4 programs, side by side
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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 87–90%“High 80s” | 80–83%“Low 80s” | 83–87%“Mid 80s” | 87–93%“High 80s to low 90s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U | ENG4U | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U | ENG4UMCV4UMHF4USCH4USPH4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Yes
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| Co-op | Available | No | Available | Available |
| Degree | — | Bachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl. | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | 400 | 94 |
| What you study | Business StudiesComputer Science | Computer GamesComputer ScienceDesignEntrepreneurship | Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceInformation SystemsInformation Technology | Artificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceDesignGeneral or Integrated Engineering |
| What it is | You study business and computer science together as one integrated degree, learning both how to manage organizations and how to build software systems. Unlike a regular business degree, you gain technical depth in programming, databases, and systems design alongside strategy and finance. This suits students who want to work at the intersection of technology and business — such as roles in software product management, IT strategy, or startup development — and who are comfortable with demanding math and coding coursework. | You learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas. | Computing at Queen's covers the theory and practice of building software, managing information systems, and developing artificial intelligence. You'll study programming, algorithms, data structures, and mathematics that underpin these fields. The program includes a co-op option, letting you alternate between classroom and paid work terms at tech companies, which sets it apart from a standard degree and gives you real industry experience alongside your studies. It suits people who like solving problems with code and want hands-on exposure to how software gets built in actual workplaces. | This program teaches you to design and build complex systems — often combining software, hardware, human behaviour, and business — that solve real-world problems. Unlike a traditional engineering program focused on one discipline, it blends computer science, design thinking, and management so you learn how systems work across multiple fields. It suits students who want engineering skills but prefer understanding how all the pieces fit together and spending time working in industry during their degree. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | computer science | Applied to directly | computer sciencesoftware engineering | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | None published by average | 4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo | Brock University on OUInfo | Queen's University on OUInfo | University of Waterloo on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Management Engineering (Co-op Only)83–90%+
- Computer Engineering (BEng) (co-op admission only)84–89%+
- Engineering Systems and Computing (BEng) (co-op admission only)84–89%+
- Mathematics (Regular/Co-op)83–87%+
- Data Science and Analytics – Computational Data Sciences77–80%+
- Data Science and Analytics – Financial Analytics77–80%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.