Academic Associate of Arts Degree (Criminology Specialization) - Northern Lights CollegeCriminology Education in CanadaCrime and Fire Programs -- Community College Programs
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Academic Associate of Arts Degree (Criminology Specialization) - Northern Lights College Northern Lights College's Academic Associate of Arts Degree (Criminology Specialization), taught at the Dawson Creek and Fort St. John campuses, is a 2-year, 60-credit program primarily designed to ready graduates for further Criminology studies at the BachelorĘs level. Among the major topics to be covered are Canadian Law and Legal Institutions, Criminal Justice System, Criminal Law, Criminology, Deviant Behavior in Canadian Society, Politics and Government, Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour, Psychology, Research Methods in Criminology, Sociology, Statistics in the Social Sciences, and Women and the Criminal Justice System. To graduate, students must earn 'an average overall grade of C (cumulative GPA of 2.0 or its equivalent)' that will be 'calculated on all courses counting towards the' Degree. Furthermore, students will be required to be in residence for at least 25 percent of the Program. Graduates will have the opportunity to pursue employment and/or academic advancement in Criminology or various aspects of the criminal justice system. Career-wise, students may apply for various positions in corrections, law enforcement, and security throughout Canada. For instance, graduates may become Aboriginal Liaison Officers, Border Patrol, Correctional, or Parole, or Detachment Clerks. Students should be aware that the Program will provide them with the requirements to pursue employment in policing and related areas. However, some employers and/or careers may require employees to have credentials beyond those supplied by the Program. Most police departments, for example, require candidates to write assessment examinations, meet certain physical and mental pre-requisites, and have current, valid CPR, First Aid, and driver's license, and often undergo recruit training. Students should also be aware that having a criminal record could be an obstacle to finding employment in the Criminal Justice field as many employers are reluctant to hire those with a criminal history. Furthermore, graduates who aspire to advance their studies in criminology may be accredited advance standing of up to 60 credits towards relevant programs at various universities with which the College has a transfer agreements or which acknowledges the College's credits. Further education in criminology or related areas can open new career prospects. For instance, students who earn a bachelor's degree can go on to apply to law school and become a lawyer and, perhaps, eventually a Judge or Justice. To be eligible for the Associate of Arts Degree, applicants must possess 'high and any post secondary transcripts, including' Adult Basic Education (ABE). Applicants 'can be deficient in up to two high school courses and still be eligible for admission' provided they successfully complete said courses 'while attending College and before being eligible for graduation.' Applicants who have been 'out of school for more than two academic years' will be required to write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test (CAAT). Further, 'students taking English and Creative Writing below the 200 level,' that is, those 'who have not yet successfully completed a post secondary English course' will be subject to a Writing Assessment(WA). Students who graduated high school 'within two years of registering at the College' and 'achieved 86% or higher in English 12' will be exempted from the WA. The 'exemption is for ENGL 100 only.'
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