Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Criminology

Department of Social Science

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: a minimum of 21 general education credits as follows:

6.00 credits in natural science (NATS)
a 9.00 credit approved general education course in the social science or humanities categories
a 6.00 credit approved general education course in the opposite category to the 9.00 credit course in social science or humanities already taken

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

AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00) (with a minimum grade of B);
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2652 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2652 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2653 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2653 6.00);
12 credits chosen from the list of 3000-level courses;
6 credits chosen from the list of 4000-level courses;
12 additional credits chosen from the extended list of criminology courses, including at least six credits at the 4000 level.

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, Science or the Lassonde School of 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:

AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00) (with a minimum grade of B);
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2652 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2652 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2653 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2653 6.00);
12 credits chosen from the list of 3000-level courses;
6 credits chosen from the list of 4000-level courses;
6 additional credits at the 4000 level chosen from the extended list of criminology courses.

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:

AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00) (with a minimum grade of B);
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2652 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2652 6.00)
AP/CRIM 2653 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2653 6.00);
12 credits chosen from the list of 3000-level courses;
6 credits chosen fro m the list of 4000-level courses.

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, Science or the Lassonde School of 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:

AP/CRIM 1650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1650 6.00) (with a minimum grade of B);
AP/CRIM 2650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2650 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2652 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2652 6.00);
AP/CRIM 2653 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 2653 6.00);
12 credits chosen from the list of 3000-level courses;
6 credits chosen from the list of 4000-level courses;
6 additional credits at the 4000 level chosen from the extended list of criminology courses.

Notes:

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

Criminology Courses

3000-Level Criminology Courses

AP/CRIM 3652 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3652 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3654 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3654 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3655 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3655 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3656 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3656 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3657 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3657 3.00)
AP/CRIM 3658 3.00 (cross-listed to AP/SOSC 3658 3.00)

4000-Level Criminology Courses

AP/CRIM 4650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4650 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4652 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4652 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4653 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4653 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4654 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4654 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4655 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4655 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4656 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4656 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4657 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4657 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4658 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4658 6.00)
AP/CRIM 4659 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 4659 6.00)

Extended List Courses

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. Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year. Criminology majors are not guaranteed spaces in courses offered by other Departments. Enrolment is subject to availability.

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