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Laurentian

Sociology

OUAC LSY

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U of T (Mississauga)

Social Sciences

OUAC TMS

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York (Glendon)

International Studies (BA, iBA)

OUAC YGI

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%73–80%Mid to high 70s75%73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4UENG4UFRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • 1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U)
  • 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
  • A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies
  • ENG4U
  • Some programs require MHF4U and recommend MCV4U
  • Environmental Management recommends SBI4U
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
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  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • 5
  • additional
  • +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published700
What you studyAnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistoryAfrican StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomicsAfrican StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies
What it isSociology is the study of how people live together in groups and societies — why they behave certain ways, how institutions work, and what shapes culture and inequality. You'll examine real-world issues like family, work, crime, and social change through research and theory. This program suits you if you're curious about people and society and want to understand the forces that shape human behaviour and social structures.Social Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing.This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.
The door tomajors you reach through itsociologycriminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociologyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceLaurentian University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfo

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