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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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s” | 87–90%“High 80s” | 75% | 80–83%“Low 80s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | Available | Available |
| Degree | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 480 | 175 | — | — |
| What you study | African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies | Aboriginal StudiesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies | African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics | AnthropologyBusiness StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies |
| What it is | Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on. | In this program, you study an Arts subject — such as English, Economics, Drama, or Environmental Studies — while simultaneously earning your teaching qualification. Unlike a regular BA where you add teacher training after, you complete both degrees together over four years, so you graduate ready to teach your subject in Ontario schools. It suits students who know they want to teach a specific subject and want to combine their subject expertise with education training from the start. | 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. | An Honours BA in Arts lets you study humanities and social sciences subjects like English, anthropology, economics, drama, and creative writing over four years. You choose your own combination of courses rather than following a single fixed major, giving you flexibility to explore multiple disciplines. This program suits students curious about human culture, expression, and society who want broad knowledge across several fields before deciding on a specialization. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy | education | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 85%See them |
| Source | McMaster University on OUInfo | Queen's University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | St. Jerome's University on OUInfo |
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