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+ Add a program	Trent (Durham) Honours Arts OUAC ROY ☆ Add to planRemove	Western Science OUAC ES ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent Forensics and Arts OUAC RCU ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% minimum”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	70%“70% minimum”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4UMCV4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	two of ICS4U, MDM4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SES4U, SPH4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	English, ENG4U Calculus and Vectors MCV4U Two of: Advanced Functions, MHF4U Biology, SBI4U +7 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% This program is only available as a joint major at the Honours level.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes Unless otherwise noted, required courses must be completed with a minimum average of 70%. Western Integrated Science applicants must submit a supplementary application. More information Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	550	200
What you study	Aboriginal StudiesAgricultureAnthropologyBusiness Studies	Animal ScienceAstronomyBiological SciencesChemistry	AnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesEnglish Studies
What it is	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences in depth, choosing from subjects like history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, and others. Unlike a general arts degree, an honours program requires more advanced courses in your chosen major and typically demands higher academic performance. This program suits students who want to explore ideas across cultures, societies, and texts, and who are willing to commit to deeper study in at least one subject area.	This is a broad science degree where you choose from fields like biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, geology, and others. You take foundational science courses in first year, then specialize by selecting which science subjects to focus on. Co-op is available, letting you do paid work terms at science-related employers alongside your studies.	You study forensic science alongside humanities subjects like history, English, or anthropology. This combined degree lets you apply investigative techniques and scientific analysis to human remains and artifacts, rather than pursuing forensics alone. It suits students who want to understand both the technical and cultural sides of uncovering the past.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	biologychemistryearth scienceenvironmental sciencelife sciencesmathematicsphysicsstatistics	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	Trent University on OUInfo

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