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Full	Ontario Tech Networking and Information Technology Security OUAC DIT ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	York Business & Society (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YFD ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Gestion des technologies d'affaires (4 ans) OUAC OWN ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ICS4U, MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	Six 4U or 4M credits, including ENG4U with a minimum average of 60% One of Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U) with a minimum grade of 60% or Computer Science (ICS4U) with a minimum average of 70% Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U Five additional 4U or 4M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	FRA4U or ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U If you are missing MCV4U, you may take the equivalent course at the University of Ottawa the summer before or during your first term. Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op), Bachelor of Commerce, BComm
First-year intakewhere published	120	50	200	40
What you study	Computer ScienceInformation Systems	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Business StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesSociology	Business StudiesInformation SystemsManagement StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies
What it is	You study how to protect computer networks and systems from cyberattacks and security threats. The program combines practical networking skills with specialized knowledge in security protocols, encryption, and threat detection. It suits students who want technical IT work focused specifically on defending data and infrastructure rather than general software development or systems administration.	You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.	You study business and organizations through both management and sociology lenses, examining how companies operate in society and affect people. This program blends traditional business topics like accounting and strategy with the social sciences, so you explore not just profits but also ethics, inequality, and community impact. It suits students interested in business who also want to understand the human and social dimensions of commerce, and the optional co-op lets you test this approach through paid work terms.	You study how businesses use technology and data to operate and make decisions. This program combines commerce fundamentals with information systems, so you focus on how companies manage software, networks, and digital tools rather than just general business. It suits people who want a business career but prefer working with technology and solving technical problems within an organization.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	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	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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