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	Ottawa Musique et physique (Double grade – 5 ans) OUAC OZN Remove	Ottawa Music and Biology (5-year double degree) OUAC OUD Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	75%“75 %”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	MCV4U MHF4U	MCV4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U 2 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SES4U A minimum combined average of 70% is required for all prerequisite courses in science and mathematics.	ENG4U or FRA4U MCV4U MHF4U 2 among SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SES4U A minimum combined average of 70% is required for all prerequisite courses in science and mathematics. +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Audition Usually closes before January 15	Yes Audition Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc
First-year intakewhere published	—	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary Studies Music Physics	Biological Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies Music
What it is	You study music and physics together over five years, learning both how sound and music work scientifically and how to perform or compose music as an art. Unlike a regular music or physics degree, you complete a full curriculum in both fields rather than minoring in one, which means deeper training in each. This suits students genuinely interested in both disciplines and willing to commit to a demanding combined program.	You study both music and biology as full degree programs over five years instead of the usual four. This double degree means you earn two separate degrees — one in each subject — rather than majoring in one and minoring in the other. It suits people who are genuinely committed to both fields and want advanced training in each, not those looking for an easier path or trying to keep options casually open.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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