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.
| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70–80%“70%; co-op 80%” | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” | 75% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4UFRA4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op) | Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesSociology | Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesComputer Games | Aboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish Studies |
| What it is | You study both communication and sociology together as equal partners over four years, learning how people share information and how societies function. Unlike a program that focuses on just one field, this bidisciplinary approach lets you explore media, journalism, and social structures side by side, seeing how they connect. It suits people curious about why people and groups behave the way they do, and who want to understand the role of communication in shaping society. | Professional Translation is a program where you study how to translate texts, documents, and media between English and French at an advanced level. Unlike a general language degree, it focuses specifically on translation skills and techniques across different fields like business, law, media, and literature. It suits people who are fluent in both English and French and want to turn that skill into a career. | This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | education |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | York University — Glendon on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo |
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