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	Guelph Bachelor of Creative Arts, Health and Wellness (BCAHW) Honours OUAC GCA Remove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications OUAC GMT Remove	York Concurrent Education: Arts, Media, Performance & Design (BEd) OUAC YQ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75–80%“75 to 80%”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 5 additional 4U or 4M courses	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province applicants +5 more on the program page	In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting both the York Faculty that they are applying to and +4 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes Note: Many Arts, Media, Performance & Design programs require a subsequent supplementary evaluation (questionnaire, interview, portfolio and/or audition).Find out more at ampd.yorku.ca/apply. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd, Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Education, BFA/BEd
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Drama Fine Art Music	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Journalism	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Drama Education Studies
What it is	You study drama, fine art, and music together, exploring creative expression across all three disciplines rather than choosing one. This program combines artistic training with a focus on how creative practices can support mental health and wellbeing in communities. It suits people who want to make art their path but also care about its impact on people and society.	This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one.	You study an arts or media subject like drama, creative writing, fine art, or music while simultaneously completing teacher training. Unlike a regular arts degree followed by separate teacher certification, you earn both your subject degree and your teaching credential in one integrated program. This suits people who know they want to teach their artistic passion and want to combine the two paths from the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Guelph on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo

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