4 programs, side by side

Full	York Business & Society (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YFD ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Family Studies and Human Development (BASc) OUAC GFD ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Scarborough) Life Sciences - Health Sciences Stream (regular and co-op) OUAC TXD ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Applied Life Sciences (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC AA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	74–80%“74 to 80%”	73–80%“Mid-70s (regular), high 70s (co-op)”	70–75%“70% or 75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4USBI4U	ENG4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U Five additional 4U or 4M 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 One 4U math course Four additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers N/A	ENG4U MCV4U, MHF4U or MDM4U SBI4U SCH4U recommended MCV4U for specific disciplines is required. +2 more on the program page	Applied Life Sciences with Biotechnology Diploma (Lakehead/Georgian): ENG4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U. Requires a minimum 75% overall final average All other majors: ENG4U, MHF4U, 2 of MCV4U, MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	680	—
What you study	Business StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesSociology	International DevelopmentSocial PolicySocial WorkSociology	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesBiotechnologyGenetics	Biological SciencesBiotechnologyGeneticsHuman Biology
What it is	You study business and organizations through both management and sociology lenses, examining how companies operate in society and affect people. This program blends traditional business topics like accounting and strategy with the social sciences, so you explore not just profits but also ethics, inequality, and community impact. It suits students interested in business who also want to understand the human and social dimensions of commerce, and the optional co-op lets you test this approach through paid work terms.	You study human behaviour, relationships, and social systems from childhood through adulthood, drawing on sociology, psychology, and policy analysis. This program is broader than social work alone because it covers family dynamics, community development, and social change rather than focusing only on professional counselling or casework. It suits people interested in understanding how families and societies work and who want careers in social services, policy, research, or international development.	You study the science of living systems — cells, organisms, genetics, and disease — with flexible depth depending on which specialization you choose. The co-op option lets you alternate between classroom semesters and paid work terms at research labs, hospitals, or biotech companies, building real experience alongside your degree. This stream suits students drawn to biology and chemistry who want either a traditional path or the chance to test careers in health and life sciences before graduating.	This program teaches you the science behind living systems — cells, genetics, microbes, and how drugs work in the body. You'll study biology and chemistry at a deeper level than in high school, with options to specialize in areas like biotechnology, pharmacology, or human health. It suits people curious about how organisms function and interested in careers in research, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or environmental science.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	health scienceslife sciences
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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