Bachelor of Arts, Criminology
Program requirements
Some program requirements may be met with credits earned through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).
Note:
30 credits, including up to 15 upper-level credits, may be applied studies: fine and performing arts studio courses and technology courses.
Admission requirements
Open admission
If you plan to complete a credential through Open Learning, please fill in a Program Admission Form and send it to OL Admissions. Contact Student Services with any questions regarding program admission.
Residency requirements
A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
Degree requirements
120 credits, including 45 upper-level credits, with a GPA of 2.00 or higher over all courses required for this credential, as follows:
General education requirements (24 credits)
These may be met with lower- or upper-level university courses; see the General Education requirements for arts and science degree programs.
- Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature),excluding technical writing and business writing courses
- Six credits in humanities, other than English
- Three credits in mathematics and/or science
- Three credits in statistics (PSYC 2101, Statistics in the Social Sciences or STAT 1201, Instruction to Probability and Statistics or equivalent)
- Three credits in introductory criminology
- CRIM 1161,The Canadian Legal System (3) or equivalent
Lower-level requirements (15 credits)
- CRIM 2251, Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour (3) or equivalent
- CRIM 2261, Criminal Law (3) or equivalent
- CRIM 2521, Introduction to the Criminal justice System (3) or equivalent
- PSYC 2161, Abnormal Psychology (3) or equivalent
- SOCI 2710 (TRU on-campus course), or PSYC 2111, Introduction to Research in Experimental Psychology, or RSMT 3501, Introduction to Research Methods (3), or equivalent
Upper-level requirements (30 credits)
- Three credits in advanced theory in criminology
- Three credits in social science research methods
- 21 credits of other upper-level criminology, sociology or psychology courses
- Three credits of Directed Studies
Elective requirements (51 credits)
- 15 credits of upper-level elective courses
- 36 credits of lower- or upper-level elective courses
Directed studies
A directed studies course consists of concentrated study of a topic you select in consultation with your Open Learning Faculty Member. Directed studies is open to you if you have fulfilled the general education and lower-level requirements and have completed at least 15 credits of upper-level requirements in your major.
Registration procedures differ for directed studies, so it is essential that you consult your program advisor before you register in a directed studies course.