Public Administration and Justice Studies - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Student prior to entering the Public Administration and Justice Studies program must have completed one 12U mathematics course or equivalent.

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 78 credits including:

• 66 credits as follows:
  • AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
  • AP/ADMS 1500 3.00;
  • AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
  • AP/HRM 2600 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 2600 3.00);
  • AP/HRM 3410 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3410 3.00);
  • AP/HRM 3440 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3440 3.00);
  • AP/ADMS 3900 3.00;
  • AP/HRM 4440 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 4440 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 2200 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2200 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 2420 3.00;
  • AP/PPAS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 3140 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3140 3.00, AP/POLS 3195 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 3190 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3190 6.00);
  • AP/SOCI 3810 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3810 6.00);
  • AP/PPAS 4070 6.00;
  • AP/PPAS 4130 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4130 6.00);
  • AP/HREQ 3890 6.00.
• 12 credits selected from the following:
  • AP/EN 3251 3.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3660 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CDNS 3660 3.00; AP/REI 3660 3.00);
  • AP/HIST 3581 6.00;
  • HH/HLST 4130 3.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3480 6.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3482 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3482 6.00);
  • AP/POLS 3125 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3125 6.00);
  • AP/REI 3580 6.00;
  • AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3860 6.00);
  • AP/SOCI 3850 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3850 6.00);
  • AP/REI 2050 6.00;
  • AP/REI 3370 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3801 6.00);
  • AP/GL/WMST 3536 3.00.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 54 credits including:

• 48 credits as follows:
  • AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
  • AP/ADMS 1500 3.00;
  • AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
  • AP/HRM 2600 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 2600 3.00);
  • AP/HRM 3410 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3410 3.00);
  • AP/HRM 3440 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/ADMS 3440 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 2200 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2200 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 2420 3.00;
  • AP/PPAS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 3140 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3140 3.00, AP/POLS 3195 3.00);
  • AP/PPAS 3190 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3190 6.00);
  • AP/SOCI 3810 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3810 6.00);
  • AP/HREQ 3890 6.00.
• six credits selected from the following:
  • AP/EN 3251 3.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3660 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CDNS 3660 3.00, AP/REI 3660 3.00);
  • AP/HIST 3581 6.00;
  • HH/HLST 4130 3.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3480 6.00;
  • AP/HUMA 3482 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3482 6.00);
  • AP/POLS 3125 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3125 6.00);
  • AP/REI 3580 6.00;
  • AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3860 6.00);
  • AP/SOCI 3850 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3850 6.00);
  • AP/REI 2050 6.00;
  • AP/REI 3370 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3801 6.00);
  • AP/GL/WMST 3536 3.00.

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements.

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