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Full	U of T (Scarborough) Psychology & Health Studies - Health Sciences Stream (regular and co-op) OUAC TXF ☆ Add to planRemove	York Global Health (BA, Co-op available) OUAC YHS ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Child & Youth Studies & Sociology OUAC ROK ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Family Studies and Human Development (BASc) OUAC GFD ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–83%“High 70s (regular); low 80s (co-op)”	73–80%“Mid- to High 70s”	70%“70% minimum”	74–80%“74 to 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Recommended courses for Mental Health Studies, Psychology, and Psychology and English: SBI4U MCV4U, MHF4U or MDM4U	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U or M courses – SBI4U recommended Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	ENG4U One 4U math course Four additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers N/A
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	380	100	200	—
What you study	AnthropologyBiological SciencesHealth InformaticsHuman Biology	Health InformaticsInternational DevelopmentSocial Policy	PsychologySocial PolicySocial WorkSociology	International DevelopmentSocial PolicySocial WorkSociology
What it is	You study psychology combined with applied health sciences — how human behaviour, biology, and social factors shape health and illness. Unlike a straight psychology program, this stream emphasizes practical health applications and the ability to work across healthcare and social systems. The co-op option lets you work in healthcare settings, clinics, or community agencies while studying. It suits students interested in both understanding the mind and applying that knowledge to real health problems.	This program teaches you how health systems, policies, and technology work across different countries and communities. You study international development, social policy, and health informatics — how data and technology shape healthcare delivery worldwide. The co-op option lets you work for four to eight months at a health organization while earning course credit, giving you real experience alongside classroom learning. It suits people who want to understand global health challenges and see how policy and technology can address them.	This program combines the study of how young people develop and behave with the study of how society works and institutions function. You'll examine topics like family dynamics, education systems, social inequality, and policy that affects children and youth, drawing on psychology and social work perspectives. It suits students who want to understand people and social structures in depth before moving into careers like social work, education, counselling, or community development.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo

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