| Prerequisites:* | 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. |