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	OCAD Environmental Design OUAC HED Remove	York (Markham) Creative Technologies (BFA, Co-op available) OUAC YME Remove	Carleton Architectural Studies – Conservation and Sustainability OUAC CRC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	Not published“N/A”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	78%“78% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
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%	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	English (ENG4U) Physics (SPH4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) 3 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Admission is 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	Yes Application deadline: March 1 Portfolio deadline: March 5 Alternative Offers Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	50	—
What you study	Architecture DesignFacilities ManagementLandscape & Garden Design	Design Entrepreneurship Fine Art	Architecture Design Environmental Studies History
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.	Creative Technologies is a visual arts and design degree that combines fine art, graphic design, and digital media with entrepreneurship skills so you can develop creative work and understand how to turn ideas into projects or businesses. Unlike a straight fine arts program, it emphasizes the practical and business side of creative work. It suits people who want to make art or design but also care about how creative work reaches audiences and generates opportunity.	You study how to design and restore buildings while minimizing environmental impact, combining architecture, history, and ecological design. This program emphasizes conservation of existing structures and sustainable materials and methods, setting it apart from general architecture programs that focus mainly on new construction. It suits students interested in heritage preservation and green building who want hands-on experience through co-op placements.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	OCAD University on OUInfo	York University — Markham on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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