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Criminal Justice and Public Policy (Honours) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

Criminal Justice and Public Policy (CJPP) is designed to provide students seeking a career in the criminal justice system, or planning to pursue an advanced degree, with a knowledge base that will enable them to pursue their career objectives. The program offers a unique blend of sociological courses dealing with the criminal justice system, as well as courses in Political Science dealing with public policy formation and implementation. It also provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools needed for further study.

Faculty: College of Social and Applied Human Sciences  |  Department: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Political Science  |  Duration: 8 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; co-op option available  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required courses include Public Policy, Canadian Government and Politics, Law from a Political Science Perspective, Governing Criminal Justice and Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis. The honours major requires a minimum of 9.50 credits.

Career pathways

Criminal Justice and Public Policy (CJPP) is designed to provide students seeking a career in the criminal justice system, or planning to pursue an advanced degree, with a knowledge base that will enable them to pursue their career objectives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma with ENG4U; five additional 4U or 4M courses. Applicants educated outside Ontario or Canada are assessed against equivalent subject requirements.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,212 a year (2026-27). Domestic Ontario student: tuition only, $3,106.37 per semester for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 (two semesters; full-time, 2.00+ credits). Compulsory fees and co-op fees are not included. Source

International applicants: CAD 44,552 a year (2026-27). International student, 2026 cohort: tuition only, $22,276.10 per semester for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 (two semesters). Compulsory fees and UHIP health insurance are not included. Source

Fall entry (September) for Canadian high school, international and transfer applicants; winter 2027 entry is also available to international and transfer applicants (application deadline November 1).

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Canadian high school applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadline for students currently enrolled in high school is January 15 (later applications continue to be considered); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Canadian applicants) deadline is December 1; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management Background Information Forms are due February 1; deadline to accept an offer of admission through OUAC is June 1.

International applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; high school students studying outside Canada apply for fall 2027 entry by May 15; the international tuition deposit is $2,000; Bachelor of Landscape Architecture applications close February 1.

Transfer applicants: application deadline for winter 2027 is November 1; for fall 2027 entry the deadline is April 1.

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