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Full	Waterloo Geography and Aviation OUAC WEV Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Queen's Arts OUAC QA Remove	Queen's Concurrent Education/Arts OUAC QB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“mid-80s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	83–87%“Mid-80s”	87–90%“High 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U – min. 70%) Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (min. 70%)	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 5 additional 4U/M courses	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd
First-year intakewhere published	65	850	974	175
What you study	Human Geography Physical Geography	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	You study both the natural world (climate, landforms, ecosystems) and human societies (cities, culture, economics, politics), combined with applied aviation knowledge. This blend lets you explore how geography shapes air travel routes, airport planning, and aviation's environmental impact in ways a standard geography program does not. It suits people curious about how Earth works and interested in the aviation industry.	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.	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.	In this program, you study an Arts subject — such as English, Economics, Drama, or Environmental Studies — while simultaneously earning your teaching qualification. Unlike a regular BA where you add teacher training after, you complete both degrees together over four years, so you graduate ready to teach your subject in Ontario schools. It suits students who know they want to teach a specific subject and want to combine their subject expertise with education training from the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	communications criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science	education
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average	None published by average
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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