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Full	Saint Paul Social Communication (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPS Remove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI Remove	Lakehead Business (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC ATT Remove	Algoma Business Administration (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	70%	70%“70%+”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U FRA4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	ENG4U 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	ENG4U Two 4U/M math courses (Data Management recommended) Three other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	Bachelor of Administration, BAdmin, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary Studies Journalism Marketing Media and Communication Studies	African Studies Business Studies Economics Environmental Studies	Accounting Business Studies Computer Science Economics	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance
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.	International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.	A Bachelor of Administration or Commerce teaches you core business skills like accounting, finance, management, and human resources, along with how organizations actually operate. The BComm adds a stronger focus on accounting and financial analysis compared to the BAdmin. Both programs include a co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom and paid work at real companies, building experience while you study. This suits people who want practical business skills, like working with numbers or managing people, and who value learning on the job.	A BBA is a four-year business degree where you study core topics like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources alongside economics and general business strategy. Unlike some business programs, this one includes co-op work terms, meaning you alternate between classroom learning and paid jobs at companies, giving you real workplace experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broad business foundation with hands-on learning and don't yet know which specific business path they'll take.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing	commerce/business
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo

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