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+ Add a program	Saint Paul Social Communication (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPS ☆ Add to planRemove	Nipissing Bachelor of Business Administration OUAC PBA ☆ Add to planRemove	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate OUAC PEM ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	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	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U/EAE4U Two 4U Maths recommended If you are admitted without two 4U Maths, you will be required to take MATH-1911 and/or MATH-1912 in your first year of the program. Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements or admission averages for the programs you apply to, you will automatically be considered for an alternative program you qualify for. Visit our +2 more on the program page	In addition to the requirements for the following majors, all applicants to Concurrent Education must have a minimum 70% in ENG4U/EAE4U and 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U Math. ENG4U/EAE4U Two 4U Maths recommended If you are admitted without two 4U Maths, you will be required to take MATH-1911 and/or MATH-1912 in your first year of the program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
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What you study	Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMarketingMedia and Communication Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance	AccountingBusiness StudiesEducation StudiesEntrepreneurship
What it is	Social Communication is an interdisciplinary program that teaches you how to craft and spread messages across different media and audiences. You study journalism, marketing, media analysis, and publicity techniques together rather than in separate streams, so you understand how these fields overlap in real-world communication work. It suits people who want to communicate for organizations, media outlets, or campaigns and prefer a broad foundation over specializing in just one area early on.	A Bachelor of Business Administration is a four-year degree where you study core business concepts like accounting, finance, and marketing, then specialize in areas like human resources or entrepreneurship. This program includes a mandatory co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work experience at a company. It suits students who want practical business skills and real-world workplace exposure alongside theory.	You study business and education together in one integrated program, earning both a commerce degree and a teaching qualification in four years. Unlike separate business and teacher education degrees, you complete coursework in accounting, marketing, human resources, or entrepreneurship alongside mandatory education training to teach junior and intermediate students. This suits people who want to combine business expertise with classroom teaching, or who are exploring both paths before deciding which to pursue.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	accountingcommerce/businessfinancemarketing	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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