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 Sciences infirmières (4 ans) OUAC ONF Remove	McMaster Honours Integrated Science OUAC MIS Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Science OUAC QF Remove
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	83–87%“Mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U	ENG4U MCV4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	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.	ENG4U MCV4U 2 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U 2 additional 4U/M course
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
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	110	65	100
What you study	Human Biology Nursing	Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary Studies	Astronomy Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science
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.	This program combines science study with teacher education, so you earn qualifications to teach science in secondary school while completing your degree. Unlike a regular science degree followed by teacher training, you work toward both goals at the same time, with coursework in science disciplines alongside education theory and practice teaching. It suits students who know they want to teach and want to study science deeply rather than broadly.
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	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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