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	Trent Criminology OUAC RAG Remove	Algoma Law and Justice (BA 4 year) OUAC JBE Remove	Ontario Tech Criminal Justice OUAC DAU Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	65%“65%+”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 75% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U).
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology
What it is	Criminology is the study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system that responds to it. You'll examine why people commit crimes, how laws are enforced, and the social and psychological factors behind criminal activity. This program suits people interested in understanding crime from an academic angle rather than pursuing law or direct policing careers.	This four-year degree teaches you law and criminology through a liberal arts lens rather than training you to become a lawyer. You study legal systems, criminal justice, court processes, and social issues connected to crime and punishment, but you do not complete the professional courses required for law school or law practice. It suits people interested in how laws work and why crime happens, who want a broad university education rather than a narrow pathway to a specific legal profession.	You study crime, law enforcement, and the justice system from both legal and social science angles. This program combines criminology — understanding why crime happens and how society responds — with practical law knowledge, rather than being pure law school preparation. The co-op work terms mean you gain real experience in courts, police services, or justice agencies alongside your classroom learning, which suits people who want hands-on exposure to the field before committing to further specialization.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	criminology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Trent University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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