Arts Academic Plans

Students may combine the Honours Political Science academic plan with Arts and Business.

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative Political Science average of 75%.

Honours Political Science (Arts and Business Co-op)

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Political Science (Arts and Business Co-op) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Political Science Plan-level requirements:
   • at least seven academic course units (14 courses) in Political Science with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • 12 PSCI courses above the 100-level with two courses at the 400-level, excluding PSCI 497A, PSCI 497B, PSCI 498A, PSCI 498B, PSCI 498C, PSCI 499A, PSCI 499B. [Note: Students enrolled in co-op may, with appropriate consent, count the excluded courses towards their remaining Political Science courses, but they will not count towards the 400-level requirement.] 
3. Arts and Business requirements.

Honours Political Science (Arts and Business Regular)

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Political Science (Arts and Business Regular) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Political Science Plan-level requirements:
   • at least seven academic course units (14 courses) in Political Science with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • 12 PSCI courses above the 100-level with two courses at the 400-level
     • PSCI 299 
     • One of:
       • Research Pathway:
         • PSCI 499A, PSCI 499B
         • one additional course at the 400-level, excluding PSCI 497A, PSCI 497B, PSCI 498A, PSCI 498B, PSCI 498C. [Note: Students in the Research Pathway who take PSCI 497A, PSCI 497B, PSCI 498A, PSCI 498B, or PSCI 498C may count this course as one of the remaining Political Science courses in their plan, but it will not count towards the Research Pathway requirement.]
       • Engagement Pathway:
         • PSCI 497A and PSCI 497B, or one of PSCI 498A, PSCI 498B, PSCI 498C
         • two additional courses at the 400-level, excluding PSCI 499A, PSCI 499B. [Note: Students in the Engagement Pathway who wirte an Honours Essay in PSCI 499A/PSCI 499B may count these courses as one of the remaining Political Science Courses in their plan, but they will not count towards the Engagement Pathway requirements.]
3. Arts and Business requirements.