  {"id":211469,"date":"2020-12-17T13:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps-sosc\/?page_id=211469"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:08:27","slug":"degree-options-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/iss\/degree-options-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"ISS Degree Options &#038; Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Beyond choosing to study Interdisciplinary Social Science, you\u2019ve got the option to customize how you study. You can choose the length and depth of specialization within your degree \u2014 whether it\u2019s a three-year bachelor\u2019s or more intensive four-year honours bachelor\u2019s program. If you\u2019re weighing two subjects of interest but can\u2019t make a decision, you\u2019re able to declare a major, which would be your primary area of study, as well as a minor, or secondary subject. Or give them equal billing and go for a double major. Whatever path you envision, you\u2019ll have choices to accommodate you along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure which courses you need to enrol in to complete the requirements for your degree? The checklists below are intended as guides to help you select which courses you need to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the checklist for the year you began your study.&nbsp;These checklists do not provide official confirmation of your eligibility to graduate. To find out which courses you have already completed toward your degree, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/myacademicrecord.students.yorku.ca\/degree-progress-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Degree Progress Report<\/a>. For more help, contact your academic advisor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/advising\/cluster-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Advising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.yorku.ca\/york-gpa-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPA Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/w2prod.sis.yorku.ca\/Apps\/WebObjects\/cdm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search Course Timetables<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.students.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Accessibility Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/learningcommons.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Commons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/iss\/courses\/\">Interdisciplinary Social Science Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\">Bachelor's (BA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Residency requirement:&nbsp;<\/strong>the 90-credit BA program requires at least 30 credits in Interdisciplinary Social Science and at least half (50%) of the course credits required in each undergraduate program must be taken at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduation requirement:<\/strong> students must pass at least 90 credits within the Faculty's degree and program requirements and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 4.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Checklists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2025\/12\/ISS-90-CR.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026 Checklis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/ISS-90-CR-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a> (DOCX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/ISS-90-CR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024-2025 Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/ISS-90cr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023-2024 Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/ISS-90cr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021-2022 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-90-FW-2020-21-Checklist-2.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-90-FW-2019-20-Checklist.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-90cr.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-90cr-1.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017-2018 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/Interdisciplinary-Social-Science-90-FW16.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016-2017 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/Interdisciplinary-Social-Science-90-FW15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015-2016 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\">Honours Bachelor's<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Residency requirement:<\/strong> a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50%) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major\/minor must be taken at ¿ì²¥ÊÓÆµ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduation requirement:<\/strong> students must pass at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 5.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Checklists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/05\/ISS-Hon-.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-2026 Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(DOCX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/ISS-Hon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024-2025 Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/ISS-Honours.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023-2024 Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/06\/ISS-Honours.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021-2022 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-Honours-FW-2020-21-Checklist.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-Honours-FW-2019-20-Checklist.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019-2020 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-Honours.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018-2019 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/ISS-Honours-1.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2017-2018 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/Interdisciplinary-Social-Science-Hons-Single-FW16.pdf?x94205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016-2017 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2020\/10\/Interdisciplinary-Social-Science-Hons-Single-FW15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015-2016 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\">Honours Double Major BA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honours BA program may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, please refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>In a double major program, a course only counts toward a major credit once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2020\/12\/ISSDegreeCheckListDM2020-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h6 text-uppercase text-primary\">Honours Major\/Minor BA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honours BA program may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, please refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In a major\/minor program, a course only counts once toward a major or minor credit once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/sosc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2020\/12\/ISSDegreeCheckListMM2020-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020-2021 Checklist<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns social-bar-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"h6 text-white text-center wp-block-heading\">Connect with the Interdisciplinary Social Science Program<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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