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	Windsor Environmental Science/Environmental Studies OUAC NLS Remove	Ottawa Géographie physique et géomatique (4 ans – majeure) OUAC OOG Remove	Lakehead Geology (Thunder Bay) OUAC AV Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% minimum average”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U	MCV4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	Environmental Studies 70% minimum average ENG4U Environmental Science 70% minimum average +7 more on the program page	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page	ENG4U 1 from MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No
Degree	Bachelor of Environmental Studies, BES, Bachelor of Science, BSc	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Environmental Studies Geology Human Geography Others in Physical Sciences	Geology Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies Physical Geography	Environmental Studies GeologyMinerals TechnologyOthers in Physical Sciences
What it is	You study how the natural world works alongside the human systems that affect it. The BES focuses on environmental policy, conservation, and sustainability through social and geographic lenses, while the BSc emphasizes the physical science side: geology, ecology, and environmental processes. Both paths suit people interested in solving real environmental problems through either policy and community work or scientific research and analysis.	You study how Earth's physical systems work — landforms, climate, water, soil — and learn geomatics, the technology and methods used to map and analyse geographic data. This differs from human geography programs by focusing on natural processes rather than societies and cultures. It suits you if you want to understand environmental change and work with mapping software and spatial analysis tools, whether in research, conservation, or resource management.	You study rocks, minerals, earth processes, and how the physical environment works. Geology sits at the overlap of physics, chemistry, and biology, focusing on how Earth's materials form, change, and interact. This program suits people curious about natural resources, environmental problems, or how the planet works at a fundamental level.
The door tomajors you reach through it	earth science environmental science	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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