4 programs, side by side
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 | Not published“N/A” | 90%“90%+” | Not published“N/A” | 87–93%“High 80s to low 90s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4USPH4U | ENG4U | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4USCH4USPH4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Yes
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| Co-op | No | Available | No | Available |
| Degree | — | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | 135 | — | 94 |
| What you study | ArchitectureFacilities ManagementLandscape & Garden Design | ArchitectureDesign | ArchitectureDesignFacilities ManagementLandscape & Garden Design | Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceDesignGeneral or Integrated Engineering |
| What it is | You study how to design outdoor spaces — parks, gardens, campuses, streetscapes — combining art, ecology, and practical building knowledge. Unlike general design programs, landscape architecture focuses specifically on outdoor environments and includes technical skills in grading, drainage, and site planning. It suits people who want to solve real problems through design and enjoy working both creatively and analytically with land and plants. | Architectural Science is the study of how buildings work technically and functionally—covering structure, systems, materials, and design—rather than architecture as pure art. The co-op option lets you work at real firms alongside your studies, giving you paid work experience in the field. This program suits students who want to understand the practical side of building design and who value hands-on learning in an actual workplace. | Environmental Design at OCAD combines architecture, landscape design, and urban planning to teach you how to shape buildings and outdoor spaces that work well for people and the environment. Unlike a traditional architecture program, it emphasizes the relationship between design and sustainability across multiple scales, from gardens to whole neighbourhoods. It suits students who want to design physical spaces but prefer a broader, more environmentally conscious approach than architecture alone. | This program teaches you to design and build complex systems — often combining software, hardware, human behaviour, and business — that solve real-world problems. Unlike a traditional engineering program focused on one discipline, it blends computer science, design thinking, and management so you learn how systems work across multiple fields. It suits students who want engineering skills but prefer understanding how all the pieces fit together and spending time working in industry during their degree. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | architecture | architecture | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | None published by average | 4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | University of Guelph on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | OCAD University on OUInfo | University of Waterloo on OUInfo |
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