3 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.

	Ottawa Criminologie (4 ans) OUAC OFI Remove	Trent (Durham) Honours Arts OUAC ROY Remove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce OUAC PAB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%“70% minimum”	70%“Min. 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ICS4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U or FRA4U	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Computer Science and Mathematics majors : ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U 1 other 4U Math +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	182	200	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Aboriginal Studies Agriculture Anthropology Business Studies	Aboriginal Studies Anthropology Business Studies Computer Science
What it is	Criminologie is a four-year degree in which you study crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system — how crimes happen, why people commit them, and how society responds. Unlike a law degree, it focuses on the social science side of criminal justice rather than training you to be a lawyer. It suits people interested in understanding crime from psychological, sociological, and policy angles, whether they're considering careers in policing, corrections, victim services, or criminal justice research.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences in depth, choosing from subjects like history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, and others. Unlike a general arts degree, an honours program requires more advanced courses in your chosen major and typically demands higher academic performance. This program suits students who want to explore ideas across cultures, societies, and texts, and who are willing to commit to deeper study in at least one subject area.	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
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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