4 programs, side by side

Full	U of T (Mississauga) Psychological & Brain Sciences OUAC TMP ☆ Add to planRemove	York Children, Childhood & Youth (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YFX ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Family Studies and Human Development (BASc) OUAC GFD ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Criminology (Orillia) OUAC AH ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	74–80%“74 to 80%”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMHF4USBI4U	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	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U or 4M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	ENG4U One 4U math course Four additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers N/A	ENG4U 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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	140	—	—
What you study	Psychology	Education StudiesSociology	International DevelopmentSocial PolicySocial WorkSociology	Forensic & Archaeological SciencesLaw & CriminologyPoliticsPsychology
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.	You study how children grow up and how society shapes their experiences, drawing on education and sociology. You'll examine childhood from multiple angles: schools, families, peer groups, and social systems. If you choose the co-op option, you'll alternate between classroom study and paid work terms with organizations serving young people, giving you practical experience alongside theory. This program suits people interested in education, child development, or social issues who want both academic understanding and workplace learning.	You study human behaviour, relationships, and social systems from childhood through adulthood, drawing on sociology, psychology, and policy analysis. This program is broader than social work alone because it covers family dynamics, community development, and social change rather than focusing only on professional counselling or casework. It suits people interested in understanding how families and societies work and who want careers in social services, policy, research, or international development.	You study how crime happens, how the criminal justice system works, and why people break laws. The program draws on forensics, psychology, sociology, and law to examine crime from multiple angles rather than focusing on just one discipline. It suits students interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the justice system who want a broad foundation before deciding whether to pursue police work, victim services, legal studies, or social policy.
The door tomajors you reach through it	neurosciencepsychology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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