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The Associate of Arts Degree with a focus on Forensic Studies allows students to transfer to the British Columbia Institute of Technology's (BCIT) Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) programs. Students are eligible for admission into the third year of BCIT's B. Tech. in Forensic Investigation if they have completed an Associate of Arts Degree and a set of bridging requirements. These requirements can be completed as part of the Associate Degree.
In addition to completing the general Associate of Arts requirements, students who take the Forensic Studies Associate of Arts Degree can follow one of four different pathways for BCIT's B. Tech program:
Students are required to take the following core Criminology courses:
In addition to the core Criminology courses, students must complete one of the following sets of Bridging courses:
Computer Crime Studies
Crime and Intelligence Analysis
Economic Crime Studies
6 credits (2 courses) first-year English electives
6 credits (2 courses) first-year Humanities electives
6 credits (2 courses) first-year Social Sciences electives
6 credits (2 courses) first-year Arts electives
18 credits (6 courses) second-year Arts electives in 2 or more subject areas
3 credits (1 course) first-year Lab Science elective
3 credits (1 course) first-year Math, Statistics or Computing Science elective
3 credits (1 course) first-year Math, Statistics or Science elective
9 credits (3 courses) other University Transfer electives
Note: "English" courses include courses in Communications, Creative Writing and Print Futures that transfer to one of the B.C. research universities (SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UVic or UNBC) as English credit. "Arts" courses are available in the Faculty of Languages, Literature, and Performing Arts, and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. They are designated as "humanities" or "social sciences" in the Associate of Arts Course Classifications table below. Courses in Economics and Mathematics also may be used as Arts electives toward an Associate of Arts Degree. Please see the Associate of Arts Course Classifications table below for further information.
A course is defined by the subject for which it is granted transfer credit at one of the research universities (SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UNBC, or UVic).
For detailed information you may book an appointment with an Academic Advisor.
Students enrolled in this program may be eligible for a Co-operative Education designation. Co-operative Education involves alternating full-time academic and work terms. For information contact the Co-operative Education Office.
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Statistics course |
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Biology elective |
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2nd-year Crim course |
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Math of Finance elective 7 |
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2nd-year Crim course |
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1 Students can complete this 60-credit program on a part-time basis. The course sequence can vary. This is an example of how students could meet all program requirements in four semesters.
2,3,6,8 A second-year course is a course that transfers to one of the research universities (SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UVic, UNBC) as a second-year course. Select from the following set of CRIM courses that qualify as second year in the B.C. transfer system: CRIM 1120, CRIM 1160, CRIM 2140, CRIM 2240, CRIM 2220, CRIM 2251, CRIM 2252, CRIM 2260, CRIM 2262.
3 A second-year course is a course that transfers to one of the four B.C. research universities (i.e., SFU, UBC, UVic, UNBC) as a second-year course. Select from the following set of CRIM courses that qualify as second-year in the B.C. transfer system: CRIM 1120, CRIM 1160, CRIM 2140, CRIM 2240, CRIM 2220, CRIM 2251, CRIM 2252, CRIM 2260, CRIM 2262.
4,5 Select from CSIS 1150, CSIS 1175, CSIS 1280, CSIS 2200, CSIS 2300.
7FINC 1231, or other Financial Math course that satisfies this bridging requirement at BCIT.
General College Admission Requirements
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