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	TMU Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only) OUAC SUN Remove	Lakehead Biology (includes Environmental Science, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, and Biodiversity and Conservation) (Thunder Bay) OUAC AD Remove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts OUAC PA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–75%“70-75%”	70%	70%“Min. 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, SPH4U two of MCV4U, MDM4U, SES4U, SPH4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	Biology (Environmental Science): ENG4U, MHF4U Biology & Chemistry: ENG4U, MHF4U, SCH4U, 1 of MCV4U, MDM4U, SBI4U, SPH4U All other Biology (Science) Majors: ENG4U, MHF4U, 2 of MCV4U, MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	Computer Science or Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math All other majors: +5 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Environmental Science, BESc, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	70	—	—
What you study	English Studies History Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies	Animal Science Biological Sciences Biotechnology Genetics	Aboriginal Studies Computer Science English Studies Environmental Studies
What it is	You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best.	You study the science of living things — from individual cells and genes to entire ecosystems and animal behaviour. The Environmental Science degree focuses on how organisms interact with their environment, while other options let you specialize in animal biology, plants, genetics, or microbiology. This program suits people curious about how life works and interested in careers ranging from conservation and wildlife management to research, teaching, or health sciences.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three-year undergraduate degree where you study humanities and social sciences rather than sciences or professional fields. You choose a major from subjects like English, history, philosophy, or geography, and take electives across the range offered. It suits students who want broad knowledge in how people, societies, and ideas work, without committing to a specific career path at the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	biology	communications economics english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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