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Full	Guelph Software Engineering (BComp) Honours (co-op option) OUAC GBS ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Computer Science OUAC BG ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Computer Science (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC ORC ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Informatique (4 ans) OUAC ORJ ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	85–90%“85 to 90%”	77–80%“High 70s”	80%	78–80%“78%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMCV4U	ENG4U	MCV4UMHF4U	MCV4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MHF4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MCV4U 4 additional 4U/M courses Computing courses are recommended, as are any other courses necessary to prepare for study in an "Area of Application".	ENG4U MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%) Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non co-op program.	ENG4U or FRA4U MHF4U MCV4U A combined minimum average of 70% is required for all prerequisite courses in mathematics. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U A combined minimum average of 70% is required for all prerequisites in mathematics.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	163	58
What you study	Computer Science	—	Computer ScienceGeneral or Integrated EngineeringInformation Technology	Computer ScienceGeneral or Integrated EngineeringInformation Technology
What it is	You study how to design, build, and test software systems — the programs and applications that run on computers and devices. Unlike a pure Computer Science degree, this program focuses on practical engineering: how software is actually built for real-world use, with emphasis on planning, teamwork, and quality. The co-op option means you alternate between study and paid work terms at companies, giving you experience before graduation. This suits people who want hands-on technical skills, prefer learning by doing, and are ready to commit to work placements alongside coursework.	Computer Science at Brock is a four-year degree where you study programming, algorithms, software design, and computing theory. The co-op option means you alternate between semesters of study and paid work terms at tech companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your coursework. It suits people who want technical depth and prefer learning through hands-on projects and industry internships.	You study how to design, build, and maintain software and computer systems. This program covers programming languages, algorithms, data structures, and how computers work at a fundamental level. If you choose the co-op stream, you'll alternate between studying and working at tech companies, giving you real professional experience alongside your degree.	Informatique is a four-year computer science program taught in French. You study how to design, build, and troubleshoot software and systems, from programming languages to networks and databases. The co-op version lets you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at tech companies, giving you real job experience alongside your degree; the regular version is full-time study only.
The door tomajors you reach through it	software engineering	computer sciencesoftware engineering	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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