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	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Physical and Health Education/Bachelor of Education Intermediate/Senior OUAC PER Remove	Ontario Tech Mental Health and Special Education OUAC DPZ Remove	Ottawa Activité physique (B.A.P.) – Éducation et coaching (4 ans) OUAC OPU 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	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“73%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	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 PSK4U, SBI4U	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U two of PSK4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U (minimum 70%) SBI4U or PSK4U SCH4U and 4U Math are recommended 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).	ENG4U or FRA4U One 4U Math 2 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SPH3U, PSK4U If you do not have the mathematics prerequisite, you may take the replacement course at the University of Ottawa either the summer before or during your first year.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Human Kinetics, BHK
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Education Studies Sport & Exercise Science	Education Studies Psychology	Education Studies Hospitality, Recreation and Leisure Human Biology Sport & Exercise Science
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.	This program combines education with psychology to train you to support students with learning disabilities, behavioural challenges, or mental health needs in school settings. Unlike a general education degree, it focuses specifically on how psychological understanding applies to special education and student wellbeing. It suits people who want to teach or work in schools but are drawn to helping students facing extra barriers to learning.	You study the science of human movement and fitness combined with teaching and coaching methods. This program integrates exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sport psychology with practical skills in coaching athletes and leading fitness programs. Unlike a pure kinesiology degree, this one prepares you directly for careers coaching teams or instructing fitness classes. It suits people who want to work in sports, recreation, or wellness settings and learn both the scientific reasoning and hands-on teaching side.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	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	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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