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	Laurentian Criminologie OUAC LRP Remove	Brock Critical Criminology OUAC BBC Remove	York (Glendon) Ethics and Political Philosophy (BA, iBA) OUAC YYQ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U FRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of FIF4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	1 Français (FRA 4U or FIF 4U) 5 other 4U/M courses 70 % in the top 6 4U/M courses Alternative Offers B.A. Études interdisciplinaires	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.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology Philosophy Politics Social Policy
What it is	You study crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system — what causes people to commit crimes, how police and courts respond, and how society prevents and punishes offences. Unlike a law degree, this focuses on understanding crime itself rather than practising as a lawyer. It suits people interested in criminology, criminal justice work, or social science research who want a broad foundation before specializing further.	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 how societies should be organized and governed, combining philosophy, law, politics, and social policy to explore questions about justice, rights, and ethical decision-making. Unlike a straight philosophy or political science program, this one deliberately weaves together multiple disciplines to help you see how abstract moral principles connect to real laws and policies. It suits people who want to think deeply about how the world should work and aren't content with single-subject answers.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	criminology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Laurentian University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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