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.

	Trent Criminology OUAC RAG Remove	St. Jerome's Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WJB Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	80–83%“Low 80s”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 75% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Any 4U English (a final grade of at least 70% is required) 5 additional 4U/M courses For Anthropology; Economics; Political Science; Psychology; Sexualities, Relationships, and Families; Social Development Studies; or Sociology: Data Management or any 4U, Mathematics is recommended but not required. For Economics: Calculus and Vectors is strongly recommended. IB and AP Requirements IB Admission Information +7 more on the program page	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	402
What you study	Law & Criminology	Anthropology Business Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies
What it is	Criminology is the study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system that responds to it. You'll examine why people commit crimes, how laws are enforced, and the social and psychological factors behind criminal activity. This program suits people interested in understanding crime from an academic angle rather than pursuing law or direct policing careers.	This program combines humanities and social science courses with business and economics studies, letting you explore subjects like English, anthropology, creative writing, and French alongside business fundamentals. Unlike a straight business degree, you'll develop critical thinking and communication skills through arts coursework while learning business concepts. It suits students who want business knowledge but prefer a broader education and enjoy reading, writing, languages, or cultural studies.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences — literature, history, languages, creative writing, drama, economics, or anthropology — with flexibility to combine subjects. The co-op option alternates your studies with paid work terms in related fields, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want a liberal arts education but also want to test out careers and build a professional network while studying.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	Applied to directly	communications criminology economics english history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	2 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Trent University on OUInfo	St. Jerome's University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

Also compare with

Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.

Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.