3 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.

	Algoma English (BA 4 year) OUAC JBB Remove	Lakehead French (Thunder Bay) OUAC AR Remove	Ottawa Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies (3 years) OUAC OAU Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	65%“65%+”	70%	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of FEF4U, FIF4U, FSF4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	ENG4U 1 from FEF4U, FIF4U or FSF4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Comparative Literary Studies English Studies	Comparative Literary Studies French Studies Modern Languages Translation Studies	Interdisciplinary Studies Modern Languages Translation Studies
What it is	A four-year Bachelor of Arts in English is a program where you study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts from different periods, cultures, and genres. You'll analyze how stories, poems, and essays work and what they mean, rather than learning creative writing as your main focus. This suits people who enjoy thinking critically about books and ideas, and who want depth in a humanities subject.	This program lets you study the French language, literature, and culture in depth, including how French works across different regions and contexts. You'll also learn translation skills, which sets it apart from a basic language course — you're not just learning to speak French, but understanding how meaning moves between languages and cultures. It suits students who love reading, writing, and the nuances of how language shapes thought.	You design your own degree by combining courses from different departments rather than following a single major. This program emphasizes translation studies and modern languages, so you can build expertise across multiple fields while deepening language skills. It suits students who are curious about how different subjects connect and want more control over what they study than a traditional single-major program offers.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	languages	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Algoma University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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