3 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.

	York Digital Media (BA) - School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design OUAC YFA Remove	Windsor Computer Science OUAC NT Remove	Carleton Engineering – Computer Systems OUAC CEC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–80%“Mid- to high 70s”	70–75%“70% minimum average; 75% for Co-op programs”	75–80%“75–80% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U ICS4U MCV4U MHF4U	MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 4U Math (minimum grade of 75% required) 4 additional 4U/M courses 4M Arts (or similar arts training) recommended	Computer Science Computer Science with Software Engineering Computer Information Systems Applied Computing 70% minimum average. +7 more on the program page	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) Chemistry (SCH4U) Physics (SPH4U) 2 best 4U/M courses +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BComm, Bachelor of Computer Science, BCS, Bachelor of Information Technology, BIT, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	35	—	—
What you study	Computer Animation and Visual Effects Computer Games Design	Artificial Intelligence Computer Animation and Visual Effects Computer Games Software Engineering	Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Computer Science General or Integrated Engineering
What it is	This program teaches you how to create digital content across animation, game design, and visual media. Unlike a pure computer science degree, it balances technical skills with creative and design thinking. It suits people who want to build things that people see and interact with, rather than work mainly on backend systems or theory.	Computer Science at Windsor covers programming, systems design, and problem-solving with technology. You can specialize in areas like artificial intelligence, game development, animation, or software engineering depending on your degree choice. The program includes optional co-op work terms, letting you gain industry experience alongside your studies — a fit if you want hands-on learning and want to test career paths before graduating.	You study how to design and build computer systems, combining software and hardware engineering with applications like artificial intelligence. This program includes a mandatory co-op work term, giving you practical experience in industry while you study. It suits students who want hands-on problem-solving in computing and are willing to balance classroom learning with paid work semesters.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	computer science	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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