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Full	OCAD Digital Futures OUAC HDF Remove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP Remove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC Remove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	Not published“N/A”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U ICS4U MDM4U MHF4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD with an overall academic average of at least 70% in six 4U/M courses, including English 4U with a minimum final grade of 70%	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Business Administration Business Administration and Economics Business Administration and Psychology 73% minimum average ENG4U +7 more on the program page	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Admission based primarily on your portfolio assessment. All offers of admission are conditional on meeting the minimum academic requirements. Alternative Offers There are no alternative offers. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Design, BDes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA	—	—	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm
First-year intakewhere published	—	50	—	—
What you study	Computer Animation and Visual Effects Design Fine Art Information Systems	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Media and Communication Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Accounting Business Studies Computer Science Economics
What it is	Digital Futures is a design and fine arts program where you study visual storytelling through digital tools and media, combining animation, graphic design, coding, and art. Unlike traditional design or fine art streams, it's built around interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world projects that blend artistic creativity with digital technology and communication. It suits people who want to create visually, think critically about media, and work across both artistic and technical domains.	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 core business subjects like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources, alongside economics and psychology. This program includes a co-op stream, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want practical business skills and prefer learning by doing, not just theory.	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	OCAD University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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