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Criminal Justice

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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: 15 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 135 Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions 3
One of: 3
CRIM 230 Criminal Law  
CRIM 251 Policing 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 (discontinued), CRIM 481, CRIM 490, and CRIM 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.

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For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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