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 Financial Science OUAC RDK Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WAB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	80–87%“Low to mid 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	one of MCV4U, MHF4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% 1 of MHF4U or MCV4U is required	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 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	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	850	298
What you study	Finance	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies Classical Greek Studies
What it is	Financial Science combines mathematics, statistics, and economics to understand how money moves through markets and institutions. Unlike a general business degree, it focuses specifically on quantitative analysis and modeling of financial systems rather than broad management skills. It suits students who enjoy working with numbers and want to understand the mechanics behind investments, risk, and financial decision-making.	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.	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	finance	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Trent University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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