Police Foundations Diploma, Protection, Security & Investigation Diploma or Community & Justice Services Diploma to Honours Bachelor of Arts & Sciences (Criminology major) Degree
Program Information
You enter into Year 2 of the four-year Honours Bachelor of Arts & Sciences (Criminology major) program and can complete your degree in as little as three years.
The Criminology program emphasizes a practitioner orientation, with a variety of courses that introduce and familiarize students with the Canadian criminal justice system. Three thematic areas of focus run throughout the Program's course offerings: (1) social justice and human rights, (2) law and legal institutions, and (3) forensic science and criminalistics.
As a program graduate, you will be well situated to, among other things, consider careers in: Law enforcement (e.g., policing, border security), Corrections (e.g., institutions, probation), and Social work (e.g., victims services organizations, offender rehabilitation programs). You can also apply to further schooling that opens up additional career opportunities, such as: Law school, Teacher education, and Graduate school.
This program is offered at the Orillia Campus only.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission, you must:
- Complete a two-year Police Foundations Diploma, Protection, Security & Investigation Diploma or Community & Justice Services Diploma from an accredited Ontario college, and
- Achieve an overall average of at least 70%.
Application Process
To apply, please:
- Use the OUAC Undergraduate Application. You may need to create an account first, if you have never applied using the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) before.
- Select the program Criminology (Pathways with All Ontario Colleges) (Orillia Campus only). The OUAC program code is AAW.
- As you proceed through the application process, use the Online Transcript Request to have your transcript(s) sent to us, if applicable:
- We require all of your post-secondary transcripts (i.e. from all colleges and universities attended).
- We do not require your high school transcript.
- Some colleges do not add in progress courses to their transcripts. If you are currently completing courses, you are encouraged to upload a screenshot of your upcoming winter term courses to your myInfo account. You will receive your myInfo login credentials in an acknowledgement email from us upon receipt of your application (which can take a few days after you apply using the OUAC).
Who Can I Contact If I Need Assistance?
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