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Full	Laurier (Waterloo) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UZ ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Honours Arts OUAC ROY ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent Forensics and Arts OUAC RCU ☆ Add to planRemove	Nipissing Concurrent Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education Intermediate/Senior OUAC PEB ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	70%“70% minimum”	70%“70% minimum”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	English at 60%	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% This program is only available as a joint major at the Honours level.	In addition to the requirements for the following majors, all applicants to Concurrent Education must have a minimum 70% in ENG4U/EAE4U and 60% in 3U, 3M or 4U math. Computer Science and Mathematics majors: ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U One 4U Math +2 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	200	—
What you study	AnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAgricultureAnthropologyBusiness Studies	AnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesEnglish Studies	Aboriginal StudiesComputer ScienceEducation StudiesEnglish Studies
What it is	An Honours BA lets you specialize in one or more subjects from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences while building a broad education across different fields. You choose your major — such as English, Anthropology, Computer Science, or Creative Writing — and take courses in that area alongside electives that let you explore other disciplines. This program suits people who want depth in a subject they care about but also value exposure to different ways of thinking and fields of knowledge.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences in depth, choosing from subjects like history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, and others. Unlike a general arts degree, an honours program requires more advanced courses in your chosen major and typically demands higher academic performance. This program suits students who want to explore ideas across cultures, societies, and texts, and who are willing to commit to deeper study in at least one subject area.	You study forensic science alongside humanities subjects like history, English, or anthropology. This combined degree lets you apply investigative techniques and scientific analysis to human remains and artifacts, rather than pursuing forensics alone. It suits students who want to understand both the technical and cultural sides of uncovering the past.	You earn a Bachelor of Arts degree while simultaneously training to become a high school teacher. You study an academic subject like English, history, or mathematics alongside education courses that teach you how to teach those subjects to teenagers. Unlike a regular BA followed by a separate teacher education program, you complete both degrees at the same time in four years, so you enter the classroom faster and with integrated training.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Trent University on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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