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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 Physical and Chemical Sciences Pathway OUAC QSP Remove	Carleton Science – Honours (4 years) OUAC CT Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Science OUAC QF Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to Mid-80s”	78%	83–87%“Mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MCV4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U MCV4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of SCH4U, SPH4U	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MCV4U 1 of SCH4U or SPH4U 3 additional 4 U/M courses	Honours in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Linguistics, Neuroscience and Mental Health, Psycholinguistics and Communications Differences, Psychology, and Gateway (Physical Sciences and Life Sciences): Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Two credits from Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), Earth and Space Science (SES4U), or Physics (SPH4U) 3 best 4U/M courses +7 more on the program page	ENG4U MCV4U 2 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U 2 additional 4U/M course
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	100
What you study	Astronomy Biotechnology Chemistry Mathematics	Audiology and Speech Language PathologyBiotechnology Chemistry Environmental Studies	Astronomy Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science
What it is	This pathway lets you study the fundamental sciences — physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and biology — together rather than committing to a single discipline right away. You'll take core courses across all these fields in your first year, then gradually specialize based on your interests. The included co-op option means you'll do work terms in research labs or industry, giving you hands-on experience alongside your coursework.	This is a four-year science degree where you specialize in one of many fields — from chemistry and physics to biology, geology, audiology, linguistics, or environmental science. The honours designation means you go deeper into your chosen subject than a general science degree would. The program includes optional co-op work terms, letting you gain paid professional experience alongside your studies, which suits students who want both classroom learning and real workplace practice in their field.	This program combines science study with teacher education, so you earn qualifications to teach science in secondary school while completing your degree. Unlike a regular science degree followed by teacher training, you work toward both goals at the same time, with coursework in science disciplines alongside education theory and practice teaching. It suits students who know they want to teach and want to study science deeply rather than broadly.
The door tomajors you reach through it	chemistry physics	biochemistry biology chemistry earth science environmental science life sciences neuroscience physics	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Queen's University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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