The academic plan leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Honours Political Science (Co-op) is designed for students who intend to enter careers in government, mass media, business, political parties, or public opinion organizations. The academic plan consists of five further academic terms and a minimum of four paid work terms with participating employers.
The co-op mode is open to students enrolled in Honours Political Science.
The first work term of the co-op mode occurs after the successful completion of Year Two courses. At the beginning of the fourth year students may have the option of either continuing the pattern of alternating work terms or working for a full year before returning to campus for the last two academic terms.
Interested students should apply to co-op in November of Year Two. Ordinarily, qualified students are admitted in January of Year Two. The minimum requirement to be considered for admission to the co-op system of study is a 75% average in at least three Political Science courses.
Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative Political Science average of 75%.
Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Political Science academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
- Political Science Plan-level requirements:
- at least ten academic course units (20 courses) in Political Science with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
- 18 PSCI courses above the 100-level, with at least 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.]