Law and public policy

Students pursuing a bachelor of arts with a major in law and public policy will normally take the following courses in their first year:

FALL SEMESTERWINTER SEMESTER
English 1090
(critical reading and writing (CRW) course)
CRW course
(POSC 1001 recommended)
first required language study (LS) course1 second required LS course1
first required quantitative reasoning (QR) course
(ECON 1010 recommended)
second required QR course
Political Science 1000 Law and Public Policy 2600
minor program course or elective
(breadth of knowledge course encouraged)
minor program course or elective
(breadth of knowledge course encouraged)
  1. Both LS courses must be in the same language. If your first language is not English and you do not meet the standards for entry into regular first-year English courses you may use English 1020 and 1021 to fulfill this requirement. Such students are permitted to complete up to an additional six credit hours in English CRW courses at the 1000 level in order to fulfill the CRW requirement.

Contact information

For assistance with course selection, contact the Academic Advising Centre.

For additional program information, visit the Department of Political Science or contact the undergraduate program director.