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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.

	Trent (Durham) Information Systems & Business OUAC RIB Remove	Brock Business Communication OUAC BUD Remove	Ontario Tech Business and Society OUAC DAF Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–80%“Mid- to high-70s”	70–73%“Low 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 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non co-op program.	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—
What you study	Business Studies Information Systems	Business Studies Media and Communication Studies	Business Studies Comparative Literary Studies Interdisciplinary Studies Linguistics
What it is	You study how to use technology and data to solve business problems and run organizations more effectively. This program blends business management with hands-on information systems skills, so you learn both sides rather than picking one or the other. It suits people who want to work in business but are comfortable with technology, or who like IT but care about how it actually gets used in real companies.	You study how organizations communicate with audiences through writing, media, and strategic messaging, blending business fundamentals with communication theory and practice. This program includes mandatory work terms alongside your classes, so you alternate between campus and paid jobs in communications roles. It suits people who want to work in corporate communications, marketing, public relations, or media while gaining real workplace experience.	This program combines business studies with social sciences — covering how companies interact with society, economics, politics, and culture. Unlike a straight business degree, you study sociology, communication, literature, and politics alongside core business courses to understand the human and social side of organizations. It suits students interested in business who also want to explore ethics, culture, and how society shapes markets.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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