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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–80%Mid-70s (regular), high 70s (co-op)65%65%+77–80%High 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • ENG4U
  • 5 other 4U/M courses
  • 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published800402
What you studyAfrican StudiesAnthropologyAsian StudiesChinese StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical Greek StudiesClassical Studies
What it isYou study a broad mix of human culture, history, and society through disciplines like anthropology, literature, drama, area studies, and food studies. Unlike a specialized honours program, this option lets you combine subjects freely and explore different fields before deciding on a focus. It suits students curious about people, ideas, and culture who want flexibility and the chance to gain work experience through co-op placements.A four-year Bachelor of Arts in English is a program where you study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts from different periods, cultures, and genres. You'll analyze how stories, poems, and essays work and what they mean, rather than learning creative writing as your main focus. This suits people who enjoy thinking critically about books and ideas, and who want depth in a humanities subject.An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences — literature, history, languages, creative writing, drama, economics, or anthropology — with flexibility to combine subjects. The co-op option alternates your studies with paid work terms in related fields, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want a liberal arts education but also want to test out careers and build a professional network while studying.
The door tomajors you reach through itenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociologyenglishcommunicationscriminologyeconomicsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
SourceUniversity of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoUniversity of Waterloo on OUInfo

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