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Full	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Honours (4 years) OUAC CH Remove	Brock Geography (BA) OUAC BGE Remove	Guelph Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (co-op option) OUAC GK Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UZ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75–80%“75 - 80% for all majors”	73–77%“Mid-70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology, Childhood and Youth Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, and Undeclared. English (ENG4U) +7 more on the program page	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	ENG4U 5 additional U/M courses Prerequisites for Economics and Mathematical Economics include: ENG4U MHF4U +1 more on the program page	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Cinematics & Photography	Environmental StudiesGeomatics EngineeringHuman Geography Physical Geography	Anthropology Cinematics & Photography Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	A Bachelor of Arts is a four-year degree where you study humanities and social sciences — subjects like English, history, psychology, anthropology, or environmental studies. You choose a major (or sometimes two) and take courses across different disciplines to build broad knowledge alongside deep expertise in your chosen area. This program suits students curious about understanding human culture, society, language, and ideas, who want flexibility to explore different fields before specializing.	Geography is the study of Earth's physical systems — landforms, climate, water — and how humans interact with their environment and each other across space. You'll combine field research, data analysis using mapping technology, and social analysis to understand everything from urban development to environmental change. This program includes a co-op work term, giving you paid workplace experience alongside your studies.	A BA Honours at Guelph lets you specialize in one of nine humanities and social science subjects — from English to Economics to Fine Art — while completing a standard four-year degree. The co-op option integrates paid work terms into your studies, letting you gain professional experience in your field alongside classroom learning. This suits students who want depth in a particular subject and prefer learning through both study and real-world application.	An Honours BA lets you specialize in one or more subjects from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences while building a broad education across different fields. You choose your major — such as English, Anthropology, Computer Science, or Creative Writing — and take courses in that area alongside electives that let you explore other disciplines. This program suits people who want depth in a subject they care about but also value exposure to different ways of thinking and fields of knowledge.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science psychology	geography	communications economics english geography history languages philosophy political science	communications english history languages philosophy political science sociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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