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 | 73–77%“Mid 70s” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” | 70–73%“Low 70s” | 70% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U | ENG4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | Available | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — | — |
| What you study | PoliticsSocial Policy | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism | Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesCreative Writing | Forensic & Archaeological SciencesLaw & CriminologyPoliticsPsychology |
| What it is | This is a one-year diploma focused on how governments design and carry out policies that affect society — things like healthcare, education, welfare, and environmental rules. You study the politics behind policy decisions and learn how social policies actually get made and implemented. It suits people who already have a completed degree or college diploma and want to shift into policy work without committing to another full bachelor's degree. | This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one. | You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience. | You study how crime happens, how the criminal justice system works, and why people break laws. The program draws on forensics, psychology, sociology, and law to examine crime from multiple angles rather than focusing on just one discipline. It suits students interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the justice system who want a broad foundation before deciding whether to pursue police work, victim services, legal studies, or social policy. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | criminology |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | Lakehead University on OUInfo |
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