Legal Studies and Administration 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:
Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (Honours) must achieve a minimum average of 70% in the program.
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 |
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| CRJS 1206 |
An Introduction to Canadian Law |
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| SOCI 1016 |
Introduction to Sociology |
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| PSYC 1106 |
Introduction to Psychology I |
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| PSYC 1107 |
Introduction to Psychology II |
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| SOCI 2126 |
Introduction to Sociological Research Methods |
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| SOCI 2127 |
Quantitative Research Methods |
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| CRJS 2086 |
Introduction to Criminological Theory |
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| CRJS 3206 |
Canadian Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings |
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| CRJS 3086 |
Law and Society |
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| CRJS 3087 |
Law and Society II |
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| CRJS 4347 |
Applied Criminological Theory |
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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:
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.
Legal Studies and Administration Stream
This stream is available only to students with a diploma in a Law Clerk program from an Ontario Community College. In addition to the block of credits recieved from the Law Clerk program, students must also complete the following:
| CRJS 2106 |
Psychology and Law |
3 cr. |
| CRJS 2216 |
Civil Law & Civil Procedure |
3 cr. |
| Legal Studies Block |
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30 cr. |
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| Electives |
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36 cr. |