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Full	Queen's Arts OUAC QA ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Humanities I OUAC MH ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (St. George) Humanities OUAC TAH ☆ Add to planRemove	York Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd) OUAC YFK ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid-80s”	80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s”	80–87%“Low to mid-80s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses	English 4U *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.	ENG4U Particular attention is paid to English.	In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting both the York Faculty that they are applying to and +4 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Yes An online Faculty of Education Supplementary Information Form and supplemental fee are also required. Refer to the Faculty of Education website . Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	974	480	—	—
What you study	Aboriginal StudiesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesArtificial IntelligenceAsian Studies	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnthropologyAsian Studies
What it is	Queen'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.	Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on.	This program lets you study the ideas, cultures, and creative works that shape human society — choosing from subjects like English, history, languages, drama, and philosophy. Unlike science or engineering programs, humanities focus on interpretation, argument, and understanding rather than technical problem-solving. It suits people who enjoy reading, writing, discussing ideas, and exploring different cultures and time periods, and the co-op option lets you apply those skills in workplaces beyond campus.	You study a subject like economics, anthropology, or Chinese alongside teacher training, so you earn both a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor's degree in your chosen field. Unlike a regular education degree, this concurrent program embeds your subject expertise from day one rather than adding it separately. It suits people who know they want to teach and have a clear subject they're passionate about.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communicationscriminologyenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical science	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy	education
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Queen's University on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — St. George on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo

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