3 programs, side by side

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	York Criminology (BA- Co-op available) OUAC YFZ Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Multidisciplinary Studies (BA) and Juris Doctor (JD), Griffith University OUAC UZD Remove	Lakehead Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus) OUAC AZ Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–83%“Low 80s”	77–80%“High 70s”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	English at 60%	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet the General Admission Requirements of Lakehead University, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws, BA/LLB	—
First-year intakewhere published	300	—	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Aboriginal Studies Archaeology English Studies French Studies	Anthropology Chemistry English Studies Entrepreneurship
What it is	This is a four-year degree in criminology, the study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system. You'll examine how crime happens, why people commit it, and how society responds through law and policing. The co-op option lets you alternate between semesters of coursework and paid work placements in criminal justice settings, giving you real experience alongside your studies. This program suits students interested in understanding crime and justice systems from a social science perspective rather than training directly to become police officers or lawyers.	This is a combined undergraduate and law degree program that lets you study a humanities or social science subject alongside a professional law degree. Unlike a standard BA followed by separate law school, you complete both degrees together in an integrated path, earning a BA/LLB. It suits students who want a broader educational foundation in fields like English, archaeology, or communication studies while training to become a lawyer, rather than focusing only on law from the start.	This program lets you design your own degree by combining courses from multiple fields — anthropology, chemistry, English, history, philosophy, law, media studies, and others — rather than following a single major. You choose which subjects to focus on and how much depth in each, creating a customized path that suits your interests. It works well if you're curious about several areas and want flexibility to explore across disciplines before committing to one specialization.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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