Memorial University of Newfoundland offers BA/BS in Criminology, a bachelor's degree in Criminal Law & Justice programme in St. John's, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,500 per year (CAD 6,750 per year for local students).
Delivered through Memorial University's Department of Sociology and Criminology on the St. John's campus, this four-year Bachelor of Arts major in Criminology takes an academic approach to the study of criminal justice organizations and practices, including the legal, political, and social contexts in which policing, courts, and corrections operate. An honours option is available for students pursuing deeper independent study. Foundational coursework spans sociology, criminology, language, and quantitative reasoning requirements typical of the wider degree. Many courses are offered through distance delivery, making the program accessible to those already working within justice-related fields who want to combine employment with study. The program is explicit that the degree itself is an academic credential and does not constitute a professional qualification in policing or corrections. It suits students with a scholarly interest in crime, deviance, and justice-system institutions, including those already working in policing, corrections, or related roles who want formal academic grounding, as well as students aiming toward further study or careers such as policy analyst, court liaison, or social worker within the justice system.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This Criminology programme sets no admission requirements of its own; applicants apply to Memorial's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by selecting Bachelor of Arts on the undergraduate application, then may declare Criminology as a major at the time of application or in a later semester. Direct entry follows Memorial's general admission requirements: domestic applicants need a Canadian high school curriculum with an overall average of at least 70% across the required senior-level (Grade 12) subjects, while international applicants are assessed against Memorial's curriculum- and country-specific tables. Applicants whose first language is not English must present IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0 in Reading/Writing), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with at least 4.0 in Reading and Writing, CAEL 60, PTE Academic 60, Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176, Duolingo English Test 115, or Michigan English Test 59. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, with priority deadlines of March 1 for Fall (September), October 1 for Winter (January) and February 1 for Spring (May) entry.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Memorial University's undergraduate application system opens one year ahead of each semester for the 2027 cycle: for Fall 2027 entry the portal opens 10 September 2026, the priority deadline (also the early-entrance-scholarship deadline) is 1 March 2027, the document deadline is 20 August 2027, and applications finally close 9 September 2027; Winter 2027 entry has a priority deadline of 1 October 2026 and closes 6 January 2027; Spring 2027 entry closes 11 May 2027 with a priority date of 1 February 2027. International applicants use the same direct application to Memorial and are only advised to apply at least 12 weeks before their intended semester starts; no fixed international closing date is published. Late domestic applications are still considered as time, resources and space permit, so admission is effectively rolling past the priority date up to the final close. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
