Aboriginal Police Studies - Grant MacEwan CollegePolice Education in CanadaCrime and Fire Programs -- Community College Programs
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Aboriginal Police Studies - Grant MacEwan College Grande Prairie Regional College's Bachelor of Arts in Criminology allows students to complete up to the first 60 credits, 2 years, of a 4-year Criminology degree before transferring to a university to complete the remaining 2 years. The Program provides students with 'the foundations of a liberal arts education' while enabling them to engage in an in-depth study of various aspects of crime and criminal and deviant behaviour and how the justice system, including the law and courts, attempts to control, manage, and prevent crime. Designed primarily for individuals aspiring to further their education and/or career opportunities in the field or related areas, the Program will expose student to the knowledge and skills that will both allow them to meet the needs of various employers in the criminal justice area and succeed in advanced levels of studies. To be eligible for admission to the Program, applicants must provide 'two letters of reference; a personal resume, noting volunteer and/or work experience in a related field,' and 'a written statement of' their 'career objectives.' Applicants must also undergo an interview. Graduates of the Program will be prepared to pursue employment, career advancements, and/or further studies in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or related areas. Career-wise, graduates may apply for positions across Canada in such areas as border or community services, corrections, crime prevention, criminal investigation, criminal law, insurance, investigations, law and law enforcement, national security, offender case management, policing, public administration, Revenue Canada, social work, the courts, and victim services, to name but a few. Graduates may also pursue further educational opportunities in Criminology or related areas across Canada, such as at the BachelorĘs level, with advanced standing of up to 60 credit. The College, in fact, has a special arrangement with the University of Alberta by which students can take a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 credit hours at the former towards a 120-credit degree from the latter. In most cases, Keyano students are not permitted to take, for degree credit, 'more than 48 credits at the junior level (courses usually transferring to the University of Alberta at the 100 level).' Moreover, normally students will 'take junior level courses only in the first year of your program' and they 'will not be permitted to take junior courses in the fourth year (last 30 credits) of' their respective programs. Students may apply to transfer to the University of Alberta 'upon completion of a minimum of 24 university transferable credits.' The Bachelor of Arts in Criminology may be completed in 4 years provided students 'complete five courses per semester, over two semesters each year.' Students 'may extend this program over a longer period of time or complete some course work during Spring and Summer Sessions at the University of Alberta.' To take advantage of this partnership, students must meet the entrance requirements of the University of Alberta. Normally, admission to the latter requires students to attain 'an overall average of 60 percent in the following five Alberta Education courses or equivalents:' English 30-1, a Language other than English (LOE) 30 or Pure Mathematics 30, one subject from Group A or B, one subject from Group C (Pure Mathematics 30 if not already used), and one subject from Group A or C (or from Group B is not already used). Students who 'are 21 years of age or older and do not have a high school diploma, you may still be eligible for admission' to the University, 'as a Non-Matriculated Adult (NMA).' Such applicants must have 'an overall average of 60% on the following two courses or their equivalents:' English 30-1 and 'one other 30-level subject from Group A, B, or C as per the Classification of Alberta Education Courses.' Students intending to further their education at a school other than the University of Alberta should familiarize themselves with the entrance and academic requirements and regulations of those institutions to which they are interested in applying.
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