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	York Political Science (BA, iBA - Co-op available) OUAC YUE Remove	Algoma Political Science (BA 4 year) OUAC JBF Remove	TMU Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only) OUAC SUN Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–77%“Low to mid-70s”	65%“65%+”	70–75%“70-75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	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 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	20	—	70
What you study	Politics Social Policy	Politics	English Studies History Human Geography Interdisciplinary Studies
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 government, law, political systems, and how power works in society. You'll examine Canadian and international politics, political theory, and institutions from multiple angles. This four-year program suits people who want a broad foundation in politics before deciding whether to specialize in law, policy, international relations, or public administration.	You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best.
The door tomajors you reach through it	political science	political science	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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