Certificates and Diplomas

GENERAL CERTIFICATE IN LAW AND SOCIETY

Note: For purposes of meeting certificate requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits.

York University students may earn a General Certificate in Law and Society concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. This certificate is not, however, open to students who are pursuing or who already hold a degree in law and society.
To qualify for the General Certificate in Law and Society, students must complete 24 credits from a list of approved law and society courses, and the cumulative grade point average in these 24 credits must be 5.0 (C+) or higher.

Course requirements for the general certificate are as follows: AS/SOSC 2350 6.0 and 18 additional credits from among the courses recognized as satisfying the degree requirements in the Law and Society Program. At least six credits must be taken at the 4000 level. A maximum of 12 credits may be offered by the Political Science Department. Courses taken may not be used to fulfill both the public policy and administration degree and the General Certificate in Law and Society. For a current list of approved courses, see the law and society section of this calendar. Further information about the General Certificate in Law and Society is available from the coordinator of the Law and Society Program.

SENECA COLLEGE DIPLOMA

The Law and Society program has an articulation agreement with Seneca College that enables graduates of our program to receive advanced standing in the Seneca programs in Court and Tribunal Administration and the Legal Assistant program. Here are the requirements for these programs:

A. COURT AND TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATION:
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology offers graduates of York's Honours program in Law and Society advanced standing so that they can complete the Court and Tribunal Administration program in one year or two semesters instead of the three semesters that are usually required. In order to be eligible for this program, students should complete the following courses in Law and Society in addition to the course requirements in their other major:

AS/SOSC 2350 6.0 Law and Society
AS/SOSC 4350 6.0 Law and Society Seminar
AS/PHIL 2070 3.0 or Introduction to Ethics
AS/POLS 2610 6.0 Public Policy and Administration*no longer offered

We recommend:  AS/POLI 3190 6.0A Public Administration

and 15 credits chosen from the list of Law and Society approved courses. All other program and academic requirements remain as specified in the calendar.

B. LEGAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMME:
As of September 1998, Seneca now offers advanced standing to graduates of our program so that they can complete the Legal Assistant program in one year or two semesters instead of the three semesters that are usually required.

Students from Seneca who are applying for advanced standing to York University on the basis of their Seneca College diploma in Court and Tribunal Administration or the Legal Assistant program will be expected to satisfy the usual admission requirements as specified in the undergraduate calendar.

For information about the Seneca College programme, contact the Court and Tribunal Administration Programme, Seneca College, 1750 Finch Avenue East, Toronto, M2J 2X5, 416-491-5050, ext. 2745.