Hons in Political Science at University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada is a honours degree in Politics & International Relations programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 66,356 per year.
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:Politics & International Relations
International tuition: CAD 66,356 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Political Science at the University of Toronto is a Bachelor of Arts Honours program offered at all three campuses: St. George, through the Faculty of Arts & Science, Mississauga, and Scarborough. It can be pursued as a Major, Minor, or Specialist. The St. George campus includes a work-integrated learning option alongside the standard program. The subject falls under the university's Social Sciences area of study, described as examining people, cultures, and the systems that make up society to understand how societies function and change over time. Ontario applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six courses at the 4U/M level, including English, and the requirement is consistent across all three campuses; co-op components completed in Grade 12 are excluded from admission consideration. The program suits students interested in the study of governments, institutions, and political behaviour, with flexibility to pursue it at full Specialist depth or as a Major or Minor combined with another subject, and with the option to add practical work experience at the St. George campus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Offered as an Honours BA at all three campuses (Mississauga OUAC TMS, Scarborough OUAC TUD, St. George OUAC TAX, the last with a work-integrated learning option), this program follows U of T's Ontario baseline: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U/M courses including English (ENG4U/EAE4U); the co-op component of a Grade 12 course is excluded from admission consideration. No further subject prerequisite beyond English, minimum grade percentage, or program-specific English score is published on the program page. International applicants apply through the same OUAC system, presenting the equivalent senior secondary credential. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University's general proficiency minimums (IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 89 overall with 22 in Speaking and Writing for tests before 21 January 2026).
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:University of Toronto uses one application deadline for domestic and international applicants alike for Fall 2027 entry: 15 January 2027 for most programmes, including Applied Science & Engineering, Arts & Science (St. George), the iSchool, Kinesiology & Physical Education, Nursing, Physician Assistant, and UTM and UTSC, with supporting documents also due 15 January 2027 (Engineering) or 1 February 2027 (most others). Medical Radiation Sciences has an extended 1 February 2027 deadline. A recommended early-application date of 7 November 2026 applies across the board, and several programmes (Rotman Commerce, Computer Science, Architecture, Kinesiology) require a supplementary component due 1 February 2027. Admission decisions are released from January through late May; UofT does not describe any programme as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
