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Full	Waterloo Environment and Business (Co-op Only) OUAC WEB Remove	Waterloo Environment, Resources and Sustainability (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WER Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	King's Management and Organizational Studies OUAC EKD Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–80%“High 70s”	77–80%“High 70s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	80%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MCV4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of 70% is required)	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	ENG4U Two of MHF4U, MCV4U or MDM4U MCV4U is strongly recommended and will be required for certain modules in the program
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	54	42	850	150
What you study	Business Studies Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies	Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Human Geography Physical Geography	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Accounting Business Studies Economics Finance
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 environmental science, geography, and business thinking to explore how people use and sustain natural resources. Unlike a pure environmental science degree, it emphasizes the economic and entrepreneurial side of solving environmental problems, and includes mandatory work terms where you apply what you learn in real jobs. It suits people who care about the environment but want practical business and policy skills alongside scientific understanding.	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.	You study the core skills needed to manage businesses and organizations: accounting, finance, human resources, and economics. Unlike a specialized commerce degree, this program keeps your options broad, letting you focus on different business areas through electives rather than committing to one path early. It suits people who want practical business knowledge but aren't sure yet whether they'll work in corporate management, nonprofits, government, or start their own venture.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	8 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	King's University College on OUInfo

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