Specific Graduation Requirements -Honours In Policy Studies

All students must meet the general graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours, as indicated in the General Graduation Requirements - Bachelor of Arts with Honours section of this calendar. In addition, Policy Studies Honours students must meet the following graduation requirements.

1. A minimum grade of 3.00 (B) is required for all courses in the major with the subject code POST. Students who fail to maintain this minimum will lose their place in the Policy Studies Honours program.
2. A student will apply for admission into the Policy Studies Honours program by May 1 of the year in which she/he will complete a minimum of 20 courses, but no later than the completion of 30 courses into the program.
3. Policy Studies Honours students must fulfill all General Education requirements as specified for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
4. Policy Studies Honours students will have completed three electives for graduation, instead of the four required for Majors.
5. Students must produce an Honours thesis, the content of which must be approved by the Policy Studies Honours Advisor and the Chair of the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies.
6. The POST 5120 - Honours Thesis  will be completed during the student’s last semester in the program. Complete information for the Honours Thesis program is provided by the department in the Policy Studies Honours Information Handbook, available at the General Office of the Department of Economics, Justice and Policy Studies (EA 3039).