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3 programs, side by side

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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Laurier (Brantford)

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)

OUAC UQ

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording77–80%High 70s65%65%+73–77%Mid 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 other 4U/M courses
  • 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published402
What you studyAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isAn 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.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.A Bachelor of Arts is a three- or four-year undergraduate degree where you study subjects in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences — at Laurier Brantford, that means choices like English, anthropology, computer science, creative writing, or environmental studies. You can focus on one major or combine two. This program suits students who want broad knowledge across disciplines and enjoy writing, analysis, and critical thinking rather than hands-on lab or professional training.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationscriminologyeconomicsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical scienceenglishApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Waterloo on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo

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