resource & Environmental Economics: ENG4U, 2 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, 1 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, 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.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm
First-year intakewhere published	—	40	—
What you study	Economics Finance Social Policy Statistics	Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Politics Social Policy	Accounting Business Studies Computer Science Economics
What it is	You study how money, markets, and resources work in society, learning to analyze economic data and understand policy decisions that affect people's lives. You can focus on general economics, combine it with political science, or specialize in resource and environmental economics if you have stronger math and science preparation. This suits people curious about why economies function as they do and who want practical skills in financial analysis or policy work.	This program combines environmental science and social justice, exploring how environmental problems affect communities and how policy and activism can address them. You study ecology alongside politics, sociology, and ethics rather than treating environmental issues as purely technical. It suits students who care about the environment but want to understand its human and political dimensions, and the co-op option lets you work in nonprofits, government, or advocacy organizations while you study.	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.
The door tomajors you reach through it	economics	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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