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Full	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice OUAC PAJ ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) Professional Translation (BA, iBA) OUAC YGL ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“Min. 70%”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4UFRA4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	one of EAE4U, FEF4U, FIF4U, FSF4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements or admission averages for the programs you apply to, you will automatically be considered for an alternative program you qualify for. Visit our Undergraduate Alternative Offer website for further information.	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) FIF4U or FEF4U or FSF4U (EAE4U for Francophone applicants) 4 additional +7 more on the program page	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	50	—	500
What you study	Law & Criminology	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesComputer Games	Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies
What it is	You study the causes of crime, how the justice system works, and how laws are enforced and applied. This is broader than a law degree because it focuses on understanding criminal behaviour and the system that responds to it, rather than training you to become a lawyer. It suits people interested in police work, corrections, victim services, or roles in government agencies that deal with crime and justice policy.	You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.	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.	You study how people communicate through digital platforms, traditional media, and written content, combining journalism, creative writing, and media analysis with business and economics foundations. Unlike a pure journalism program, this combines multiple communication disciplines and requires hands-on digital media production alongside theory. It suits people who want to work in digital marketing, publishing, broadcasting, or content creation and value gaining real workplace experience during their degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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