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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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 75–77%“75-77% (regular and co-op)” | Not published“N/A” | 70–73%“Low 70s” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | MHF4USPH4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Yes
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| Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 60 | — | — | — |
| What you study | Business StudiesDesignOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesProduction & Manufacturing Engineering | Creative WritingDesignEnglish StudiesFine Art | Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesCreative Writing | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism |
| What it is | Industrial Design teaches you how to plan and shape physical products — from phones to furniture to medical devices — so they work well, look good, and can actually be made. You'll combine design thinking with engineering and manufacturing knowledge to understand both the creative and practical sides of bringing products to life. The co-op term lets you work in industry while you study, so you apply what you learn to real projects. | You study the history of visual art and design, learning to analyze images, objects, and cultural movements across time periods and societies. This differs from a studio art program because you focus on understanding and interpreting art rather than creating it yourself. It suits people who want to think critically about visual culture and understand how art reflects and shapes society. | You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience. | This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Carleton University on OUInfo | OCAD University on OUInfo | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo |
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