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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.

	TMU English (Co-op Available) OUAC SEN Remove	Trent (Durham) English Literature & Media Studies OUAC RFE Remove	Lakehead Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus) OUAC AZ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–75%“70-75%”	70%	70%
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%	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet the General Admission Requirements of Lakehead University, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
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	English Studies Media and Communication Studies	Anthropology Chemistry English Studies Entrepreneurship
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.	English Literature & Media Studies combines the close reading and analysis of novels, poetry, and plays with the study of how messages spread through film, television, advertising, and digital platforms. Unlike a straight English program, it pairs literary texts with media production and theory, so you examine both written works and visual culture. This suits students who love reading and writing but also want to understand how meaning gets made and shared across different mediums.	This program lets you design your own degree by combining courses from multiple fields — anthropology, chemistry, English, history, philosophy, law, media studies, and others — rather than following a single major. You choose which subjects to focus on and how much depth in each, creating a customized path that suits your interests. It works well if you're curious about several areas and want flexibility to explore across disciplines before committing to one specialization.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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