3 programs, side by side

Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

	Queen's Economics OUAC QAE Remove	York Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd) OUAC YFK Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WAB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid-80s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U 5 additional 4 U/M courses	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	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary application	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	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	298
What you study	—	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnthropologyAsian Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies Classical Greek Studies
What it is	Economics is the study of how people, businesses, and governments make decisions about money, resources, and trade. You'll learn theories and tools to analyze why markets work the way they do, from individual spending habits to national policies. This program suits people curious about how the world's financial systems operate and who like working with data and logic to solve real-world problems.	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.	This program combines arts courses — drawn from fields like English, history, economics, and creative writing — with business studies to prepare you for careers that value both analytical and communication skills. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements at real companies, giving you experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broader education than straight business but need practical skills for the job market.
The door tomajors you reach through it	economics	education	marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Queen's University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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