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	Ontario Tech Public Policy - Undergraduate Diploma OUAC DPP Remove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts OUAC PA Remove	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior OUAC PE Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70%“Min. 70%”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B or 73-76%) OR successful completion of a College Diploma with a minimum 80% average. 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.	Computer Science or Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math All other majors: +5 more on the program page	In addition to the requirements for the following majors, all applicants to Concurrent Education must have a minimum 70% in ENG4U/EAE4U and 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U math. Computer Science and Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math +2 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Politics Social Policy	Aboriginal Studies Computer Science English Studies Environmental Studies	Aboriginal Studies Computer Science Education Studies English Studies
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.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three-year undergraduate degree where you study humanities and social sciences rather than sciences or professional fields. You choose a major from subjects like English, history, philosophy, or geography, and take electives across the range offered. It suits students who want broad knowledge in how people, societies, and ideas work, without committing to a specific career path at the start.	You study an arts subject like English, history, or mathematics alongside teacher training designed for elementary and early middle school classrooms. You complete both a bachelor's degree and teaching credentials in four years instead of five, combining academic courses with education theory and practice teaching. This suits students certain they want to teach their subject to younger students and want to finish their degree and teaching qualification together.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	communications economics english geography history languages philosophy political science	education
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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