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Full	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts OUAC PA ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (co-op option) OUAC GK ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Brantford) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UQ ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“Min. 70%”	75%	75–80%“75 - 80% for all majors”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	EAE4UENG4UICS4UMCV4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	Computer Science or Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math All other majors: +5 more on the program page	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .	ENG4U 5 additional U/M courses Prerequisites for Economics and Mathematical Economics include: ENG4U MHF4U +1 more on the program page	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	—	—
What you study	Aboriginal StudiesComputer ScienceEnglish StudiesEnvironmental Studies	Media and Communication StudiesPoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy	AnthropologyCinematics & PhotographyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	AnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it is	A Bachelor of Arts is a three-year undergraduate degree where you study humanities and social sciences rather than sciences or professional fields. You choose a major from subjects like English, history, philosophy, or geography, and take electives across the range offered. It suits students who want broad knowledge in how people, societies, and ideas work, without committing to a specific career path at the start.	You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.	A BA Honours at Guelph lets you specialize in one of nine humanities and social science subjects — from English to Economics to Fine Art — while completing a standard four-year degree. The co-op option integrates paid work terms into your studies, letting you gain professional experience in your field alongside classroom learning. This suits students who want depth in a particular subject and prefer learning through both study and real-world application.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three- or four-year undergraduate degree where you study subjects in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences — at Laurier Brantford, that means choices like English, anthropology, computer science, creative writing, or environmental studies. You can focus on one major or combine two. This program suits students who want broad knowledge across disciplines and enjoy writing, analysis, and critical thinking rather than hands-on lab or professional training.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communicationseconomicsenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical science	communications	communicationseconomicsenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical science	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo

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