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	Ontario Tech Health Administration OUAC DHD Remove	Carleton Industrial Design OUAC CD Remove	Waterloo Environment and Business (Co-op Only) OUAC WEB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75–77%“75-77% (regular and co-op)”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MHF4U SPH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Six 4U/M credits, including English (ENG4U) with a minimum grade of 60% One of Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U). 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.	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Physics (SPH4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes Application deadline March 1. Portfolio deadline March 5. Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	60	54
What you study	Business Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies Others in Subjects Related to Medicine	Business Studies Design Others in Business & Administrative Studies Production & Manufacturing Engineering	Business Studies Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies
What it is	Health Administration teaches you how to run hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. You'll learn business skills like budgeting, planning, and managing staff, combined with enough healthcare knowledge to understand what doctors and nurses actually do. This program suits people who want a career in healthcare but prefer management and operations over direct patient care or medical science.	Industrial Design teaches you how to plan and shape physical products — from phones to furniture to medical devices — so they work well, look good, and can actually be made. You'll combine design thinking with engineering and manufacturing knowledge to understand both the creative and practical sides of bringing products to life. The co-op term lets you work in industry while you study, so you apply what you learn to real projects.	You study how to run and launch businesses while learning environmental science and sustainability principles. This combines business skills with ecological knowledge, so you understand both profit and environmental impact. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom and paid work terms, giving you real workplace experience in green business and sustainability roles. It suits people who want to work in business but care about environmental problems.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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