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Students who take AP/SOSC 1350 9.00 must choose whether to count it towards their general education requirements or their major requirements. It cannot be counted towards both. For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Students may count a maximum of six credits of either AP/SOSC 2351 6.00 or AP/SOSC 1350 9.00 for major credit in law and society.

Students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ (5.00) in AP/SOSC 2350 6.00 Law and Society in order to continue in, and graduate from, the program.

Students applying to change their major to Law and Society must have a minimum GPA of 5.00. Having a GPA of 5.00 does not guarantee admission as spaces in the program are limited and will be awarded competitely based on GPA.

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 48 credits in law and society, including:

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.

Major credits: students must complete at least 42 credits in law and society, including:

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

Law and society may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 42 credits in law and society and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet the law and society 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 law and society and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of 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.

Major credits: the 42 credits in law and society must include the following:

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.

Major credits: students must complete at least 42 credits in law and society, including:

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

Students who complete any one of the Honours BA programs in law and society may apply to enter the Court and Tribunal Administration program or the Legal Assistant program offered by Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. York students are required to complete specific courses within the law and society program in order to be eligible for admission consideration to the abbreviated one year diploma program at Seneca College. For more information about specific law and society course requirements, consult the law and society supplemental calendar or contact the law and society program coordinator. For more information about the Seneca College program, contact the director, Court and Tribunal Administration Program, Seneca College.

Students applying for admission to York University on the basis of their Seneca College Diploma in Court and Tribunal Administration are expected to satisfy the admission requirements of the session to which they are applying.

Law and Society Courses (Extended List)

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in law and society. This includes law and society core courses taken beyond the 12 required core credits.

AP/ANTH 3420 3.00
AP/ANTH 3420 6.00
AP/ANTH 4340 6.00
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00)
AP/ECON 3240 3.00
AP/ECON 3249 3.00
AP/ECON 3250 3.00
AP/ECON 3259 3.00
AP/ECON 4309 3.00
AP/HIST 2500 6.00
AP/HIST 3415 6.00
AP/HIST 3591 6.00
AP/HIST 3830 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3030 6.00)
AP/HIST 3845 6.00
AP/HIST 3850 6.00
AP/HUMA 1825 9.00
AP/HUMA 2115 6.00
AP/LING 2400 3.00
AP/LING 2450 3.00
SC/MATH 2560 3.00
SC/MATH 2570 3.00
AP/MIST 3561 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3561 6.00)
AP/PHIL 2050 6.00
AP/PHIL 2060 3.00
AP/PHIL 2070 3.00
AP/PHIL 2075 3.00
AP/PHIL 3110 3.00
AP/PHIL 3190 3.00
AP/PHIL 3195 3.00
AP/PHIL 4190 3.00
AP/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 2900 6.00)
AP/POLS 3075 3.00
AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3136 3.00)
AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3136 3.00)
AP/POLS 3190 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3190 6.00)
AP/POLS 3521 3.00
AP/POLS 4015 3.00
AP/POLS 4105 3.00
AP/POLS 4175 6.00
AP/POLS 4255 6.00
AP/POLS 4401 3.00
AP/POLS 4541 3.00
AP/PPAS 2200 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2200 3.00)
AP/PPAS 4070 6.00
AP/PPAS 4130 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4130 6.00)
HH/PSYC 2120 3.00
HH/PSYC 3140 3.00
HH/PSYC 3310 3.00
AP/SOCI 2070 6.00
AP/SOCI 3430 6.00
AP/SOCI 3810 6.00
AP/SOCI 4440 6.00
AP/SOCI 4810 6.00
AP/SOCI 4840 3.00
AP/SOCI 4840 6.00
AP/SOCI 4850 3.00
AP/SOSC 1341 9.00
AP/SOSC 2330 6.00
AP/SOSC 3654 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3654 3.00)
AP/SOSC 3655 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3655 3.00)
AP/SOSC 3656 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3656 3.00)
AP/SOSC 3993 3.00
AP/SOSC 4043 6.00
AP/SOSC 4143 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HUMA 4143 6.00)
AP/SOSC 4210 6.00
AP/SOSC 4370 6.00
AP/SOSC 4918 6.00
ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4212 3.00)

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