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Full	Trent (Durham) Criminology OUAC RAP ☆ Add to planRemove	York Law & Society (BA- Co-op available) OUAC YFT ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Humanities I OUAC MH ☆ Add to planRemove	Western Arts and Humanities OUAC EA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s”	80–83%“Low 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	English 4U *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.	English, ENG4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Yes Unless otherwise noted, required courses must be completed with a minimum average of 70%. Prospective students applying to Fine Arts will need to submit a portfolio. For the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), students must indicate interest on the OUAC application and complete a Statement of Interest by February 28, 2026. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Arts, BBA/BA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA, Certificate, Cert, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published	200	250	480	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	Ancient Middle Eastern LanguagesCinematics & PhotographyClassical Greek StudiesClassical Studies
What it is	Criminology is the study of why people commit crimes, how the criminal justice system responds, and what drives criminal behaviour. Unlike a law degree, you won't train to become a lawyer; instead, you'll examine crime through sociology, psychology, and policy perspectives. This program suits students interested in understanding crime and justice systems rather than practising law itself.	This program teaches you how law works in society and how crime fits into legal systems, without requiring you to go to law school. Unlike a specialized criminology degree, it keeps law and criminal justice equally central throughout. It suits students interested in how courts, police, and rules actually function, or who want a foundation before deciding whether to pursue law professionally.	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.	Arts and Humanities programs at Western let you study literature, history, languages, creative work, and visual art — subjects focused on human culture and expression rather than science or business. You can pursue a general BA, combine business with arts, earn a specialized BFA in fine art, or complete a shorter certificate or diploma. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements related to your field. This suits people drawn to writing, analysis, visual creativity, or understanding how societies and cultures work.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy	englishlanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo

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