4 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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 80–83%“Low 80s” | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” | 80–87%“Low to mid 80s” | 75% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 200 | 700 | 850 | — |
| What you study | Environmental StudiesPlanning | AnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory | Aboriginal StudiesAccountingAnimal ScienceAnthropology | Aboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish Studies |
| 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 Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing. | 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. | This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | criminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology | criminologyeconomicsgeographyhistorypolitical sciencepsychologysociology | education |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | University of Waterloo on OUInfo | University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo | Western University on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo |
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