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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.

Full	Waterloo Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WA Remove	Laurier (Brantford) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UQ Remove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA Remove	Queen's Arts OUAC QA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–80%“High 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75%	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	English at 60%	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	402	—	—	974
What you study	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Classical Studies	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	An 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 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.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	Queen's Arts offers a broad, self-directed undergraduate degree spanning humanities, social sciences, and languages. You choose your own combination of subjects — from English and economics to classical studies and environmental issues — rather than following a set curriculum. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in your field of interest, which suits students who want real-world experience alongside their degree and flexibility in how they structure their time.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications criminology economics english history languages philosophy political science	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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