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Full	King's Arts OUAC EKA Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Arts - French OUAC QBF Remove	Carleton Humanities OUAC CBC Remove	McMaster Humanities I OUAC MH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80%	83–87%“Mid 80s”	80–82%	80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses	Best 6 4U/M courses	English 4U *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes To apply to the Catholic Studies for Teachers program, indicate your subject of major interest as Catholic Studies for Teachers. A supplemental application is required. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	150	10	—	480
What you study	English Studies French Studies PhilosophyTheology & Religious Studies	Education Studies French Studies	Ancient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical Greek Studies Classical StudiesClassics	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	An Arts degree at King's focuses on language, thought, and belief through subjects like English, French, Philosophy, and Theology. You study texts, ideas, and how people understand the world through writing, culture, and religion rather than science or professional training. This program suits students who enjoy reading, discussion, and deep thinking about meaning and expression.	In this program, you study French language and literature while completing teacher training at the same time, earning both an Arts degree and a teaching credential in four years. Unlike a regular Arts degree followed by a separate teacher's program, you integrate education courses throughout, so you graduate ready to teach French in Ontario schools. It suits students who know they want to teach French and want to combine academic depth in the language with practical classroom skills from the start.	Humanities is the study of human culture, history, ideas, and expression through subjects like history, philosophy, literature, classics, and religious studies. You choose courses across these fields rather than specializing in just one, so you develop a broad understanding of how societies, texts, and beliefs have shaped each other over time. This suits people curious about why humans think and act as they do, who enjoy reading and discussion, and who want flexibility to explore before narrowing down.	Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications english history languages philosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	8 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	King's University College on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo

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