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Full	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior OUAC PED Remove	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Arts Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Education Junior/Intermediate OUAC PEF Remove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC Remove	Ottawa Communication and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OVY Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%	70–73%“Low 70s”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U (minimum 70%) Minimum 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U Math	ENG4U/EAE4U (minimum 70%) Minimum 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U Math	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.	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	500	—
What you study	Education Studies Law & Criminology	Education Studies Law & Criminology	Business Studies Creative Writing Economics Interdisciplinary Studies	Interdisciplinary Studies Journalism Media and Communication Studies Politics
What it is	This program lets you study criminal justice and education at the same time, earning two degrees in five years instead of six. You'll learn about law, crime, and the justice system while also training to teach grades 1 through 6. It suits people who want to work as a teacher but have a strong interest in how the criminal justice system works, or who see themselves teaching in alternative schools or programs focused on at-risk youth.	This program lets you earn two degrees at once: a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Education that qualifies you to teach high school. You study criminology, law, and education theory together rather than sequentially, finishing both degrees faster than if you did them separately. It suits people who want to teach secondary students and have a strong interest in law, crime, or justice topics.	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.	This 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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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