Criminology at Queen's
Not directly. At Queen's University you apply to Arts (QA), then choose criminology During Plan Selection at the end of first year, once you're registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science..
The program you actually apply to
Arts
83–87%OUAC QACo-op available
Prerequisites
- ENG4U
- 5 additional 4U/M courses
When you choose criminology
During Plan Selection at the end of first year, once you're registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science..
What to watch for
Queen's Kingston has no standalone "Criminology" degree or OUAC code — don't confuse it with Queen's University Belfast, which does offer a BA in Criminology (a totally different school). At Queen's Kingston, criminology is taught as one of the core specialization areas inside the Sociology program (alongside streams like Media/Surveillance and Power/Inequality), so you apply from Grade 12 to Arts (QA), get admitted into the Faculty of Arts and Science, and then choose the Sociology plan through Plan Selection after first year, taking criminology-focused SOCY courses within it. There is no separate criminology application stream, deadline, or code to worry about — just make sure your first-year courses meet the Sociology plan's prerequisites so you're eligible to select it.
The same application also gets you to
Arts is the entry point for 9 other majors at Queen's. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Criminology at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- AlgomaDirect entry65%
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Bachelor of Arts - Honours (CH)75%
- GuelphDirect entry80–86%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)not offered at Laurier Waterloo — it is a Brantford programme
- McMastervia Social Sciences I (ML)80–87%
- NipissingDirect entry70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- TMUDirect entry75–80%
- TrentDirect entry75%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Social Sciences73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Social Sciences83–90%
- Waterloovia Honours Arts77–80%
- Westernvia Social Science (EO)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry80–83%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16, and this one is marked medium confidence. Queen's’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.