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	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Trent Business and Arts OUAC RAD Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	70%“70% minimum”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% A 4U math is recommended This program is available only as a joint-major at the Honours level.	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	850	200	402
What you study	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	AccountingAgriculture SciencesAnthropology Archaeology	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies
What it is	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.	A Business and Arts program combines study in two fields: one from business, accounting, or economics, and one from humanities or social sciences like English, anthropology, or environmental studies. Unlike a single-subject honours degree, you earn one honours diploma by completing substantial coursework in both areas rather than specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want broad knowledge across different disciplines and are curious about how business intersects with culture, society, or the environment.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences — literature, history, languages, creative writing, drama, economics, or anthropology — with flexibility to combine subjects. The co-op option alternates your studies with paid work terms in related fields, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want a liberal arts education but also want to test out careers and build a professional network while studying.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	Applied to directly	communications criminology economics english history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Western University on OUInfo	Trent University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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