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3 programs, side by side

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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Laurier (Brantford)

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)

OUAC UQ

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid-70s65%65%+73–77%Mid 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
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
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published200
What you studyEnglish StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou 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.A Bachelor of Arts is a three- or four-year undergraduate degree where you study subjects in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences — at Laurier Brantford, that means choices like English, anthropology, computer science, creative writing, or environmental studies. You can focus on one major or combine two. This program suits students who want broad knowledge across disciplines and enjoy writing, analysis, and critical thinking rather than hands-on lab or professional training.
The door tomajors you reach through itenglishenglishApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceYork University on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo

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