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Full	BU Brock Critical Criminology OUAC BBC ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph Family Studies and Human Development (BASc) OUAC GFD ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurentian Concurrent Education with Social Work - Junior/Intermediate OUAC LJB ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Social Sciences I OUAC ML ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	74–80%“74 to 80%”	75%	80–87%“Low-to mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	ENG4U One 4U math course Four additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers N/A	1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U) 5 other grade 12 U/M courses A minimum overall average of 75% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses Alternative Offers B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies	English 4U * Completion of Advanced Functions 4U and Calculus & Vectors 4U are strongly recommended for students interested in Economics. * Completion of Calculus & Vectors 4U and Biology 4U are strongly recommended for students interested in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Social Work, BSW
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	950
What you study	Law & Criminology	International DevelopmentSocial PolicySocial WorkSociology	Education StudiesSocial PolicySocial Work	AnthropologyEconomicsHealth InformaticsHuman Geography
What it is	Critical Criminology examines why crimes happen and how criminal justice systems work, focusing on how power, inequality, and social structures shape both crime and punishment. Unlike traditional criminology, which mainly studies criminal behaviour itself, this program questions whether laws and enforcement are fair and who benefits from the current system. It suits students interested in understanding crime as a social problem rather than just studying offenders.	You study human behaviour, relationships, and social systems from childhood through adulthood, drawing on sociology, psychology, and policy analysis. This program is broader than social work alone because it covers family dynamics, community development, and social change rather than focusing only on professional counselling or casework. It suits people interested in understanding how families and societies work and who want careers in social services, policy, research, or international development.	You study both teaching and social work together, learning how to educate young people while understanding the social issues that affect their lives and families. This concurrent program combines teacher training with social work coursework rather than requiring you to complete a teaching degree first. It suits people who want to teach but also care deeply about supporting students' wellbeing and addressing inequality in schools.	Social Sciences I is a first-year entry point where you explore human behaviour, society, and social systems through subjects like economics, sociology, anthropology, politics, and social work. Unlike a specialized program, you sample multiple disciplines before declaring a focus, letting you discover which area — from international development to health policy — matches your interests. It suits students curious about how societies work and drawn to understanding people and social issues from different angles.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminologygeographypolitical sciencepsychologysociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo	Laurentian University on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo

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