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	McMaster Honours Kinesiology OUAC MV Remove	Ottawa Activité physique (B.A.P.) et Maîtrise en Ergothérapie (Double grade - 5 ans) OUAC OSU Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Kinesiology OUAC QKF Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	90–93%“Low-90s”	85%	87–90%“High 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U two of PSK4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U Biology 4U *Completion of Introductory Kinesiology (PSK4U) is strongly recommended.	ENG4U or FRA4U One Mathematics 4U course Two of the following: SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SPH3U, PSK4U If you do not have the mathematics prerequisite, you may take the replacement course at the University of Ottawa either the summer before or during your first year.	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U 3 additional 4U/M course
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science, BA/MSc, Bachelor of Human Kinetics, BHK	Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, BSc(Kin), Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education, BSc/BEd
First-year intakewhere published	250	—	10
What you study	Human Biology Sport & Exercise Science	Human Biology Sport & Exercise Science	Biological Sciences Complementary Medicines and Therapies Education Studies Human Biology
What it is	You study how the human body moves and functions during physical activity and exercise. This combines biology, anatomy, and sports science to understand muscles, joints, and fitness rather than just coaching or athletic training. The program includes a co-op work term, giving you practical experience in settings like rehabilitation clinics, fitness facilities, or sports medicine. This suits people interested in exercise science, health, or athletic performance who want both classroom learning and hands-on experience.	This is a combined five-year degree that starts with physical activity science and fitness studies, then moves into occupational therapy — the practice of helping people regain function and independence through purposeful activities and exercises. Unlike completing these as separate degrees, this program integrates them from the beginning so your early coursework in anatomy and exercise science directly supports your later therapy training. It suits students interested in rehabilitation and working hands-on with people to improve their physical and mental well-being.	This program lets you earn both a kinesiology degree and a teaching certificate in four years instead of five. You study human movement, exercise science, and nutrition alongside education theory and teaching methods, preparing you to teach high school physical education. It suits students who want to combine their interest in sport and exercise science with a career in secondary education.
The door tomajors you reach through it	kinesiology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	McMaster University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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