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| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | ||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 93–97%“Mid-90s” | 83–87%“Mid 80s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4USBI4U | ENG4UMCV4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 1,000 | 100 |
| What you study | Animal ScienceBiological SciencesGeneticsMicrobiology | AstronomyBiological SciencesChemistryComputer Science |
| What it is | Life Sciences Gateway is a first-year program where you explore core sciences—biology, chemistry, and math—before specializing in areas like genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, animal science, or psychology. It includes mandatory co-op work terms alongside your studies. This broad entry lets you test different life science directions before committing to a specific degree, rather than applying directly to a single specialized program. | This program combines science study with teacher education, so you earn qualifications to teach science in secondary school while completing your degree. Unlike a regular science degree followed by teacher training, you work toward both goals at the same time, with coursework in science disciplines alongside education theory and practice teaching. It suits students who know they want to teach and want to study science deeply rather than broadly. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | biochemistrybiologylife sciencesmedical sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average |
| Source | McMaster University on OUInfo | Queen's University on OUInfo |
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