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	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR Remove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Comptabilité (4 ans) OUAC OTF Remove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U	ENG4U ICS4U MDM4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .	FRA4U or ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U If you have not completed MCV4U, you can take the replacement course at the University of Ottawa either the summer before or during your first term. Alternative Offers +1 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
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	119	—
What you study	Media and Communication Studies PoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy	Accounting Business Studies Management Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance
What it is	You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.	You study accounting and business fundamentals, learning how to manage finances, prepare financial reports, and understand how organizations operate. The co-op option lets you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at real companies, giving you practical experience alongside your degree. This program suits people who want to combine accounting knowledge with broader business skills and prefer learning through hands-on workplace experience.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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