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	Algoma Geography (BA 4 year) OUAC JBJ Remove	Ottawa Géographie physique et géomatique (4 ans – majeure) OUAC OOG Remove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts OUAC PA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	65%“65%+”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70%“Min. 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page	Computer Science or Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math All other majors: +5 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Geology Human Geography Physical Geography	Geology Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies Physical Geography	Aboriginal Studies Computer Science English Studies Environmental Studies
What it is	A BA in Geography covers the physical Earth — landforms, climate, ecosystems — alongside human systems like culture, economics, and cities. You'll study both natural processes and how people shape and live in different places. It suits students curious about why the world works the way it does and interested in solving real-world problems across environment and society.	You study how Earth's physical systems work — landforms, climate, water, soil — and learn geomatics, the technology and methods used to map and analyse geographic data. This differs from human geography programs by focusing on natural processes rather than societies and cultures. It suits you if you want to understand environmental change and work with mapping software and spatial analysis tools, whether in research, conservation, or resource management.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three-year undergraduate degree where you study humanities and social sciences rather than sciences or professional fields. You choose a major from subjects like English, history, philosophy, or geography, and take electives across the range offered. It suits students who want broad knowledge in how people, societies, and ideas work, without committing to a specific career path at the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	earth science geography	Applied to directly	communications economics english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Algoma University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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