4 programs, side by side

Full	York English (BA - Co-op available) OUAC YUA ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma English (BA 4 year) OUAC JBB ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) English Literature and Business OUAC RX ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent Cultural Studies and Business OUAC RJC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	65%“65%+”	70%	70%“Minimum 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	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 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	200	200
What you study	English Studies	Comparative Literary StudiesEnglish Studies	Business StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesComparative Literary StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies
What it is	You study English literature, writing, critical analysis, and language in depth, reading texts from different periods and cultures while developing your own writing and analytical skills. The co-op option lets you complete paid work terms with employers during your degree, giving you real workplace experience alongside your studies. This program suits people who want to deepen their engagement with literature and writing while keeping career options open through work-integrated learning.	A four-year Bachelor of Arts in English is a program where you study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts from different periods, cultures, and genres. You'll analyze how stories, poems, and essays work and what they mean, rather than learning creative writing as your main focus. This suits people who enjoy thinking critically about books and ideas, and who want depth in a humanities subject.	You study both English literature and business together, learning to analyze texts and ideas while also building skills in management, accounting, and organizational thinking. Unlike a straight English or Business degree, this combined program lets you apply critical reading and writing to real business problems and understand how language shapes commerce and culture. It suits students who want to keep options open across both humanities and commerce, or who see writing and communication as central to business work.	Cultural Studies and Business combines the study of literature, history, and culture with practical business skills like accounting and management. Unlike a straight business degree, you'll spend significant time analyzing texts, ideas, and societies alongside your coursework in finance and administration. This program suits students who want business training but also value understanding human culture, society, and communication.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	english	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Trent University on OUInfo

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