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Full	Ontario Tech Public Policy - Undergraduate Diploma OUAC DPP ☆ Add to planRemove	York Undeclared Major (BA) OUAC YBQ ☆ Add to planRemove	York Cities, Regions, Planning (BES - Co-op available) OUAC YHV ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Mississauga) Social Sciences OUAC TMS ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid- to high 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
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.	BA: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses BES: +7 more on the program page	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	ENG4U Some programs require MHF4U and recommend MCV4U Environmental Management recommends SBI4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Environmental Studies, BES	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	40	700
What you study	PoliticsSocial Policy	Human GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesPlanningPolitics	BuildingHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesInternational Development	AnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory
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.	In an undeclared major, you start a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Environmental Studies without committing to a specific subject right away. You take introductory courses across areas like geography, politics, social policy, and planning, then choose your major after your first year once you know what interests you most. This approach suits students who are drawn to social and environmental questions but unsure which discipline to study them through.	You study how cities and regions develop, grow, and change, combining geography, planning, politics, and social policy to understand urban and rural environments. This program emphasizes the interconnected nature of these topics rather than treating them as separate disciplines. Co-op work terms are available, letting you gain practical experience in planning offices, government agencies, or development organizations alongside your coursework.	Social Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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