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Admission Requirements

Preparing your application to graduate studies at York University and/or other interested universities requires research and planning. Some students start preparing their plan for graduate studies as early as two years before they submit their application. Consider the following information below to help guide you through a successful application process.

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An Honours degree in Political Science or its equivalent from a recognized university with at least a B+ average in the last two years equivalent of undergraduate study.

Normally, the Graduate Program admits only applicants with an overall grade average of B+ or A over the last two years of academic work.

For the MA level, however, the Program is prepared to examine applications of candidates with an overall average of B, provided that their grades in Political Science related courses are clearly B+ or better.

Admission to the MA program does not guarantee promotion to the PhD program.  Normally, MA candidates cannot proceed to the PhD program until all MA requirements are completed.  However, MA candidates who have compiled a strong record of achievement may be promoted on condition that all MA requirements be completed before registration in September.

  • An MA in Political Science, with at least a B+ average, from a recognized university; evidence of a strong academic record with particular emphasis on the ability to do independent research (the written work submitted with the application is extremely important in this regard).

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