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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	U of T (Scarborough) Life Sciences (regular and co-op) OUAC TSL ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Biology (BA or BSc) OUAC UZF ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	73–80%“Mid-70s (regular), high 70s (co-op)”	73–77%“Mid-70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4USBI4U	ENG4USBI4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—
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	ENG4U MCV4U, MHF4U or MDM4U SBI4U SCH4U recommended MCV4U for specific disciplines is required. +2 more on the program page	English at 60% Biology at 70% Prerequisite courses are calculated in the admission average.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	250	680	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesBiotechnologyGenetics	Biological SciencesBiologyBiotechnologyHuman Biology
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.	Life Sciences is a broad study of how living things work, from individual cells and genetics to whole organisms and ecosystems. You'll choose a focus area like microbiology, human biology, genetics, or plant science, and take courses across biology, chemistry, and related fields. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in research labs, hospitals, or biotech companies, giving you real experience alongside your degree.	You study the structure and function of living organisms, from cells and molecules to whole organisms and ecosystems. The BA and BSc differ mainly in depth: the BSc requires more chemistry and physics alongside biology, preparing you for research or graduate study, while the BA offers more flexibility to combine biology with other subjects. The co-op option lets you work in labs, hospitals, or biotech companies between study terms. This program suits students curious about how life works who want hands-on experience before deciding on a career direction.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	biologylife sciencesmedical sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience	biology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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