Admission Requirements

The Bilingual Certificate in Public Administration and Public Policy is offered by the Department of Political Science.

Students may earn the certificate concurrent with fulfilment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at York University.

To register for the certificate, students must have completed 24 credits. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Student Programs.

Program Requirements

In order to receive the certificate students must obtain a cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+) on the required 30 credits. All of these courses must be taken at York University and selected as follows:

Core Requirement (18 credits)

• GL/POLS 2600 6.00;
• GL/POLS 2500 6.00;
• GL/ECON 2500 3.00;
• GL/ECON 2510 3.00.

Depth/Breadth Requirement (12 credits)

Of the required 12 credits chosen from the list below, a minimum of six credits must be at the 4000 level:

• GL/POLS 3135 3.00;
• GL/POLS 3136 3.00;
• GL/POLS 3240 3.00;
• GL/POLS 3260 3.00;
• GL/POLS 3212 3.00;
• GL/POLS 3241 3.00;
• GL/POLS 4320 3.00;
• GL/POLS 4325 3.00;
• GL/POLS 4275 3.00;
• GL/POLS 4295 6.00.

Note: not all the courses listed are offered every year. Courses not listed above may be accepted as fulfilling the certificate requirement, subject to approval by the coordinator of the certificate.

Bilingual Requirement

Of the 30 credits required for the certificate and in addition to the Glendon bilingual requirement, at least six credits must be completed in English and six credits in French. In meeting this requirement, students must do all the work of the course in the language of instruction.

Rules and regulations in Glendon College
Other programs offered in Glendon College