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Trent Durham GTA welcomes applicants from across Ontario, Canada, and the world.

Admission requirements for all students entering university directly from an Ontario secondary school can be found in the chart below.

Admission requirements for all other applicants, including Canadian students from outside Ontario, international students, transfer students, and other students not coming to university directly from secondary school, can be found on our helpful Applying to Trent page.  

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General admission requirements for all programs

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with minimum six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U. Students must achieve a minimum grade of 60% 

 

Academic Programs Requirements Estimated Admission Range Recommended Courses
Anthropology (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Artificial Intelligence (B.A. or B.Sc.)  ENG4U, MHF4U for B.Sc. 70% A 4U Math
Arts, Honours (B.A.) ENG4U

70 - 75%
80 - 85% (Co-op)

 
Business Administration (B.B.A.) - Specializations Available: Accounting; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Human Resource Management; Information Systems & E-Commerce; Logistics & Supply Chain Management; Marketing & Consumer Culture ENG4U and a 4U Math 70 - 75%
87 - 92% (Co-op)
 
Business & Arts (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75% A 4U Math
Business & Science (B.Sc.) ENG4U 70 - 75% A 4U Math
Child & Youth Studies (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Communications (B.A.) - Specializations Available: Business Communication; Public Relations ENG4U 70 - 75%
80 - 85% (Co-op)
 
Computer Science (B.Sc.) ENG4U and a 4U Math 70 - 75%  
Computing Systems (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Criminology (B.A.) ENG4U 75 - 80%
82 - 87% (Co-op)
 
English Literature (B.A.) - Specialization Available: Racial & Social Justice ENG4U 70 - 75%
80 - 85% (Co-op)
 
Gender & Social Justice (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Joint Majors (B.A. or B.Sc.) ENG4U 70 - 75% A 4U Math for B.Sc.
Journalism & Creative Writing (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Law Dual Degree (LL.B. at Swansea University, UK, and B.B.A. or B.A. at Trent) - Available with the following degrees: Business; Communications; Criminology; English Literature; Media Studies; Philosophy; Sociology ENG4U and a 4U Math for B.B.A. 80 - 85%  
Logistics & Supply Chain Management (B.A.) ENG4U, MHF4U or MCV4U 75 - 80%  
Media Studies (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Philosophy (B.A.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Policing & Community Well-Being (B.A.) ENG4U 75 - 80%  
Psychology (B.A. or B.Sc.) - Specializations Available: Behavioural & Cognitive Neuroscience; Health & Well-Being; Psychological Development; Psychological Research Methods & Data Analysis ENG4U 70 - 75% A 4U Math for B.Sc.
Science, Honours (B.Sc.) ENG4U 70 - 75% A 4U Math
Social Work (B.S.W.) ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Sociology (B.A.) - Specializations Available: Social Justice & Equity Studies; Socio-Legal Studies ENG4U 70 - 75%  
Teacher Education Stream (B.A. or B.Sc.) ENG4U 75 - 80% A 4U Math for B.Sc.

 

 

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