| Launch your criminal justice career with the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology. 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 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. |
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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). |
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