Cutoffs

2 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.

Remove
Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70–80%70%; co-op 80%73–80%Mid- to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U or FRA4U
  • BA:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • BES:
  • +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Environmental Studies, BES
First-year intakewhere published
What you studyInterdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesPoliticsHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesPlanningPolitics
What it isThis is a four-year degree combining the study of political systems and institutions with media, journalism, and how people communicate messages to audiences. Unlike studying either subject alone, you examine how politics and communication shape each other — analyzing political campaigns, news coverage, and public persuasion. It suits students interested in policy, political reporting, campaign work, or understanding how information flows in democratic societies.In an undeclared major, you start a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Environmental Studies without committing to a specific subject right away. You take introductory courses across areas like geography, politics, social policy, and planning, then choose your major after your first year once you know what interests you most. This approach suits students who are drawn to social and environmental questions but unsure which discipline to study them through.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Ottawa on OUInfoYork University on OUInfo

Also compare with

Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.

Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.