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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–80%Mid to high 70s73–77%Mid 70s73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UFRA4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • 5
  • additional
  • +7 more on the program page
  • English at 60%
  • ENG4U
  • Some programs require MHF4U and recommend MCV4U
  • Environmental Management recommends SBI4U
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published700
What you studyLaw & CriminologyPhilosophyPoliticsSocial PolicyAsian StudiesEuropean StudiesLaw & CriminologyNorth and South American StudiesAnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory
What it isYou study how societies should be organized and governed, combining philosophy, law, politics, and social policy to explore questions about justice, rights, and ethical decision-making. Unlike a straight philosophy or political science program, this one deliberately weaves together multiple disciplines to help you see how abstract moral principles connect to real laws and policies. It suits people who want to think deeply about how the world should work and aren't content with single-subject answers.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.Social Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlycriminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
SourceYork University — Glendon on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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