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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 80–85%“80-85% (regular and co-op)” | 70%“70% minimum” | 73–77%“Mid-70s” | 78–83%“78 to 83%” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | MCV4UMHF4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4UMHF4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | — | 200 | — | — |
| What you study | Artificial IntelligenceBusiness StudiesComputer GamesManagement | AgricultureAnthropologyArchaeologyBiological Sciences | AnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies | Animal ScienceAnthropologyBiological SciencesChemistry |
| What it is | You study the theory and practice of building software, designing systems, and solving problems with computers. Carleton's program lets you focus on specializations like artificial intelligence, games, or software engineering, and includes a co-op stream where you alternate between classroom and paid work terms. This suits students who want hands-on industry experience alongside their degree and are interested in both the technical and applied sides of computing. | Honours Science is a broad science degree where you choose your major from fields like biology, chemistry, environmental science, computer science, or archaeology. Unlike a general science program, an honours degree requires you to specialize in one subject and complete more advanced courses in that area. It suits students who want a strong grounding in science but haven't yet decided on one specific career path, or who want deeper knowledge in a particular field. | 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. | A Bachelor of Arts and Sciences lets you combine study in both humanities and natural sciences within one degree. Unlike most programs that require you to choose either arts or sciences, this one lets you take courses across both — for instance, pairing creative writing with chemistry, or anthropology with animal science. It suits people who are curious across multiple disciplines and want flexibility rather than specializing narrowly from the start. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | computer science | Applied to directly | communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Carleton University on OUInfo | Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo | Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo | University of Guelph on OUInfo |
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