Political Science at Guelph
Not directly. At University of Guelph you apply to Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (GK), then choose political science on the OUAC application itself. Guelph's Honours BA majors all share code GK, and you name your major when you apply.
The program you actually apply to
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (co-op option)
75–80%OUAC GKCo-op available
Prerequisites
- ENG4U
- 5 additional U/M courses
- Prerequisites for Economics and Mathematical Economics include:
- ENG4U
- MHF4U
- 4 additional U/M courses
When you choose political science
On the OUAC application itself. Guelph's Honours BA majors all share code GK, and you name your major when you apply.
What to watch for
Political Science is a BA major under GK. Government, Economics and Management is a BComm with its own code, GBJ, if you want it with a business degree. Guelph's Honours BA is one OUAC code (GK) covering 26 majors, all published at 75-80%. You name the major on the application. Psychology and Criminal Justice are the exceptions — they have their own codes and higher ranges.
The same application also gets you to
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (co-op option) is the entry point for 9 other majors at Guelph. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Political Science at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry65%
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Bachelor of Arts - Honours (CH)75%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- Laurentiannot offered at Laurentian
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ)73–77%
- McMastervia Social Sciences I80–87%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Arts (QA)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Social Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Social Sciences & Humanities (OUAC TUD)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Social Sciences83–90%
- Waterloovia Honours Arts77–80%
- Westernvia Social Science (EO)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70–80%
- YorkDirect entry70–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Guelph’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.