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	York English & Professional Writing (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YBF Remove	U of T (Mississauga) Humanities OUAC TMH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 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 Some language courses have specific prerequisites
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	45	150
What you study	English Studies	Classical Studies Drama English Studies French 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.	A Humanities program lets you study how humans create meaning through language, culture, history, and ideas. You choose from subjects like English, history, philosophy, drama, and various languages, building a degree around your interests rather than following a single prescribed path. It suits people who want to understand how societies work and express themselves clearly, without committing to a single specialized field from day one.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	education english history languages philosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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