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	Waterloo Architecture (Co-op Only) OUAC WR Remove	York Concurrent Education: Arts, Media, Performance & Design (BEd) OUAC YQ Remove	Queen's Arts OUAC QA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid-80s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”	83–87%“Mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U SPH4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	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%)	In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting both the York Faculty that they are applying to and +4 more on the program page	ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Yes Qualified applicants will be invited to submit a portfolio. Usually closes before January 15	Yes Note: Many Arts, Media, Performance & Design programs require a subsequent supplementary evaluation (questionnaire, interview, portfolio and/or audition).Find out more at ampd.yorku.ca/apply. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd, Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Education, BFA/BEd	—
First-year intakewhere published	75	—	974
What you study	ArchitectureBuildingDesign	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Drama Education Studies	Aboriginal Studies Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies Comparative Literary 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.	You study an arts or media subject like drama, creative writing, fine art, or music while simultaneously completing teacher training. Unlike a regular arts degree followed by separate teacher certification, you earn both your subject degree and your teaching credential in one integrated program. This suits people who know they want to teach their artistic passion and want to combine the two paths from the start.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	architecture	Applied to directly	communications criminology english geography history languages philosophy political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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