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Criminal Justice extended minor

This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only.

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 2.5. 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
or CRIM 105 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour 3
CRIM 220 Research Methods in Criminology 3
CRIM 230 Criminal Law 3
CRIM 240 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 3
or CRIM 251 Law Enforcement in Canada
or CRIM 252 Corrections in Canada

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits

15 credits of 300- and 400-level Criminology/Criminal Justice (see Note 2).

Note 1: At least 25% of the course work must be completed at UFV. However, students must complete at least 50% of the upper-level Criminology/Criminal Justice credits required for the extended minor at UFV.

Note 2: 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.

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 2.5. 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
or CRIM 105 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour 3
CRIM 230 Criminal Law 3

Upper-level requirements: 15 credits

15 credits of 300- and 400-level Criminology/Criminal Justice (see Note 2).

Note 1: At least 25% of the course work must be completed at UFV. However, students must complete at least 50% of the upper-level Criminology/Criminal Justice credits required for the minor at UFV.

Note 2: CRIM 480, 481, 490, and 491 cannot be taken as part of the minor program.

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