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	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Social Services & Well-Being Studies and Social Service Worker Diploma OUAC GHF Remove	Trent (Durham) Honours Arts OUAC ROY Remove	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70–75%.”	70%“70% minimum”	Not published“N/A”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province +5 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	200
What you study	Psychology Social Policy Social Work Sociology	Aboriginal Studies Agriculture Anthropology Business Studies	Agriculture Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies
What it is	You study the social systems, policies, and psychology behind why people struggle — poverty, mental health, family breakdown — and learn to help them through direct support work and advocacy. This program awards both a university degree and a Social Service Worker diploma, so you graduate certified for entry-level positions in shelters, community agencies, and schools right away. It suits people drawn to hands-on helping work who want practical credentials alongside academic learning.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences in depth, choosing from subjects like history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, and others. Unlike a general arts degree, an honours program requires more advanced courses in your chosen major and typically demands higher academic performance. This program suits students who want to explore ideas across cultures, societies, and texts, and who are willing to commit to deeper study in at least one subject area.	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	None published by average
Source	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo

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