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For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Students must achieve at least a grade of B (6.00) in AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00) in order to be permitted to continue as a major in criminology, or to pursue additional criminology courses at the 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels. Under exceptional circumstances, non-majors who have not obtained at least a grade of B (6.00) in AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 may apply for special consideration to enrol in a criminology course for which AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 is a prerequisite. This application should be made to the coordinator of the Criminology program.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students must complete at least 54 credits in criminology, including:

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Courses taken to meet the criminology requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the other Honours bachelor's degree program.

Major credits: students must complete at least 48 credits in criminology, including:

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: students who are completing a double major are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

Criminology may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 42 credits in criminology and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet the criminology requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in criminology and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: the 42 credits in criminology must include the following:

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Major credits: students must complete at least 48 credits in criminology, including:

Notes:

  1. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.
  2. AP/SOCI 3810 6.00 will not count for criminology major credit.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting criminology program requirements:

Program Course Course Substitutes
AP/CRIM 2651 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2651 3.00) AP/CRIM 3655 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3655 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3652 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOCI 3652 3.00) AP/CRIM 3656 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3656 3.00)

Criminology Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and residency requirements, students may complete other courses for program credit in criminology.

AP/ANTH 3020 6.00
AP/ANTH 3370 6.00
AP/ANTH 3400 6.00
AP/ANTH 4030 6.00
AP/ANTH 4340 6.00
AP/ANTH 4410 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 4410 3.00)
AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00)
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4650 6.00)
AP/COMN 3250 3.00
AP/COMN 3251 3.00
AP/COMN 3700 3.00
AP/COMN 3701 3.00
AP/COMN 3750 3.00
AP/COMN 3751 3.00
ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4212 3.00)
AP/GEOG 2300 6.00
AP/GEOG 3050 3.00
AP/HIST 3415 6.00
AP/HIST 3591 6.00
AP/HIST 3830 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3030 6.00)
AP/HIST 3850 6.00
AP/HIST 4270 6.00
AP/HIST 4508 6.00
AP/HIST 4545 6.00
AP/HUMA 1825 9.00
AP/HREQ 3890 6.00
AP/HREQ 4740 6.00
AP/HREQ 4770 6.00
AP/HREQ 4820 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOCI 4820 6.00)
AP/LING 2430 3.00
AP/LING 2450 3.00
AP/PHIL 2050 6.00
GL/PHIL 2925 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/SOSC 2925 3.00)
AP/PHIL 3190 3.00
AP/PHIL 3195 3.00
AP/PHIL 4190 3.00
AP/POLS 3065 3.00
AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3136 3.00)
AP/POLS 3200 3.00
AP/POLS 3210 3.00
AP/POLS 3270 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3270 3.00)
AP/POLS 3275 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3275 3.00)
AP/POLS 3410 6.00
AP/POLS 3450 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3516 3.00, AP/SOSC 3170 3.00)
AP/POLS 4015 3.00
AP/POLS 4065 3.00
AP/POLS 4080 3.00
AP/POLS 4102 3.00
AP/POLS 4103 3.00
AP/POLS 4105 3.00
AP/POLS 4125 3.00
AP/POLS 4180 6.00
AP/POLS 4200 6.00
AP/POLS 4220 3.00
AP/POLS 4260 3.00
AP/POLS 4275 3.00
AP/POLS 4401 3.00
AP/POLS 4410 3.00
AP/PPAS 2200 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 2200 3.00)
AP/PPAS 2420 3.00
AP/PPAS 3135 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00)
AP/PPAS 4070 6.00
AP/PPAS 4130 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4130 3.00)
HH/PSYC 3140 3.00
HH/PSYC 3310 3.00
HH/PSYC 3500 3.00
HH/PSYC 3530 3.00
HH/PSYC 4030 6.00
HH/PSYC 4050 6.00
HH/PSYC 4080 6.00
AP/REI 3561 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3561 6.00)
AP/SOCI 2070 6.00
AP/SOCI 3410 6.00
AP/SOCI 3450 6.00
AP/SOCI 3651 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3651 3.00)
AP/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/REI 3680 6.00)
AP/SOCI 3690 6.00
AP/SOCI 3810 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/HREQ 3810 6.00)
AP/SOCI 4200 6.00
AP/SOCI 4360 6.00
AP/SOCI 4420 6.00
AP/SOCI 4440 6.00
AP/SOCI 4460 3.00
AP/SOCI 4810 6.00
AP/SOCI 4830 3.00
AP/SOCI 4840 3.00
AP/SOCI 4840 6.00
AP/SOCI 4850 3.00
AP/SOSC 1350 9.00
AP/SOSC 3362 6.00
AP/SOSC 3370 6.00
AP/SOSC 3391 6.00
AP/SOSC 3392 6.00
AP/SOSC 3654 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3654 6.00)
AP/SOSC 3655 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3655 3.00)
AP/SOSC 3656 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/CRIM 3656 3.00)
AP/SOSC 3657 3.00
AP/SOSC 3658 3.00
AP/SOSC 3746 6.00
AP/SOSC 4043 6.00
AP/SOSC 4652 6.00
AP/SOSC 4653 6.00
AP/SOSC 4710 6.00
AP/GL/WMST 3506 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/PHIL 3606 6.00)
AP/GL/WMST 3516 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3450 3.00, AP/SOSC 3170 3.00)
AP/GL/WMST 4502 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/SOSC 4602 3.00)
AP/GL/WMST 4502 6.00 (cross-listed to: GL/SOSC 4602 6.00)
AP/GL/WMST 4512 6.00


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