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Full	Laurentian Architectural Studies OUAC LDA ☆ Add to planRemove	Waterloo Environment and Business (Co-op Only) OUAC WEB ☆ Add to planRemove	Western Social Science OUAC EO ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BAS) OUAC GAS ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	77–80%“High 70s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	78–83%“78 to 83%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMCV4UMDM4UMHF4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U) 2 grade 12 4U/M Math courses 3 other grade 12 U/M courses Statement of Interest and Portfolio A minimum overall average of 75% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses +1 more on the program page	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 more on the program page	ENG4U MHF4U One 4U/M Arts or Social Sciences Two from SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U One additional 4U/M course +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes In addition to meeting the academic requirements below, applicants must submit: A portfolio to demonstrate their creativity and skills A statement of interest (500-1000 words) to explain their interest in architecture as well as their choice of Laurentian University/McEwen School of Architecture Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	54	850	—
What you study	Architecture	Business StudiesEntrepreneurshipEnvironmental StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAccountingAnimal ScienceAnthropology	Animal ScienceAnthropologyBiological SciencesChemistry
What it is	Architectural Studies teaches you how to design buildings and spaces, from sketching initial ideas to understanding how they're built and function. This program includes paid work terms where you apply what you're learning at real architecture firms alongside your classroom studies. It suits students who combine creative design thinking with interest in how buildings work technically and who want practical experience before or alongside their formal studies.	You study how to run and launch businesses while learning environmental science and sustainability principles. This combines business skills with ecological knowledge, so you understand both profit and environmental impact. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom and paid work terms, giving you real workplace experience in green business and sustainability roles. It suits people who want to work in business but care about environmental problems.	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.	A Bachelor of Arts and Sciences lets you combine study in both humanities and natural sciences within one degree. Unlike most programs that require you to choose either arts or sciences, this one lets you take courses across both — for instance, pairing creative writing with chemistry, or anthropology with animal science. It suits people who are curious across multiple disciplines and want flexibility rather than specializing narrowly from the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	architecture	Applied to directly	criminologyeconomicsgeographyhistorypolitical sciencepsychologysociology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Laurentian University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo

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