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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Laurier (Waterloo)

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)

OUAC UZ

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording77–80%High 70s65%65%+80–83%Low 80s73–77%Mid-70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4UENG4U
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
  • Any 4U English (a final grade of at least 70% is required)
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • For Anthropology; Economics; Political Science; Psychology; Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; Social Development Studies; or Sociology: Data Management or any 4U, Mathematics is recommended but not required. For Economics: Calculus and Vectors is strongly recommended.
  • IB and AP Requirements
  • IB Admission Information
  • +7 more on the program page
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailableNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published402
What you studyAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAnthropologyBusiness StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary 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.An Honours BA in Arts lets you study humanities and social sciences subjects like English, anthropology, economics, drama, and creative writing over four years. You choose your own combination of courses rather than following a single fixed major, giving you flexibility to explore multiple disciplines. This program suits students curious about human culture, expression, and society who want broad knowledge across several fields before deciding on a specialization.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.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationscriminologyeconomicsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical scienceenglishApplied to directlycommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them2 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 85%See them11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Waterloo on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoSt. Jerome's University on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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