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For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Students must achieve at least a grade of B (6.00) in AP/HUMA 1970 6.00 and AP/HUMA 2690 6.00 and AP/HUMA 3695 6.00 in order to be permitted to continue as a major in children’s studies. Students must achieve at least a grade of B (6.00) in AP/HUMA 1970 6.00 and AP/HUMA 2690 6.00 in order to be permitted to continue in a minor in children’s studies.

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: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

  • 6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
  • a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
  • a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

Major credits: students must complete at least 42 credits in children’s studies, including:

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. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

The Honours BA program described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

Major credits: students must take the 42 required credits in children’s studies as listed above and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet children’s studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in children’s studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Minor credits: at least 30 credits including:

Note: at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.

Children’s Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year. For more information, please consult the relevant supplemental calendars.

With the approval of the program coordinator, students may complete other courses for credit in children’s studies. Subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete courses offered outside of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies for credit in children’s studies.

AP/ANTH 3160 6.00
AP/EN 3032 6.00
AP/FR 3340 6.00
AP/GEOG 4700 3.00
AP/HIST 1080 6.00
AP/HIST 4051 6.00
AP/HUMA 2680 6.00
AP/HUMA 3103 6.00
AP/HUMA 3685 6.00
AP/HUMA 3690 6.00
AP/HUMA 3691 3.00
AP/HUMA 3692 6.00
AP/HUMA 3698 3.00
AP/HUMA 3960 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/SOSC 3608 6.00, AP/GL/GWST 2513 6.00)
AP/HUMA 4141 6.00
AP/HUMA 4145 6.00
AP/HUMA 4410 6.00
AP/HUMA 4824 3.00
AP/LING 3210 3.00
AP/SOCI 3660 6.00
AP/SOCI 4060 3.00
AP/SOCI 4830 3.00
AP/SOSC 1910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 1910 6.00)
AP/SOSC 2150 6.00
AP/GL/GWST 3553 3.00
FA/DANC 3370 3.00
FA/DANC 3371 3.00
FA/DANC 4375 3.00
FA/DANC 4376 3.00
FA/THEA 3450 6.00
FA/THEA 4334 6.00
FA/THEA 4440 6.00
GL/EN 3590 6.00
GL/PSYC 3300 3.00
GL/PSYC 3510 3.00
HH/KINE 3340 3.00
HH/KINE 3480 3.00
HH/KINE 3530 3.00
HH/KINE 4560 3.00
HH/PSYC 2110 3.00
HH/PSYC 3500 3.00
HH/PSYC 3520 3.00
HH/PSYC 3630 3.00
HH/PSYC 4010 3.00
HH/PSYC 4010 6.00
HH/PSYC 4460 6.00

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