Whether you just started in the African Studies Program or are further along in your studies, we have answers to your most common questions. Read the Q&A below for info about programs and courses, enrolment, exams and more.
Please feel free to reach out to the African Studies UPA at afst@yorku.ca听
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General Information
The first step is to contact the Office of Admissions regarding your interest in becoming a York student. Please visit York's 听for information pertaining to admission requirements, transfer credits, deadlines and more.
Please visit our Contact page for details.
Please refer to our Awards page for more information.
Please visit the Graduate Programs page for more information.
Program Information
Please refer to for more information about changing your program or major.听听
To begin the process, please connect with our African Studies academic advisor so that they can guide you through the process and advise on the degree requirements.
In order to meet with your Academic Advisor, find the appointment booking or drop-in instructions by searching for your program, department, advisor name or course code.
Please refer to our Degree Options & Requirements page.
Showcase and Publish your Research
There are several Undergraduate Research Conferences in Ontario that you can participate in:
- Western University Student Research Conference, London, Ontario
- University of Toronto National Undergraduate Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario
- Queen鈥檚 University Undergraduate Research Conference, Kingston, Ontario
- Nipissing University鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Conference, North Bay, Ontario
There are various Undergraduate Journals that publish work:
Course Information
You can find information on our courses on the , as well as our Courses page.
Students who are already enrolled in their courses may have the opportunity to change their tutorial section online through the , if there are available spots in the new tutorial section and it is before the .
After the deadline, please obtain approvals from the Course Director and T.A., and forward the approvals to afst@yorku.ca. Please note, this is not a final decision. Once submitted to the department, your request will be put in queue, pending departmental approval and subject to availability.
Immediately contact your Course Director.
*Please note, we do not over enrol our courses. If a course is full, you can monitor the course for its availability.
Students should keep trying to enrol before the "last date to enrol without permission of course instructor" deadline. After this deadline, students should speak with the course director to seek permission into the course.
Please refer to the for information about course and enrolment deadlines.
If a course has space reserved, limited space has been set aside for specific categories of students who must take the course to satisfy their program requirements. Spaces are limited and are filled based on student's enrolment date.
Students with questions about their enrolment date should review the Enrolment Guide on the .
Students may have credits from another university transferred to York, but must first have the course approved by our Undergraduate Program Director. Students should complete a .
This form should be submitted to our UPD along with the course description, institution and syllabus if possible. Students are strongly advised to do this as early as possible once they have decided to take the course.
is a web resource for 快播视频 transfer applicants. Transfer credit representatives will guide you through the transfer process at York by answering questions about your offer of admission and transfer credit statement. Please visit the for details.