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	York Political Science (BA, iBA - Co-op available) OUAC YUE Remove	Laurier (Brantford) Global Crime and Justice (Certificate) - Online OUAC UBG Remove	Lakehead Criminology (Orillia) OUAC AH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–77%“Low to mid-70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70%
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	English at 60%	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
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	—	—
What you study	Politics Social Policy	Asian StudiesEuropean Studies Law & CriminologyNorth and South American Studies	Forensic & Archaeological Sciences Law & Criminology Politics Psychology
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.	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.	You study how crime happens, how the criminal justice system works, and why people break laws. The program draws on forensics, psychology, sociology, and law to examine crime from multiple angles rather than focusing on just one discipline. It suits students interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the justice system who want a broad foundation before deciding whether to pursue police work, victim services, legal studies, or social policy.
The door tomajors you reach through it	political science	Applied to directly	criminology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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