4 programs, side by side
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 | 70–73%“Low 70s” | 80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s” | 75% | 75% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | 480 | — | — |
| What you study | Business StudiesComparative Literary StudiesInterdisciplinary StudiesLinguistics | African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies | African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics | Aboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish Studies |
| What it is | This program combines business studies with social sciences — covering how companies interact with society, economics, politics, and culture. Unlike a straight business degree, you study sociology, communication, literature, and politics alongside core business courses to understand the human and social side of organizations. It suits students interested in business who also want to explore ethics, culture, and how society shapes markets. | Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on. | This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus. | This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy | Applied to directly | education |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | McMaster University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years)75%+
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (co-op option)75–80%+
- Arts, Honours (BA): St. Jerome's University80–83%+
- Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op)80–83%+
- Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd)77–87%+
- Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op)77–80%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.