4 programs, side by side
Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70%“70% min.” | 70%“70% min.” | 70% | 70%“Min. 70%” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ICS4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Yes
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| Co-op | No | No | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — | — |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy | AnthropologyBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipInterdisciplinary Studies | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics | Aboriginal StudiesAnthropologyBusiness StudiesComputer Science |
| What it is | You study philosophy, politics, and current social issues together rather than in separate programs. This interdisciplinary approach lets you examine ethical problems — like inequality, justice, and policy — from multiple angles at once. It suits people who want to think deeply about society's problems and aren't sure whether philosophy, political science, or social studies fits them best. | 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. | You study how people and societies should organize themselves, and what makes choices right or wrong. Ethics and political philosophy blend thinking about moral principles with questions about power, justice, law, and governance. This program suits students who want to understand the foundations of politics and ethics through careful argument and debate rather than through policy work or management training. | A combined degree that lets you study both arts and commerce side by side, rather than picking one. You take courses in subjects like history, English, or environmental studies alongside business, accounting, and management courses. This dual approach suits students who want business skills and professional preparation but also value deeper knowledge in humanities or social sciences. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | None published by average | None published by average | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Saint Paul University on OUInfo | Saint Paul University on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | Nipissing University on OUInfo |
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