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Full	BU Brock Critical Criminology OUAC BBC ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Law Degree (LLB at University of Sussex, UK) and Arts Degree (BA at Laurier) OUAC ULA ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Criminology OUAC RAP ☆ Add to planRemove	TMU Criminology (Co-op Available) OUAC SCI ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	77–80%“High 70s”	75%“75% minimum”	75–80%“75-80%”
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.	English at 70%	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	200	250
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology
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 law and criminology together over four years, combining legal theory with the study of crime and the criminal justice system. This paired degree gives you breadth across both fields rather than specializing in law alone. It suits students curious about how law and crime intersect, who want options beyond traditional legal practice.	Criminology is the study of why people commit crimes, how the criminal justice system responds, and what drives criminal behaviour. Unlike a law degree, you won't train to become a lawyer; instead, you'll examine crime through sociology, psychology, and policy perspectives. This program suits students interested in understanding crime and justice systems rather than practising law itself.	This program teaches you how crime, the criminal justice system, and law enforcement actually work — combining theory about why crimes happen with practical study of policing, courts, and corrections. The co-op option lets you work in real criminal justice settings (police services, courts, or government agencies) alongside your classes, giving you direct experience instead of just classroom learning. It suits people curious about crime and justice who want hands-on exposure to the field before deciding on a specific career path.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	criminology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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