Celebrate Your Achievements
The highest-achieving students in the Faculty of LA&PS are given the opportunity to become more engaged in the York community and develop leadership skills as part of the Dean’s Circle of Student Scholars (DCSS).
All DCSS students will receive a welcome letter from the Dean sent via email.
You’re automatically invited to the Dean’s Circle if you are:
Incoming Students
- High school Students – admittance from an Ontario High school with an average of 90% or higher.
Continuing Students
- Enrolled in 12 credits or more during the current academic year (Fall/Winter)
- Maintaining a cumulative 8.0 GPA
What are the benefits?
DCSS provides its members with programming that is tailored specifically for them. Among the advantages include information seminars to help navigate the graduate school application process, quarterly social events to help the group decompress from academic stress to have some fun with the DCSS community and build networks with other scholars.
Additionally, students will have access to a special study area in the Ross Building, which will allow them to work in a private and quiet setting.
Our DCSS group is a genuinely unique and vibrant community, and we eagerly look forward to welcoming new members!
Benefits of being a DCSS Member
- Access to the DCSS Dedicated Study Space (N837), North tower of the Ross building.
- Exclusive programming curated for DCSS Members.
- Opportunities to engage with senior LA&PS academic leadership.
- Networking opportunities to engage with LA&PS & DCSS alumni and each other.
- Make friends, have fun and create a DCSS community!
- Certificate of Recognition for graduating DCSS members.
- Dedicated eClass portal for DCSS members.
- Official note added to your transcript recognizing your membership in DCSS.
- Growth of the DCSS community to establish a strong network of DCSS alumni and long-term friendships.
- Continued development of programming to enhance YOUR growth and development as YOU become future leaders!
DCSS Photo Gallery
This is the launch event for DCSS members! Annually, the Dean hosts a Welcome Event for current and new DCSS members. Here, members get to meet the Dean and Associate Deans of LA&PS and get a sneak peek into the upcoming social events and development workshops for the year. As well, members have the opportunity speak with the Dean, Associate Deans, and get to know them more personally.
Questions?
If you have any questions or to find out if you are a member of DCSS, please contact awdslaps@yorku.ca.