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+ Add a program	Carleton Science – Honours (4 years) OUAC CT ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead General (Arts or Science) (Thunder Bay, Orillia & Online) OUAC AS ☆ Add to planRemove	Western Science OUAC ES ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	78%	70%	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4UMCV4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	two of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U	two of ICS4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SES4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	Honours in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Linguistics, Neuroscience and Mental Health, Psycholinguistics and Communications Differences, Psychology, and Gateway (Physical Sciences and Life Sciences): Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Two credits from Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), Earth and Space Science (SES4U), or Physics (SPH4U) 3 best 4U/M courses +7 more on the program page	General Arts : ENG4U General Science : ENG4U, 2 from MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	English, ENG4U Calculus and Vectors MCV4U Two of: Advanced Functions, MHF4U Biology, SBI4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes Unless otherwise noted, required courses must be completed with a minimum average of 70%. Western Integrated Science applicants must submit a supplementary application. More information Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	550
What you study	Audiology and Speech Language PathologyBiotechnologyChemistryEnvironmental Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnimal ScienceAnthropology	Animal ScienceAstronomyBiological SciencesChemistry
What it is	This is a four-year science degree where you specialize in one of many fields — from chemistry and physics to biology, geology, audiology, linguistics, or environmental science. The honours designation means you go deeper into your chosen subject than a general science degree would. The program includes optional co-op work terms, letting you gain paid professional experience alongside your studies, which suits students who want both classroom learning and real workplace practice in their field.	A general arts or science degree lets you study a broad range of subjects in your first year or two, then choose a major from fields like anthropology, chemistry, biology, business, or astronomy. Unlike a specialized program, you're not locked into one subject from the start, so you can explore and decide what interests you most. This suits students who want flexibility, aren't sure what they want to study, or like the idea of combining subjects across different disciplines.	This is a broad science degree where you choose from fields like biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, geology, and others. You take foundational science courses in first year, then specialize by selecting which science subjects to focus on. Co-op is available, letting you do paid work terms at science-related employers alongside your studies.
The door tomajors you reach through it	biochemistrybiologychemistryearth scienceenvironmental sciencelife sciencesneurosciencephysics	Applied to directly	biologychemistryearth scienceenvironmental sciencelife sciencesmathematicsphysicsstatistics
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo

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