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	Ontario Tech Computer Science OUAC DSD Remove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U ICS4U MHF4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, SPH4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Six 4U/M credits, including English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) One of Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Physics (SPH4U) or Computer Science (ICS4U). We recommend you take all 3 of these courses. A combined minimum 70% average in prerequisite computer science, math and science courses is required. Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). 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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science and Management, BSc&Mgt	—
First-year intakewhere published	140	500
What you study	Chemistry	Business Studies Creative Writing Economics Interdisciplinary Studies
What it is	Computer Science is the study of how to design, build, and understand software and computer systems. At Ontario Tech, you can choose between a straight science degree or combine it with management courses, which prepares you for roles where you lead tech projects or teams. The program includes a co-op component, giving you paid work terms at companies alongside your classes, which suits students who want real experience before graduating.	You study how people communicate through digital platforms, traditional media, and written content, combining journalism, creative writing, and media analysis with business and economics foundations. Unlike a pure journalism program, this combines multiple communication disciplines and requires hands-on digital media production alongside theory. It suits people who want to work in digital marketing, publishing, broadcasting, or content creation and value gaining real workplace experience during their degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	computer science software engineering	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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