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Full	Ottawa Sciences infirmières (4 ans) OUAC ONF ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Honours Integrated Science OUAC MIS ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	85%	87–90%“A minimum of high-80s is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this	75%	Not published“N/A”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	SBI4USCH4U	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U	ENG4USBI4USCH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U MCF3M or MCR3U or one 4U Math course A minimum average of 65% is required for each prerequisite course. +1 more on the program page	English 4U Advanced Functions 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U 2 of Biology 4U, Chemistry 4U, Physics 4U *Completion of all 3 sciences is strongly recommended.	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes OUAC Application Deadline: January 15, 2027. An online supplementary application Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	110	65	—	200
What you study	Human BiologyNursing	BiologyChemistryEnvironmental StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyClassical Studies	AgricultureAnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness Studies
What it is	You study nursing, which means learning how to care for patients, understand human biology and health conditions, and develop the clinical skills you'll use in hospitals and clinics. This four-year program combines classroom learning with hands-on practice in real healthcare settings from early on, rather than delaying clinical work until later years. It suits people who want direct patient care, can handle shift work and emotional demands, and are comfortable with both science and people skills.	Honours Integrated Science teaches you how different sciences connect and overlap rather than studying them in separate boxes. You'll take courses across biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and environmental studies, learning how they relate to real problems instead of treating each discipline independently. This suits students who want a flexible foundation in science and aren't certain yet which single specialization they'll pursue.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.
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	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo

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