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Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS)

Anthropology, Social Work, Sociology

Posted on 23 November 2023
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Anthropology, Social Work, Sociology

Please note: We’ll be offering remote services only on December 22 and 23, 2025. Our offices will be closed for the holiday break from December 24, 2025, through January 2, 2026. In-person services will resume on January 5, 2026.

We are here to help you succeed! Do you have questions about your degree requirements, a specific course or the best way to get into a degree program? If you have any concerns about accessing the courses and services you need, we are here to help. Connect with your advisor in-person, virtually or via email. Contact your assigned advisor in the Meet your Academic Advisor section.

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Drop-in Advising

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In-Person Advising

Check in at the front desk at 103 Central Square or join QLESS. Drop-in advising is first-come, first-served.

The last advising drop-in session for the day will begin a half hour before the indicated end time.

Hours of Operation

Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Please note the last week of drop-in advising for the Fall term for these programs will be the week of December 15. If students have urgent advising inquiries December 22 or 23, please contact our main advising line at 416-736-5222.

Location

103 Central Square

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Virtual Advising

Virtual drop-in advising sessions are available by using QLESS.

You will receive a text message with your Zoom link when your advisor is ready to meet with you.

Hours of Operation

Wednesday, Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Please note the last week of drop-in advising for these programs for the Fall term will be the week of December 15. If students have urgent advising inquiries December 22 or 23, please contact our main advising line at 416-736-5222.

  1. Join our Anthropology, Social Work, Sociology Academic Advising QLESS Kiosk OR download the QLESS app on your smartphone from Google Play or the iTunes App Store. (Open the app and select "Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies")
  2. Select the Anthropology, Social Work, Sociology virtual queue.
  3. Click Join Now.
  4. Fill out your name and phone number.
  5. Add any notes for your advisor, including topics you’d like to discuss.
  6. Fill in a short form regarding your student information.
  7. You’ll receive a text message with the Zoom link when your advisor is ready to meet with you!

The queue will close once it reaches capacity. Try again later or another day. Please note QLESS estimated wait times are approximate and actual time to be seen may vary depending on advisor availability and duration of each advising session.

Note: Each drop-in session is about 15-30 minutes. The last advising drop-in session for the day will begin a half hour before the indicated end time.

Booked Appointments

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Booked appointments are not currently available. In January, we will offer drop-in advising only during the start of the term.

Meet your Advisors

Debbie Best

Student Success and Academic Advisor

Anthropology, Sociology

Email: dbest@yorku.ca

Monika Makkar

Student Success and Academic Advisor

Social Work

Email: mmakkar@yorku.ca

Please note that academic advisors are not able to assist with enrolling students into courses that are full or reserved. For course permission requests, please follow up directly with the department offering the course.

Program-Specific Support

Anthropology Majors

Students requiring program-specific support should send a request for an appointment to lapsanth@yorku.ca. A staff member will respond to arrange an appointment time.

A full course load is defined as 30 credits during the Fall/Winter session. Students may take a maximum of 36 credits overall (and 18 credits per term) without petitioning. A full course load is defined as 15 credits in the Summer session. Students may take a maximum of 18 credits overall without petitioning.

For students admitted to the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies as of Fall 2014, 21 General Education credits are required from Humanities, Natural Science and Social Science. All General Education courses are offered at the 1000 level.

  • 6.00 credits from Natural Science (NATS);
  • 9.00 credits from Social Science (SOSC) or Humanities (HUMA);
  • and 6.00 credits in the opposing category to the 9.00 credits course in Social Science or Humanities already taken.

Credits Outside the Major, must be courses outside of the major subject so Anthropology courses CANNOT be counted towards this requirement.

Free Choice Credits can be any York University course so Anthropology courses CAN be counted towards this requirement.

Sociology Majors

Yes, as long as you have completed all the requirements for the BA.

You will need to book an appointment with an advisor to determine which of, and how, these credits can be applied to your degree.

You will need to retake a course in which your performance fell below your expectations. Please contact an advisor for more detail.

You need to have completed 84 credits in order to enrol in fourth-year courses.

Reappraisal petition forms are available in the Sociology front office. Call the office at 416-736-5015 for more details.

Social Work Majors

Current BSW students may contact lapssowk@yorku.ca for assistance regarding the Direct-Entry and Post-Degree BSW programs.

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