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Bachelor of Professional Arts Criminal Justice Major


Regulations effective September 1, 2003 Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.


The Bachelor of Professional Arts Criminal Justice Major is offered by Athabasca University's Centre for State and Legal Studies. The program is available to students who have graduated with a 2-year approved diploma in criminal justice-related areas from an accredited college or technical institute. The program provides students with 2 years of Arts and Administrative Studies courses along with specialized senior-level courses in criminal justice. For general information regarding the Criminal Justice major, contact the program advisor. A maximum of 30 credits may be awarded by portfolio assessment through the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition office. Students must complete the following degree requirements:

	Degree Requirements

	Total credits in the program	120

	College diploma transfer (enrolment requirement)	60


	Minimum Credits Required beyond the College Diploma

	Core courses	12

	Major and elective courses	48

	Total	60


	Within the Degree Students are Required to Earn for Degree Completion

	Senior (300 or 400) level	48

	400 level	18

	Through AU (residency)	30


	Maximum Credits Allowed

	At the junior (200) level	12






	Criminal Justice Major Requirements

	Common core	12

	Major courses	42

	Electives	6

	Max. Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credits	30



	Major Courses (42 credits)


	Any 200-level accounting course or
ADMN 232	Administrative Principles	(3)
	All courses labelled CRJS
LGST 331	Administrative Law	(3)
LGST 430	Canadian Legal System	(3)
	A 300-level organizations course (e.g., ORGB 326 or SOCI 300	(3)
ORGB 300	Organizational Culture	(3)
SOCI 305	Sociology and Crime or
SOCI 365	Sociology of Deviance	(3)
	A research methods course (e.g., SOSC 366)	(3)



	Electives (6 credits)

	From any discipline at the senior (300 or 400) level	(6)


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