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	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Business Administration (BBA) + Mathematics (BMath), University of Waterloo OUAC UWW Remove	McMaster Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences I- Discovery Track OUAC MID Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	Not published“N/A”	90–93%“Low 90s”	90%“A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U
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 at 80% Advanced Functions at 85% Calculus and Vectors at 85% Prerequisite courses are included in the admission average.	English 4U Calculus & Vectors 4U Biology 4U Chemistry 4U Physics 4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes OUAC application deadline: January 15, 2027. Admission is by selection and applications will be required to complete a mandatory supplementary application Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Health Sciences, BHSc
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—
What you study	Agriculture Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies	Business Studies Mathematics	Biotechnology General or Integrated Engineering Human Biology Molecular Biology, Biochemistry
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.	You study business and mathematics together as one integrated degree, rather than as two separate majors. The program requires stronger math entry grades than a typical BBA and includes mandatory co-op work terms where you alternate between classroom and paid work in finance, analytics, or related roles. This suits students who want quantitative skills for careers in data analysis, financial modelling, or actuarial work alongside business fundamentals.	You study engineering and health sciences together, focusing on how biology and chemistry apply to medical devices, treatments, and health problems. Unlike a standard engineering program, you're embedded in health sciences from day one, and you'll do paid work terms in hospitals, biotech companies, or medical device firms. This suits people who want to solve real health challenges through technology but aren't sure yet whether they prefer the engineering or health science side.
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	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo

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