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.

	TMU English (Co-op Available) OUAC SEN Remove	Trent Business and Arts OUAC RAD Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UZ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–75%“70-75%”	70%“70% minimum”	73–77%“Mid-70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% A 4U math is recommended This program is available only as a joint-major at the Honours level.	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	105	200	—
What you study	English Studies	AccountingAgriculture SciencesAnthropology Archaeology	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	You study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts and writing of your own essays and creative work. The co-op option lets you work terms in publishing, media, education, or communications between your school terms, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want to understand how language and stories work and who value learning through both classroom study and paid work in an English-related field.	A Business and Arts program combines study in two fields: one from business, accounting, or economics, and one from humanities or social sciences like English, anthropology, or environmental studies. Unlike a single-subject honours degree, you earn one honours diploma by completing substantial coursework in both areas rather than specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want broad knowledge across different disciplines and are curious about how business intersects with culture, society, or the environment.	An Honours BA lets you specialize in one or more subjects from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences while building a broad education across different fields. You choose your major — such as English, Anthropology, Computer Science, or Creative Writing — and take courses in that area alongside electives that let you explore other disciplines. This program suits people who want depth in a subject they care about but also value exposure to different ways of thinking and fields of knowledge.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	Applied to directly	communications english history languages philosophy political science sociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Trent University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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