Criminology Associate Degree

The Criminology Associate Degree at Douglas College is a two-year, 60-credit, four-semester credential examining criminal behaviour and the systems society uses to respond to crime, taught by faculty with professional backgrounds in law, youth work, policing, policy-making, and psychology. Students who complete the required courses and electives may continue directly into Douglas College's Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. An optional Co-operative Education stream allows students to alternate semesters of study with paid, full-time work terms; participation requires planning two semesters in advance through the Co-op Office. A tuition-free, six-week online preparatory course, MATU 0500 Set for Stats, is available for students refreshing mathematics skills before the required statistics course. Courses selected according to the BC Transfer Guide allow graduates to enter the third year of a four-year bachelor's degree program at British Columbia research universities such as SFU, UBC, and UVic. Admission follows Open Enrolment under the college's General College Admission Requirements.