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	Saint Paul Social communication (Certificate, Part-time Only) (1 year) OUAC OHC Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG Remove	Windsor Business Administration OUAC NC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–78%“73% minimum average; 78% minimum average for Co-op”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U ICS4U MDM4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	English at 60%	Business Administration Business Administration and Economics Business Administration and Psychology 73% minimum average ENG4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Journalism Marketing Media and Communication StudiesPublicity Studies	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance
What it is	This one-year certificate teaches you how to create and share messages across newspapers, websites, social media, and marketing campaigns. You study journalism, marketing, and media strategy together rather than picking one path, so you learn how different communication fields overlap. It suits people who want hands-on skills in writing, promotion, or media work without committing to a full degree, or who are already working and need to upgrade their communications knowledge part-time.	This is a two-year applied business program covering accounting, finance, management, and economics fundamentals. Unlike a four-year bachelor's degree, it gets you working faster with practical skills employers want immediately. It suits students who want hands-on business training without the length or theory-heavy focus of a university degree.	You study core business subjects like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources, alongside economics and psychology. This program includes a co-op stream, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at companies, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits people who want practical business skills and prefer learning by doing, not just theory.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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