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Full	York Political Science (BA, iBA - Co-op available) OUAC YUE ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Political Science OUAC BPO ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Brantford) Global Crime and Justice (Certificate) - Online OUAC UBG ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Global and International Studies OUAC CGI ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–77%“Low to mid-70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75%
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 Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	English at 60%	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	20	—	—	—
What you study	PoliticsSocial Policy	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesEuropean StudiesInternational Development	Asian StudiesEuropean StudiesLaw & CriminologyNorth and South American Studies	African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics
What it is	Political Science at York is the study of how governments work, how power is organized, and how social policies affect people's lives. The international version (iBA) includes a work term abroad, while the regular BA lets you do optional co-op placements in government, advocacy, or policy organizations. This program suits people interested in understanding politics, law, social change, or working in public service.	Political Science is the study of how governments work, why people hold different political beliefs, and how societies make decisions about laws and power. This program lets you combine politics with related areas like international development, criminology, philosophy, or regional studies depending on your interests. It suits students curious about current events, policy-making, and understanding conflict and social change who want practical work experience alongside classroom learning.	This certificate program examines crime and justice systems across different regions of the world — Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond. You study how legal systems, law enforcement, and crime vary by culture and geography rather than focusing on one country's approach. It suits people interested in international development, human rights, global policy work, or understanding criminal justice from a comparative angle.	This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.
The door tomajors you reach through it	political science	political science	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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