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| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 85% | 70–75%“70-75%” | 80–87%“Low-to mid-80s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| Prerequisitesas published |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | Available |
| Degree | — | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Social Work, BSW |
| First-year intakewhere published | 79 | 70 | 950 |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesLaw & CriminologyPolitics | English StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary Studies | AnthropologyEconomicsHealth InformaticsHuman Geography |
| What it is | You study both political science and law together in a single six-year program, rather than pursuing them separately. Political science teaches you how governments, institutions, and policies actually work; law gives you the training needed to become a lawyer, including courtroom procedures and legal reasoning. This combined stream suits people who want to understand politics deeply and work as lawyers in government, policy, or public interest law. | 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. | Social Sciences I is a first-year entry point where you explore human behaviour, society, and social systems through subjects like economics, sociology, anthropology, politics, and social work. Unlike a specialized program, you sample multiple disciplines before declaring a focus, letting you discover which area — from international development to health policy — matches your interests. It suits students curious about how societies work and drawn to understanding people and social issues from different angles. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | criminologygeographypolitical sciencepsychologysociology |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | McMaster University on OUInfo |
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