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	Lakehead General (Arts or Science) (Thunder Bay, Orillia & Online) OUAC AS Remove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts OUAC PA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%“Min. 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	two of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	General Arts : ENG4U General Science : ENG4U, 2 from MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	Computer Science or Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math All other majors: +5 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—
What you study	Aboriginal StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnimal Science Anthropology	Aboriginal Studies Computer Science English Studies Environmental Studies
What it is	A general arts or science degree lets you study a broad range of subjects in your first year or two, then choose a major from fields like anthropology, chemistry, biology, business, or astronomy. Unlike a specialized program, you're not locked into one subject from the start, so you can explore and decide what interests you most. This suits students who want flexibility, aren't sure what they want to study, or like the idea of combining subjects across different disciplines.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three-year undergraduate degree where you study humanities and social sciences rather than sciences or professional fields. You choose a major from subjects like English, history, philosophy, or geography, and take electives across the range offered. It suits students who want broad knowledge in how people, societies, and ideas work, without committing to a specific career path at the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	communications economics english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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