Studying English in Ontario

Western University

Apply to Arts & Humanities (EA)

You choose english at the end of first year, during Intent to Register in March.

Apply to Arts & Humanities (EA), which needs only ENG4U. The Department of English and Writing Studies runs the modules the Calendar names English Language and Literature, Creative Writing and English Language and Literature, and Writing Studies (the recruitment site labels the first one 'English Studies'). One thing worth knowing: the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities (SASAH) is admitted under the same EA code but needs a statement of interest by February 28, and you must still add a second module after first year.

Queen's University

Apply to Arts (QA)

You choose english during Plan Selection in May at the end of first year.

The plan is called English and Creative Writing — confirmed as the department name in the Arts and Science listing. Creative writing is not a separate admission program at Queen's; it sits inside this plan, chosen after first year through Arts (QA).

McMaster University

Apply to Humanities I

You choose english at the end of first year.

The program is called English & Cultural Studies, not just English. Entered through Humanities I at the end of first year.

University of Toronto — St. George

Apply to Humanities

You choose english at the end of first year.

The English Major (Literature and Language stream) is open enrolment, but the other two routes are limited: the Specialist needs 73% in ENG110Y1/ENG140Y1/ENG150Y1 or 73% in each of 2.0 credits of 200-level ENG, and the Creative Writing stream of the Major needs 77% on the same courses.

University of Toronto — Mississauga

Apply to Humanities

You choose english after first year (4.0 credits).

English, Creative Writing, English Language Linguistics and Game Studies are all inside Humanities. If you want writing as a career skill, Professional Writing and Communication is a different application entirely (CCIT, TMC).

University of Toronto — Scarborough

Apply to Social Sciences & Humanities (OUAC TUD)

You choose english end of first year, on ACORN.

Entry point is TUD, not in this dataset. Grade 12 English only, mid 70s (high 70s for co-op). Exception: the five-year Psychology (HBSc) and English (HBA) double degree applies under Psychology & Health Studies (TPS) instead, and you are admitted to it after first year.

University of Waterloo

Apply to Honours Arts

You choose english at the end of first year.

An Honours Arts major, with writing and rhetoric options chosen when you declare. Students aiming at writing-for-industry careers often compare it against Communication Studies, which is a different major under the same entry code and the same end-of-first-year decision.

University of Guelph

Apply to Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (GK)

You choose english on the OUAC application itself. Guelph's Honours BA majors all share code GK, and you name your major when you apply.

English is a BA major under GK. Creative Writing is a separate major in the same degree. Guelph's Honours BA is one OUAC code (GK) covering 26 majors, all published at 75-80%. You name the major on the application. Psychology and Criminal Justice are the exceptions — they have their own codes and higher ranges.

Carleton University

Apply to Bachelor of Arts - Honours (CH)

You choose english on the OUAC application, as your 'area of study' inside the Bachelor of Arts. Carleton's BA is one code (CH, 75%) for 31 majors. Leave the area blank and you are BA Undeclared; entrance requirements are the same for almost all BA majors, so changing later is a one-form request Carleton says takes 1-3 days.

English is a BA major named on the application. Carleton's Honours BA is a single OUAC code, CH, at 75%, covering 31 majors — you name the major on the application rather than applying to it separately. The 3-year non-honours BA is CA. Because entrance requirements are nearly identical across BA majors, switching after admission is a short online form.

Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo

Apply to Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ)

You choose english on the OUAC application, from a mandatory drop-down of 'Subjects of Major Interest' inside the Honours BA (UZ). If you are not sure, Laurier has a formal temporary designation that lets you take first-year courses in one or two areas and declare at the end of first year.

English is a BA Subject of Major Interest under UZ. Laurier's Honours BA is one OUAC code, UZ, published at mid-70s. You pick the major from a drop-down on the application — Laurier's own description is a 'mandatory drop-down picklist' of Subjects of Major Interest. Unusually, it also offers a temporary undeclared designation, so you can enter the BA without committing and declare at the end of first year.

Ontario Tech University

Apply to not offered at Ontario Tech

Ontario Tech has no English, literature or creative-writing degree — nothing by those names among its 154 codes. Communication and Digital Media Studies (DDC) is the nearest writing-focused programme.

Nipissing University

Apply to Bachelor of Arts (PA)

You choose english on the application or after — the Bachelor of Arts (PA, 70% minimum) is a genuinely undeclared door, and you choose a major from the twenty inside it.

English Studies is a major inside the Bachelor of Arts. Nipissing admits to the Bachelor of Arts as one OUAC code, PA, at a 70% minimum, and nearly every arts major is chosen inside it rather than applied to separately. Only Criminal Justice (PAJ) and History with Orientation to a Master's (PAH, 80%, limited enrolment) have their own codes. Nipissing's own concurrent-education listings describe the BA entry as 'Undeclared'.