| Launch your criminal justice career with the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology ‒ Honours. Whether your goal is to prevent crime in your community, provide legal services to new immigrants or refugees, become a lawyer, or police, parole or probation officer, university professor and more, you’ll get the academic knowledge and hands-on experience to make you a top contender both in the job market and for grad school. The Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology ‒ Honours program allows you to do self-directed research in a criminological area. While an Honours degree is not always mandatory for graduate school, completing one demonstrates your ability to complete independent research, and may give you an edge when applying for graduate studies. Completion of an Honours degree also demonstrates a high level of competency, as you must maintain a higher than average GPA throughout your final year in order to graduate with Honours. |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Applicants must meet General College Admission Requirements.
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| Additional Admission Requirements: | Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology will occur after the completion of 60 credits. Students must have the following: a) a two year Liberal Arts or Science Diploma or Associate Arts (or equivalent) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Douglas College's Criminology and Legal Studies diplomas meet this requirement; and b) completion of the following courses (or equivalent): CRIM 1100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice), CRIM 1150 (Introduction to Criminology), CRIM 1160 (Introduction to the Canadian Legal System), CRIM 2140 (Interviewing and Professional Behaviour), CRIM 2254 (Research Methods), CRIM 2260 (Criminal Law), AND one of CRIM 1120 (Introduction to Policing) or CRIM 1170 (Introduction to Corrections) AND one of CRIM 2251 (Psychological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) or CRIM 2252 (Sociological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) AND one of PSYC 2300 (Data Analysis in Psychology) or MATH 1160 (Introduction to Statistics).Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology will occur after the completion of 60 credits. Students must have the following: a) a two year Liberal Arts or Science Diploma or Associate Arts (or equivalent) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Douglas College's Criminology and Legal Studies diplomas meet this requirement; and b) completion of the following courses (or equivalent): CRIM 1100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice), CRIM 1150 (Introduction to Criminology), CRIM 1160 (Introduction to the Canadian Legal System), CRIM 2140 (Interviewing and Professional Behaviour), CRIM 2254 (Research Methods), CRIM 2260 (Criminal Law), AND one of CRIM 1120 (Introduction to Policing) or CRIM 1170 (Introduction to Corrections) AND one of CRIM 2251 (Psychological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) or CRIM 2252 (Sociological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) AND one of PSYC 2300 (Data Analysis in Psychology) or MATH 1160 (Introduction to Statistics).
Admission to the honours program will typically occur at the beginning of the fourth year of the program. Admission to the honours program will require: a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 maintained from entrance to completion of program (or approval by the Chair/Coordinator of the program in special circumstances); a minimum of 90 credits completed; completion of CRIM 3325 or PSYC 3300 or PSYC 3301 with a minimum of a C (60%); and a completed application form, including agreement from a Criminology faculty member to supervise the honours thesis. |
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.
