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Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 80–87%“Low to mid 80s” | 70%“70% minimum” | 75% | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No | No |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 850 | 200 | — | 700 |
| What you study | Aboriginal StudiesAccountingAnimal ScienceAnthropology | AnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesEnglish Studies | Aboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish Studies | AnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory |
| 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. | You study forensic science alongside humanities subjects like history, English, or anthropology. This combined degree lets you apply investigative techniques and scientific analysis to human remains and artifacts, rather than pursuing forensics alone. It suits students who want to understand both the technical and cultural sides of uncovering the past. | This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first. | 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 | criminologyeconomicsgeographyhistorypolitical sciencepsychologysociology | Applied to directly | education | criminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them |
| Source | Western University on OUInfo | Trent University on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo | University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo |
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