Specialist, Major and Minor
The Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in Political Science are Limited enrolment programs. Students may request these programs on ACORN after completing at least 4.0 credits and fulfilling the admission requirements.
There are two request periods for Limited programs. Please see details on the Faculty of Arts & Science website.
First Request Period
- Students who complete the required courses during the 2023-2024 fall/winter session, may request the program between March 3 to April 25, 2025.
- Results of these requests will be available on ACORN beginning April 26, 2025.
- Students who have been given an INVITE status on ACORN must accept the program by July 4, 2025.
- Students who fail to accept the Subject POSt before July 4th will forfeit their status and must re-apply during the second request period.
Second Request Period
- Students who complete the required courses during the 2025 summer session, may request the program between July 5 and August 19, 2025.
- Results of these requests will be available on ACORN beginning August 20, 2025.
- Students who have been given an INVITE status on ACORN must accept the program before September 15, 2025.
- Students who fail to accept the Subject POSt by September 15, 2025, will forfeit their status and must re-apply as of March 1, 2026.
Students transferring between the POL Minor and Major/Specialist programs must complete the program change on ACORN by the deadline specified for the two request periods.
Students switching between the POL Major and Specialist programs can use the “CHANGE” feature on ACORN to switch programs. The change option will be available from March 3 to April 25, 2025 and from July 6 to August 19, 2025.
