Political Studies and Forensics
Related Subject Areas:
- Instruction language
- English
- OUAC code
- RUD
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts, BA
- Experiential learning
- Practicum or internship option available
- Enrollment
- 200
- Grade range
- 70% minimum
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses
- Required Courses:
- ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
Admission
Basic Requirements for Admission (Required for All Programs)
You must complete the requirements for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). A minimum average of 70% is required for consideration for admission. A minimum grade of 60% must be obtained in ENG4U. You must present a minimum of six 4U/M courses to be considered for admission.
Note: Some programs may have higher average and supplementary application requirements. Some programs may also require a minimum number of 4U/M courses.
Failed and Repeated Courses
If you repeat a course, the highest of the 2 grades will be used in the admission average calculation, if applicable.
Timing and Process for Admission Decisions
For full-time enrollment beginning in September, Trent University expects to send offers of admission on an ongoing basis starting in January.
You must complete or be registered in six 4U/M courses. Admission decisions will be made using grades from a minimum of 3 final 4U/M courses if you are in a semestered school, or 6 interim 4U/M courses if you are in a non-semestered school.
Grade 11 grades may be used to extend an early offer of admission when sufficient 4U/M grades are not available. All offers of admission are conditional, pending the successful completion of all OSSD requirements and prerequisites with satisfactory academic standing.
Notes
Gain the diversity of knowledge today's employers are looking for by studying and specializing in not 1, but 2 academic disciplines. In the Political Studies program, you will learn to make a positive impact through shaping and influencing social policy, focusing on Canadian politics, world politics and political theory. Apply your learning to the real world through a community engagement project or political internship. By studying Forensic Science at Trent, you'll learn the foundational science of forensics through the study of anthropology, biology and chemistry, along with uniquely specialized forensics courses. You can also conduct first-hand investigative work with bloodstain pattern analysis, fingerprinting and evidence recovery in mock crime scenes at Trent's on-campus Crime Scene House.
