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Full	Ontario Tech Applied Sociology OUAC DDF ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Sociology (BA 4 year) OUAC JBH ☆ Add to planRemove	TMU Child and Youth Care OUAC SCY ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Child and Youth Studies & Psychology OUAC ROI ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–73%“Low 70s”	65%“65%+”	70–75%“70-75%”	70%“70% minimum”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U).	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	105	200
What you study	Sociology	Sociology	PsychologySociology	PsychologySociology
What it is	You study sociology — how people, groups, and societies work — but with a focus on solving real problems rather than just theory. You'll learn to analyze social issues like inequality, crime, and community development, then apply that knowledge to actual situations through projects and research. This suits people who want to understand human behaviour and social change while building practical skills for work in non-profit organizations, government, or social services.	A sociology degree means studying how people form groups, institutions, and societies — why they act the way they do together, what shapes their beliefs and behaviours, and how power and inequality work in the real world. This four-year program includes a co-op work term, giving you paid experience in a workplace related to social research, policy, or community work. It suits people curious about how society works who want both classroom theory and hands-on practice in fields like research, social services, or communications.	This program prepares you to work directly with children and young people who face challenges like trauma, behavioural issues, or family instability. You study psychology and sociology to understand how people develop and what shapes their choices, then learn hands-on skills for supporting and guiding kids in schools, group homes, hospitals, and community agencies. It suits people who want practical caregiving work rather than classroom teaching or clinical therapy.	This program combines the study of how children and young people develop psychologically and socially with broader sociology, so you learn both individual psychology and the family, school, and community systems that shape them. Unlike a straight psychology program, it emphasizes youth as a specific age group and their relationships within society. It suits people drawn to understanding young people's behaviour and thinking, and who want grounding in both psychological science and social context.
The door tomajors you reach through it	sociology	sociology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo

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