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+ Add a program	Waterloo Architecture (Co-op Only) OUAC WR ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Humanities I OUAC MH ☆ Add to planRemove	Windsor History (with Co-op) OUAC NAA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid-80s”	80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s”	80%“80% minimum average”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4USPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of MCV4U, MHF4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U – min. 78%) Advanced Functions (min. 70%) or Calculus and Vectors (min. 70%) Physics (min. 70%)	English 4U *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.	80% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70% Alternative Offers To give students options, we often provide Alternate Offers of Admission when students don't yet qualify for their preferred program choices. Rest assured that we will continue to assess all applications to all program choices as we receive new information (i.e. mid-term grades from 2nd semester, night school and virtual course grades) and as space permits.
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Qualified applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	75	480	—
What you study	ArchitectureBuildingDesign	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAsian 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.	Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on.	You study history through any of several regional or cultural lenses — Aboriginal, African, Asian, Classical, Celtic, Chinese, or others — learning how societies developed over time and what shaped their values and conflicts. Unlike a straight history degree, this program requires you to complete paid work terms alongside your courses, giving you real experience in archives, museums, heritage organizations, or related fields. It suits students who want deep historical knowledge but also want to test out careers and earn money before graduation.
The door tomajors you reach through it	architecture	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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