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+ Add a program	Windsor Political Science OUAC NKG ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UZ ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–80%“70% minimum average; 80% minimum average for Law and Politics”	75%	73–77%“Mid-70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4USBI4USCH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Political Science 70% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum average of 70% Political Science with French Specialization 70% minimum average +7 more on the program page	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	International DevelopmentPoliticsSocial Policy	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyClassical Studies	AnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it is	Political Science is the study of government systems, political behaviour, and public policy. At Windsor, you can focus on international development, domestic politics, or social policy, and you have the option to add a French specialization or a law and politics focus. The program includes a co-op work term, letting you apply what you learn in a real workplace before graduating. It suits people interested in understanding how societies are governed and who want hands-on experience in government, advocacy, or policy roles.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	An Honours BA lets you specialize in one or more subjects from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences while building a broad education across different fields. You choose your major — such as English, Anthropology, Computer Science, or Creative Writing — and take courses in that area alongside electives that let you explore other disciplines. This program suits people who want depth in a subject they care about but also value exposure to different ways of thinking and fields of knowledge.
The door tomajors you reach through it	political science	Applied to directly	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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