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.

	Saint Paul Honours Bachelors of Arts with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (BA) (4 years) OUAC OPE Remove	Ottawa Éthique et philosophie politique (4 ans) OUAC OAD Remove	Lakehead Criminology (Orillia) OUAC AH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	70%	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary Studies Philosophy Politics Social Policy	Interdisciplinary Studies Philosophy Politics	Forensic & Archaeological Sciences Law & Criminology Politics Psychology
What it is	You study philosophy, political theory, and social policy through an interdisciplinary lens, examining real-world ethical problems like justice, inequality, and human rights. Unlike a straight philosophy major, this program anchors abstract thinking in contemporary social issues and policy solutions. It suits students who want to understand the theoretical foundations of social problems and are drawn to careers in advocacy, public policy, or social justice work.	You study how people and societies should organize themselves, and what makes choices right or wrong. Ethics and political philosophy blend thinking about moral principles with questions about power, justice, law, and governance. This program suits students who want to understand the foundations of politics and ethics through careful argument and debate rather than through policy work or management training.	You study how crime happens, how the criminal justice system works, and why people break laws. The program draws on forensics, psychology, sociology, and law to examine crime from multiple angles rather than focusing on just one discipline. It suits students interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the justice system who want a broad foundation before deciding whether to pursue police work, victim services, legal studies, or social policy.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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Honours Bachelor of Applied Science in Social Services & Well-Being Studies and Social Service Worker Diploma70–75%+
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