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” | 77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s” | 75% | 73–80%“Mid- to high 70s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Yes
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| Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | No | No |
| Degree | — | — | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Environmental Studies, BES |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — | — |
| What you study | ArchitectureDesignFacilities ManagementLandscape & Garden Design | Education StudiesEnvironmental StudiesHuman GeographyPlanning | Computer ScienceDesignInterdisciplinary StudiesOthers in Technology | Human GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesPlanningPolitics |
| What it is | 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 trains you to teach high school while earning two degrees at once: a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor's degree in environmental and urban change. Unlike a regular education degree, you study both teaching methods and a focused subject combining environmental science, geography, planning, and politics. It suits students who want to specialize in environmental or urban issues and pass that knowledge to students in a classroom. | You study computer science and design together in a hands-on, project-based way rather than as separate subjects. The program emphasizes learning through real problems and experimentation, so you'll build working projects alongside traditional coursework. This suits people who want to understand how technology and design connect and prefer learning by doing. | In an undeclared major, you start a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Environmental Studies without committing to a specific subject right away. You take introductory courses across areas like geography, politics, social policy, and planning, then choose your major after your first year once you know what interests you most. This approach suits students who are drawn to social and environmental questions but unsure which discipline to study them through. |
| 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 | None published by average | 29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | OCAD University on OUInfo | York University on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | York University on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Cities, Regions, Planning (BES - Co-op available)73–80%+
- Multidisciplinary Design- Experiential Learning (4 years)75%+
- Architectural Studies – Conservation and Sustainability78%+
- Architectural Studies – Urbanism75–77%+
- Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)/Bachelor of Education75%+
- Environmental Arts & Justice (BES - Co-op available)73–77%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.