Policing Stream

Criminal Justice

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements for Criminal Justice, including regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements. Please refer to the Degree Requirement for further information.

Program Requirements:

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) is available to students pursuing a Stream in Criminology, Corrections, Policing, or Legal Studies & Administration.  Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (Honours) must achieve a minimum average of 70% in the program.

The Bachelor of Arts (Four-year) is available to students pursuing the Criminal Justice Studies Stream.  Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (four-year) must achieve a minimum average of 60% in the program.

Students must complete 120 credits including the following required courses in the Criminal Justice program:
CRJS 1087	Introduction to the Canadian Criminal Justice System
CRJS 1206	An Introduction to Canadian Law
SOCI 1016	Introduction to Sociology
PSYC 1106	Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 1107	Introduction to Psychology II
SOCI 2126	Introduction to Sociological Research Methods
SOCI 2127	Quantitative Research Methods
CRJS 2086	Introduction to Criminological Theory
CRJS 3206	Canadian Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings

In addition to the required courses listed above, students in the Criminal Justice program must complete one of the following streams: Legal Studies and Administration; Corrections; Criminology; Criminal Justice Studies; or Policing.

Breadth Requirements and Electives:

Humanities		6 cr.
Science		6 cr.

Note:

** The block of 30 credits for the Corrections and Policing Streams are offered in collaboration with Canadore College and represent one academic year of study at the college.

It is recommended that students include ACAD 1601 in their first 30 Nipissing credits. ACAD 1601 will count towards three credits of the Humanities requirements.

Policing Stream

Students completing the BA (Honours) Criminal Justice - Policing Stream must achieve a minimum 70% average in the program.

Students must complete all of the following:
CRJS 2106	Psychology and Law	3 cr.
CRJS 3086	Law and Society	3 cr.
CRJS 3087	Law and Society II	3 cr.
CRJS 4347	Applied Criminological Theory	3 cr.
CRJS 4916	Policing and Society	3 cr.
CRJS 4917	Criminal Investigation	3 cr.
Police Foundations Courses: Canadore**		30 cr.
Plus:
Electives		33 cr.