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Full	Guelph Bachelor of Creative Arts, Health and Wellness (BCAHW) Honours OUAC GCA ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Acting (3 years) OUAC OCB ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75–80%“75 to 80%”	70%	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 5 additional 4U or 4M courses	ENG4U or FRA4U	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes Audition Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	50	—
What you study	DramaFine ArtMusic	DramaFine Art	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesCreative Writing
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.	You study acting and performance, learning technique, character work, and stagecraft through classes and frequent performances. The BFA is a specialized, more intensive degree focused entirely on theatre and performance, while the BA lets you combine acting with other university subjects. This suits people who want hands-on training in acting and are ready to spend significant time rehearsing and performing.	You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.	You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	University of Guelph on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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