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.

	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Analytique en soins de santé (4 ans) OUAC OTB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4U 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 .	English at 60%	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U If you are missing MCV4U, you may take the equivalent course at the University of Ottawa the summer before or during your first term.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—
What you study	Media and Communication Studies PoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Business Studies Finance Health Informatics Management Studies
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.	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.	You study business and finance with a focus on health-care data and systems. This combines commerce training with health informatics, so you learn to analyze health-care operations and information rather than just general business. The co-op option lets you alternate between school and paid work terms in health-care or health-tech organizations. This program suits people interested in the business side of health care, who want practical work experience alongside their degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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