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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.

Full	U of T (Mississauga) Psychological & Brain Sciences OUAC TMP Remove	Lakehead Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus) OUAC AZ Remove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN Remove	TMU Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only) OUAC SUN Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	70%	70–73%“Low 70s”	70–75%“70-75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U Neuroscience requires SCH4U and recommends MCV4U Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page	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.	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—	70
What you study	Psychology	Anthropology Chemistry English Studies Entrepreneurship	Business Studies Cinematics & Photography Comparative Literary Studies Creative Writing	English Studies History Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies
What it is	You study how the human mind works and how the brain produces behaviour, emotion, and thought. This program combines psychology — the study of behaviour and mental processes — with neuroscience, which looks at the brain's biology and chemistry. It suits people curious about why people think and act as they do, and who want to understand the physical basis of the mind.	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.	You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	neuroscience psychology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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