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	Waterloo Planning (Co-op Only) OUAC WP Remove	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Guelph Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BAS) OUAC GAS Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–83%“Low 80s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	78–83%“78 to 83%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 75%)	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 MHF4U One 4U/M Arts or Social Sciences Two from SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U One additional 4U/M course +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	850	—
What you study	Environmental StudiesPlanning	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Animal Science Anthropology Biological Sciences Chemistry
What it is	This program teaches you how to design and manage the built and natural environments — from city neighborhoods and transportation systems to parks and land use. The co-op requirement means you'll alternate between classroom semesters and paid work terms at planning firms, municipalities, or environmental organizations, giving you real experience while you study. It suits people who want hands-on learning, enjoy solving problems about how communities develop, and are willing to commit to the co-op schedule.	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.	A Bachelor of Arts and Sciences lets you combine study in both humanities and natural sciences within one degree. Unlike most programs that require you to choose either arts or sciences, this one lets you take courses across both — for instance, pairing creative writing with chemistry, or anthropology with animal science. It suits people who are curious across multiple disciplines and want flexibility rather than specializing narrowly from the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	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	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Western University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo

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