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Full	Algoma Biology (BSc 4 year) OUAC JGA ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé en éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (BA) (4 ans) OUAC OEP ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Éthique et philosophie politique (4 ans) OUAC OAD ☆ Add to planRemove	TMU Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only) OUAC SUN ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70%+”	70%“70% min.”	70%	70–75%“70-75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMHF4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MHF4U Two 4U/M science courses (Chemistry and Biology are recommended) Two other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U or FRA4U	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	70
What you study	Environmental Studies	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics	English StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary Studies
What it is	A four-year Bachelor of Science in Biology teaches you how living organisms work, from cells to ecosystems, with a focus on environmental systems and conservation. You'll study ecology, genetics, physiology, and how species interact with their surroundings, combining lab work with field study. This program suits students who want a broad foundation in biology and are interested in environmental issues, rather than pursuing a specialized professional path like medicine or engineering.	You study philosophy, politics, and current social issues together rather than in separate programs. This interdisciplinary approach lets you examine ethical problems — like inequality, justice, and policy — from multiple angles at once. It suits people who want to think deeply about society's problems and aren't sure whether philosophy, political science, or social studies fits them best.	You study how people and societies should organize themselves, and what makes choices right or wrong. Ethics and political philosophy blend thinking about moral principles with questions about power, justice, law, and governance. This program suits students who want to understand the foundations of politics and ethics through careful argument and debate rather than through policy work or management training.	You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best.
The door tomajors you reach through it	biologylife sciences	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Algoma University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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