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	Saint Paul Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (Certificate, Part-time Only) (1 year) OUAC OAQ Remove	Lakehead Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus) OUAC AZ Remove	Saint Paul Social Innovation (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPM Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	70%	70%“70% min.”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet the General Admission Requirements of Lakehead University, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Philosophy Politics Social Policy	Anthropology Chemistry English Studies Entrepreneurship	Anthropology Business Studies Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Studies
What it is	This one-year certificate explores philosophical and political thinking about current social problems — inequality, justice, rights, and policy. Unlike a full degree, it's designed as a focused, shorter program you can complete part-time while working or studying elsewhere. It suits people who want to examine real-world issues through ethics and policy without committing to a longer university program.	This program lets you design your own degree by combining courses from multiple fields — anthropology, chemistry, English, history, philosophy, law, media studies, and others — rather than following a single major. You choose which subjects to focus on and how much depth in each, creating a customized path that suits your interests. It works well if you're curious about several areas and want flexibility to explore across disciplines before committing to one specialization.	You study how to create practical solutions to social problems by combining ideas from business, politics, and social sciences. Unlike a straight business or political science degree, this program intentionally blends entrepreneurship, policy thinking, and community understanding so you can design and launch initiatives that address real needs. It suits people who want to work on social change but also need to understand how organizations, money, and systems actually work.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo

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