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 | 83–87%“Mid-80s” | 75% | 80–87%“Low to mid 80s” | 78% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4USPH4U | ENG4U | ENG4UMCV4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Yes
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| Co-op | Available | Available | Available | Available |
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| First-year intakewhere published | 75 | — | 550 | — |
| What you study | ArchitectureBuildingDesign | Architecture | Animal ScienceAstronomyBiological SciencesChemistry | Audiology and Speech Language PathologyBiotechnologyChemistryEnvironmental Studies |
| What it is | You study how to design and plan buildings and structures, learning both the creative design side and the technical skills needed to make buildings work safely and function well. This program requires you to do paid work terms at architecture firms throughout your degree, alternating with school semesters, so you graduate with real professional experience. It suits people who want hands-on learning alongside theory and are ready to balance intensive coursework with workplace responsibility. | Architectural Studies teaches you how to design buildings and spaces, from sketching initial ideas to understanding how they're built and function. This program includes paid work terms where you apply what you're learning at real architecture firms alongside your classroom studies. It suits students who combine creative design thinking with interest in how buildings work technically and who want practical experience before or alongside their formal studies. | This is a broad science degree where you choose from fields like biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, geology, and others. You take foundational science courses in first year, then specialize by selecting which science subjects to focus on. Co-op is available, letting you do paid work terms at science-related employers alongside your studies. | This is a four-year science degree where you specialize in one of many fields — from chemistry and physics to biology, geology, audiology, linguistics, or environmental science. The honours designation means you go deeper into your chosen subject than a general science degree would. The program includes optional co-op work terms, letting you gain paid professional experience alongside your studies, which suits students who want both classroom learning and real workplace practice in their field. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | architecture | architecture | biologychemistryearth scienceenvironmental sciencelife sciencesmathematicsphysicsstatistics | biochemistrybiologychemistryearth scienceenvironmental sciencelife sciencesneurosciencephysics |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | University of Waterloo on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo | Western University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo |
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