{"id":28372,"date":"2024-06-26T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=28372"},"modified":"2024-06-26T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:28:09","slug":"first-steps-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=28372","title":{"rendered":"first steps first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What subjects do I need to take in Grade 12 to study Political Science<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>oooh political science you say? very nice, U of T has a great poli-sci program, i fully support you in that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.giphy.com\/media\/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOTN0OWQ2d2Q3MjQ5eXNzdjQ0NWI5amxhY2dqb2Z3d3BhbmkzcWUxNSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw\/wTzPSxZBqSove\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Andy Samberg Thumbs Up GIF\" width=\"400\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/p>\n<p>at U of T, all programs are sorted into general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/future\/ready-apply\/admission-categories\">admission categories<\/a> for incoming students to apply to. if you want to study <a href=\"https:\/\/future.utoronto.ca\/undergraduate-programs\/political-science\/\">political science<\/a>, you&#8217;ll apply to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/future\/ready-apply\/admission-categories\/social-sciences#admission-requirements-accordion-3\">social sciences admission category<\/a> when you send in your application through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouac.on.ca\/\">OUAC<\/a>. later on, after taking the first-year poli-sci courses, you&#8217;ll be able to enter the actual poli-sci major or specialist.<\/p>\n<p>but, first steps, first.<\/p>\n<p>according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/future\/ready-apply\/admission-requirements\/ontario-high-school\">general admission requirements<\/a>, you&#8217;ll have to take six 4U\/M courses in high school. among these, the only required course you&#8217;ll have to take is <strong>english 12<\/strong> (ENG4U). so it looks pretty simple for you! other programs require calculus, but you won&#8217;t have to worry about that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExMHNkeHU0c2l1cXNlMWJ6b3Yxb3Q0cHJlMjc5N3owNmV4MXN1bXQ4OCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw\/qw5v8QkRYF42P7Lg8j\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Season 12 Midwife GIF by PBS\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>just keep in mind, the recommended admission range is mid to high 80s and U of T will consider your average based on your top 6 academic grade 12 courses.<\/p>\n<p>anyways. good luck with everything, reach out if you have any more questions!<\/p>\n<p>over and out,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What subjects do I need to take in Grade 12 to study Political Science hey there, oooh political science you say? very nice, U of T has a great poli-sci program, i fully support you in that. here&#8217;s what you need to know: at U of T, all programs are sorted into general admission categories for incoming students to apply to. if you want to study political science, you&#8217;ll apply to the social sciences admission category when you send in your application through OUAC. later on, after taking the first-year poli-sci courses, you&#8217;ll be able to enter the actual poli-sci major or specialist. but, first steps, first. according to the general admission requirements, you&#8217;ll have to take six 4U\/M courses in high school. among these, the only required course you&#8217;ll have to take is english 12 (ENG4U). so it looks pretty simple for you! other programs require calculus, but you won&#8217;t have to worry about that. just keep in mind, the recommended admission range is mid to high 80s and U of T will consider your average based on your top 6 academic grade 12 courses. anyways. good luck with everything, reach out if you have any more questions! over and out, aska &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,246,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admissions","category-applying-for-u-of-t","category-polisci"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}