Academic Calendar 2022/23

Criminal Justice

ufv.ca/criminology

Criminal Justice extended minor

This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements.

A formal request for approval must be made to the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Students requesting an extended minor must have completed all of the lower-level requirements for the criminal justice extended minor with a minimum GPA of 2.50. The number of declarations may be limited by seat availability.

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits

Course Title Credits
CRIM 100 Introduction to Criminology 3
CRIM 103 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3
CRIM 104 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour 3
or CRIM 105 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour  
CRIM 220 Research Methods in Criminology 3
CRIM 230 Criminal Law 3
One of: 3
CRIM 240 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems  
CRIM 251 Law Enforcement in Canada
CRIM 252 Corrections in Canada

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits

Course Title Credits
  15 credits of upper-level CRIM courses (see Note) 15

Note: CRIM 480, 481, 490, and 491 cannot be taken as part of the extended minor program.

 

Criminal Justice minor

This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Please refer to the specific degree section for information on additional requirements, declaration eligibility, and residency requirements.

A formal request for approval must be made to the School of Criminologyand Criminal Justice. Students requesting a minor must have completed all of the lower-level requirements for the criminal justice minor with a minimum GPA of 2.50. The number of declarations may be limited by seat availability.

Lower-level requirements: 12 credits

Course Title Credits
CRIM 100 Introduction to Criminology 3
CRIM 103 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3
CRIM 104 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour 3
or CRIM 105 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour  
CRIM 230 Criminal Law 3

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits

Course Title Credits
  15 credits of upper-level CRIM courses (see Note) 15

Note: CRIM 480, 481, 490, and 491 cannot be taken as part of the minor program.

Residency

Students must complete at least 25% of the course work, including at least 50% of the required upper-level CRIM credits required for the minor or extended minor, at UFV.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


Current Students