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Full	Lakehead French (Thunder Bay) OUAC AR ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI ☆ Add to planRemove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4UFRA4U	ENG4UICS4UMDM4UMHF4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of FEF4U, FIF4U, FSF4U	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 1 from FEF4U, FIF4U or FSF4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	Business Administration Business Administration and Economics Business Administration and Psychology 73% minimum average ENG4U +7 more on the program page	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Comparative Literary StudiesFrench StudiesModern LanguagesTranslation Studies	African StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it is	This program lets you study the French language, literature, and culture in depth, including how French works across different regions and contexts. You'll also learn translation skills, which sets it apart from a basic language course — you're not just learning to speak French, but understanding how meaning moves between languages and cultures. It suits students who love reading, writing, and the nuances of how language shapes thought.	International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.	You study core business subjects like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources, alongside economics and psychology. This program includes a co-op stream, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want practical business skills and prefer learning by doing, not just theory.	This is a two-year applied business program covering accounting, finance, management, and economics fundamentals. Unlike a four-year bachelor's degree, it gets you working faster with practical skills employers want immediately. It suits students who want hands-on business training without the length or theory-heavy focus of a university degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	languages	Applied to directly	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing	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	None published by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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