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Full	U of T (St. George) International Foundation Program – Architecture, Landscape and Design OUAC TUI Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB Remove	Queen's Arts OUAC QA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–90%“Mid- to high 80s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	Not published“N/A”	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	This program is open to academically qualified international students whose English proficiency test results do not meet the University of Toronto's English-language requirement.	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes You must complete an online supplementary application. More details Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	850	200	974
What you study	Architecture Design English StudiesLandscape & Garden Design	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Agriculture Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	This is a one-year English and design foundation program for international students whose English skills need strengthening before entering architecture or design studies. You take intensive English classes alongside introductory courses in architecture, landscape design, and visual design to build both language ability and design thinking. It suits international students who have strong potential but need to reach the English proficiency standard the university requires for direct entry into degree programs.	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.	Queen's Arts offers a broad, self-directed undergraduate degree spanning humanities, social sciences, and languages. You choose your own combination of subjects — from English and economics to classical studies and environmental issues — rather than following a set curriculum. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in your field of interest, which suits students who want real-world experience alongside their degree and flexibility in how they structure their time.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	Applied to directly	communications criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average	None published by average
Source	University of Toronto — St. George on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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