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Ottawa

Acting (3 years)

OUAC OCB

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U of T (Mississauga)

Humanities

OUAC TMH

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%70–75%70-75%73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U or FRA4U
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • ENG4U
  • Some language courses have specific prerequisites
More than marks?supplementary applicationYes
  • Audition
Usually closes before January 15
Marks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA
First-year intakewhere published70150
What you studyDramaFine ArtEnglish StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesClassical StudiesDramaEnglish StudiesFrench Studies
What it isYou study acting and performance, learning technique, character work, and stagecraft through classes and frequent performances. The BFA is a specialized, more intensive degree focused entirely on theatre and performance, while the BA lets you combine acting with other university subjects. This suits people who want hands-on training in acting and are ready to spend significant time rehearsing and performing.You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best.A Humanities program lets you study how humans create meaning through language, culture, history, and ideas. You choose from subjects like English, history, philosophy, drama, and various languages, building a degree around your interests rather than following a single prescribed path. It suits people who want to understand how societies work and express themselves clearly, without committing to a single specialized field from day one.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyeducationenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
SourceUniversity of Ottawa on OUInfoToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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