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.
| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 87–90%“High 80s” | 90%“A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this | 90%“A minimum of 90% is required for consideration. Admission is by selection.”Admission by selection — the real bar may sit above this |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4USBI4U | ENG4UMCV4USBI4USCH4USPH4U | ENG4UMCV4USBI4USCH4USPH4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| Prerequisitesas published |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Yes
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| Co-op | No | Available | Available |
| Degree | — | Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Health Sciences, BHSc | Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op) |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — |
| What you study | Nursing | BiotechnologyGeneral or Integrated EngineeringHuman BiologyMolecular Biology, Biochemistry | BiotechnologyChemical EngineeringGeneral or Integrated Engineering |
| What it is | You study nursing from day one, learning how to care for patients across different healthcare settings, combining classroom learning with supervised clinical practice. Direct entry means you enter the nursing program straight away rather than completing a general first year, so you start specialized courses immediately. This suits people who are confident about choosing nursing and want to focus entirely on building clinical and theoretical nursing skills. | You study engineering and health sciences together, focusing on how biology and chemistry apply to medical devices, treatments, and health problems. Unlike a standard engineering program, you're embedded in health sciences from day one, and you'll do paid work terms in hospitals, biotech companies, or medical device firms. This suits people who want to solve real health challenges through technology but aren't sure yet whether they prefer the engineering or health science side. | You study how to apply engineering and chemistry to solve biological and medical problems, like designing artificial organs, improving drug delivery, or creating medical devices. Unlike a general engineering program, this one focuses specifically on the life sciences side of engineering from the start. The co-op option lets you work terms at hospitals, biotech companies, or medical device manufacturers alongside your courses. This suits you if you're interested in both the technical side of engineering and direct work in healthcare or biotechnology. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | nursing | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | York University on OUInfo | McMaster University on OUInfo | McMaster University on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences I- Civil & Biomedical Engineering90%+
- Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences I- Health Engineering Science & Entrepreneurship90%+
- Engineering Science90–97%+
- Nursing (4 years) – Ottawa campus (French Immersion Stream is available)90%+
- TrackOne, Undeclared Engineering90–97%+
- Biomedical Engineering (Co-op Only)87–93%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.