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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.

Full	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP Remove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Analytique en soins de santé (4 ans) OUAC OTB Remove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN Remove	TMU Graphic Communications Management OUAC SGO Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”	70–73%“Low 70s”	70–75%“70-75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	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.	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) Grade 11 U or M or Grade 12 U mathematics (one of MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	50	—	—	125
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Media and Communication Studies	Business Studies Finance Health Informatics Management Studies	Business Studies Cinematics & Photography Comparative Literary Studies Creative Writing	Business Studies Design Management Studies Marketing
What it is	You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.	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.	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.	Graphic Communications Management teaches you to manage the creative and business sides of visual design projects. You study design principles alongside marketing, business strategy, and media production so you can lead teams that create everything from branding to advertising campaigns. It suits people who want to combine artistic thinking with management responsibility, rather than focusing only on design or only on business.
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	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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