Admission requirements & costs

General admission requirements

You must meet the general admission requirements for Mount Royal programs. Although the Admissions and Recruitment Office will determine which admission category, or standing, you will be in, you can check out the admission category definitions.

Program-specific admission requirements

In addition to meeting the general admission requirements, admission into the Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice requires the following academic course equivalencies and minimum grades. 

Fall 2012 - All admission categories

• English Language Arts 30-1 — 60% or higher
• Mathematics 30 (Pure or Applied)

Fall 2013 - All admission categories

• English Language Arts 30 - 1 —  60% or higher
• Mathematics 30 - 1 or 30 - 2

Although conditional admission may be granted before final/official transcripts are available, confirmation of the achievement of specified minimum grades will take place after all final/official transcripts have been received.

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Practicum

In order to graduate with the Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice degree, you should expect to complete a practicum course that may involve experiential learning in a justice-related agency. In some cases, agencies may require you to provide proof of a criminal record check prior to commencing the course. All costs related to the criminal record check are the responsibility of the student.

Aboriginal Student Admission - Effective Fall 2012

Each year ten percent of the seats in the Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice program will be reserved for Aboriginal applicants through an Aboriginal admission target. To be considered for admission under the Aboriginal admission target, the applicant must:

1. self-identify as an Aboriginal applicant on the Application for Admission
2. meet the definition of an Aboriginal Applicant
3. meet the minimum admission requirements as indicated in the general admission requirements for Mount Royal University as well as any program level admission requirements

Designated seats for this special consideration target will be filled by Aboriginal applicants on a competitive basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply during Early Admission December 1 – March 1. Any unfilled designated seats will be released on June 1 to students applying under the general admission requirements.

Money Matters

Of course costs are influenced by your circumstances — program choice, living at home, living in Residence, etc. Try our budget calculator to get an estimate of your costs.

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