3 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.

	Waterloo Environment and Business (Co-op Only) OUAC WEB Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Science OUAC QF Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–80%“High 70s”	83–87%“Mid 80s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U MCV4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	ENG4U MCV4U 2 of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U 2 additional 4U/M course	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc
First-year intakewhere published	54	100	850
What you study	Business Studies Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies	Astronomy Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology
What it is	You study how to run and launch businesses while learning environmental science and sustainability principles. This combines business skills with ecological knowledge, so you understand both profit and environmental impact. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom and paid work terms, giving you real workplace experience in green business and sustainability roles. It suits people who want to work in business but care about environmental problems.	This program combines science study with teacher education, so you earn qualifications to teach science in secondary school while completing your degree. Unlike a regular science degree followed by teacher training, you work toward both goals at the same time, with coursework in science disciplines alongside education theory and practice teaching. It suits students who know they want to teach and want to study science deeply rather than broadly.	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo

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