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	York English & Professional Writing (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YBF Remove	Brock English Language and Literature OUAC BEN Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	45	—
What you study	English Studies	Ancient Middle Eastern LanguagesComparative Literary Studies English Studies
What it is	You study literature, writing, and communication skills, with training in how to write clearly and persuasively for workplace audiences. Unlike a straight English program, this one emphasizes practical professional writing — reports, proposals, marketing copy — alongside literary analysis. It suits people who love reading and writing but want skills that lead directly to jobs in publishing, communications, marketing, or corporate environments.	You study English literature and language alongside comparative texts from other cultures and ancient languages. Unlike a straight English program, this one builds in cross-cultural perspectives, so you're reading works in translation and examining how stories and ideas travel across languages and time periods. It suits people who like close reading, cultural depth, and aren't intimidated by unfamiliar texts.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	english
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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