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Queen's

Arts

OUAC QA

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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording83–87%Mid-80s65%65%+75%75–80%75 to 80%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4USBI4USCH4UENG4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • ENG4U
  • 5 other 4U/M courses
  • 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • 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
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • Prerequisites for Economics and Mathematical Economics include:
  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U
  • +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published974
What you studyAboriginal StudiesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyClassical StudiesAnthropologyCinematics & PhotographyClassical StudiesCreative Writing
What it isQueen's Arts offers a broad, self-directed undergraduate degree spanning humanities, social sciences, and languages. You choose your own combination of subjects — from English and economics to classical studies and environmental issues — rather than following a set curriculum. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in your field of interest, which suits students who want real-world experience alongside their degree and flexibility in how they structure their time.A four-year Bachelor of Arts in English is a program where you study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts from different periods, cultures, and genres. You'll analyze how stories, poems, and essays work and what they mean, rather than learning creative writing as your main focus. This suits people who enjoy thinking critically about books and ideas, and who want depth in a humanities subject.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 BA General with an Area of Concentration lets you study one subject in depth — say English Studies or Economics — while taking electives across other humanities and social sciences. Unlike a specialized honours program, this approach gives you flexibility to explore multiple fields without committing fully to a single discipline. It suits students who have a clear interest in one area but want room to discover related subjects and keep career options open.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationscriminologyenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical scienceenglishApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by averageNone published by average7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceQueen's University on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoUniversity of Guelph on OUInfo

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