This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required for students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:
- 1.0 credit from POL101H1, POL106H1, POL107H1, POL109H1 with a grade of 65% in each; or
- 0.5 credit from POL101H1, POL106H1, POL107H1, POL109H1 with a grade of 65%, and 0.5 credit from POL193H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL196H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, MUN101H1, MUN102H1, TRN151Y1, TRN160Y1, TRN162Y1, TRN172Y1, VIC110H1, VIC121H1, VIC167H1, VIC168H1, VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, WDW151H1, WDW152H1 with a grade of 65%
For students who have completed 9.0 or more credits:
- 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses (excluding POL193H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL196H1, POL197H1, POL198H1) with a grade of 70% in each; or
- 1.5 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses (excluding POL193H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL196H1, POL197H1, POL198H1) with a grade of 70% in each, and 0.5 credit from POL193H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL196H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, MUN101H1, MUN102H1, TRN151Y1, TRN160Y1, TRN162Y1, TRN172Y1, VIC110H1, VIC121H1, VIC167H1, VIC168H1, VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, WDW151H1, WDW152H1 with a grade of 70%
Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Political Science Major in the Summer after Year 2 and have completed POL200Y1, POL214H1/ POL224H1, POL222H1.
(7.0 credits)
Of these:
- 2.0 credits at the 300+ level including a 0.5 credit at the 400 level.
- No more than 1.0 credit of 100-level courses may be used to fulfill the program requirements.
- No more than 1.0 credit of courses from outside of the Department of Political Science may be used to fulfill the program requirements. See the bottom of the completion requirements section for a full list of such acceptable courses.
First Year:
- 1.0 credit from: POL101H1, POL106H1, POL107H1, POL109H1. A maximum of 0.5 credit may be substituted from the following first-year courses: POL193H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL196H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, MUN101H1, MUN102H1, TRN151Y1, TRN160Y1, TRN162Y1, TRN172Y1, VIC110H1, VIC121H1, VIC167H1, VIC168H1, VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, WDW151H1, WDW152H1.
Higher Years:
- POL200Y1
- 0.5 credit from: POL201H1, POL208H1, POL218H1
- POL214H1/ POL224H1
- 0.5 credit at the 200+ level in Canadian Politics from JPI201H1, POL220H1, POL312H1, POL312Y1, POL313H1, POL316H1, POL316Y1, POL334H1, POL336H1, POL337H1, POL337Y1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL356H1, POL356Y1, POL363H1, POL382H1, POL404Y1, POL428H1, POL439H1, POL450H1, POL467H1, POL474H1, POL490H1, POL491H1
Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses that cover Canadian politics may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/canadian-politics-co… for a full listing of Canadian politics courses. - POL222H1
(OR one of ECO220Y1, PSY201H1, SOC202H1, STA220H1). Please note only 0.5 of ECO220Y1 will be accepted towards the program.
- 1.0 credit in Diversity and Identity. The following courses fulfill the Diversity and Identity requirement: POL101H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, POL198Y1, JPI201H1, POL219H1, POL220H1, POL223H1, POL303H1, POL305H1, POL305Y1, POL309H1, POL310H1, JPS315H1, JPS316H1, POL325H1, POL329H1, JPA331H1, POL333H1, POL338H1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL348H1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL360H1, JPR364H1, JPR365H1, JPR374H1, JPS378H1, POL418H1, POL428H1, POL432H1, POL442H1, POL444H1, POL447H1, POL450H1, JPA453H1, JPR458H1, JPR459H1, POL467H1.
Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/diversity-identity-p… for a full listing of Diversity and Identity courses. - Additional POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses to a total of 7.0 credits.
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Note:
- Non-POL courses that may be used to fulfill the program requirements: AFR353H1/ NEW353H1, AFR455H1/ NEW455H1, CAR226H1/ NEW226H1, CAR324H1/ NEW324H1, CAR426H1, CRI390H1, CRI393H1, DTS314H1, EAS307H1, GER275H1, GER290H1, GGR324H1, GGR339H1, GGR344H1, GGR429H1, MUN101H1, MUN102H1, PCJ260Y1, RLG434H1, TRN151Y1, TRN160Y1, TRN162Y1, TRN172Y1, URB339H1/ INI339H1, VIC110H1, VIC121H1, VIC167H1, VIC168H1, VIC181H1, VIC183H1, VIC184H1, VIC185H1, VIC476H1, WDW151H1, WDW152H1
- Some courses may contribute to both the Canadian Politics and Diversity and Identity requirements (in requirements 4 and 6). Refer to the Department website for a full list of courses that meet these requirements.
