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Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 75–80%“75-80%” | 70% | 70–75%“70-75%” | 70% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U | ENG4U |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | 250 | — | 70 | — |
| What you study | Law & Criminology | Education StudiesLaw & Criminology | English StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary Studies | Forensic & Archaeological SciencesLaw & CriminologyPoliticsPsychology |
| What it is | 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. | This program combines a degree in criminal justice with teacher training, letting you study crime, law, and the justice system while also earning your teaching qualification. Unlike a sequential approach where you'd finish one degree then start another, you complete both simultaneously in four years. It suits people who want to teach high school subjects like law or social studies and bring real knowledge of the criminal justice system into the classroom. | You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best. | You study how crime happens, how the criminal justice system works, and why people break laws. The program draws on forensics, psychology, sociology, and law to examine crime from multiple angles rather than focusing on just one discipline. It suits students interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the justice system who want a broad foundation before deciding whether to pursue police work, victim services, legal studies, or social policy. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | criminology | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | criminology |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | Nipissing University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | Lakehead University on OUInfo |
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