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Full	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Physical and Health Education/Bachelor of Education Intermediate/Senior OUAC PER Remove	Lakehead Arts One (Thunder Bay) OUAC AB Remove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA Remove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Honours (4 years) OUAC CH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% – This is a highly competitive, limited-enrollment program. The actual admission average may be higher.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this	70%	75%	75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U one of PSK4U, SBI4U	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U (minimum 70%) SBI4U or PSK4U SCH4U and 4U Math are recommended Minimum 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U Math	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology, Childhood and Youth Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies, and Undeclared. English (ENG4U) +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Education Studies Sport & Exercise Science	Anthropology Economics English Studies Fine Art	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Classical Studies	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Cinematics & Photography
What it is	You study how to teach physical education and health to high school students, combining education theory with the science of human movement and fitness. Unlike a standard bachelor of education, this concurrent program integrates your teaching credentials with specialized knowledge in exercise physiology and sport science from the start, so you graduate ready to teach those specific subjects. This suits people who want to coach or teach PE/health at the secondary level and prefer learning subject content alongside teaching methods rather than studying them separately.	Arts One is a broad first-year program that lets you explore multiple humanities and social science subjects — including anthropology, history, English, economics, and geography — before deciding on a major. Unlike applying directly to a single program, this approach gives you time to sample different disciplines and find the right fit before committing. It suits students who are curious about ideas and society but aren't yet certain which direction they want to specialize in.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	A Bachelor of Arts is a four-year degree where you study humanities and social sciences — subjects like English, history, psychology, anthropology, or environmental studies. You choose a major (or sometimes two) and take courses across different disciplines to build broad knowledge alongside deep expertise in your chosen area. This program suits students curious about understanding human culture, society, language, and ideas, who want flexibility to explore different fields before specializing.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science psychology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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