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Full	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB Remove	McMaster Business I OUAC MB Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Queen's Arts OUAC QA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	Not published“N/A”	83–90%“Mid- to high-80s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U	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% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.	English 4U Advanced Functions 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U	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	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes OUAC Application Deadline: April 1, 2027 *Some programs may stay open beyond this deadline, depending on capacity. It is recommended to apply as soon as possible. An optional supplementary application form is available for applicants who feel that their admission average might be close to or below the quoted range. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce, BComm	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	800	850	974
What you study	Agriculture Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies	Accounting Business Studies Finance Human Resource Management	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.	A Bachelor of Commerce is a four-year business degree where you study accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, and management. McMaster's program includes a mandatory co-op work term, so you alternate between classroom learning and paid work experience at real companies. This program suits people who want broad business knowledge and practical work experience before entering the job market.	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.	Queen's Arts offers a broad, self-directed undergraduate degree spanning humanities, social sciences, and languages. You choose your own combination of subjects — from English and economics to classical studies and environmental issues — rather than following a set curriculum. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in your field of interest, which suits students who want real-world experience alongside their degree and flexibility in how they structure their time.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	accounting commerce/business finance marketing	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	communications criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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