Bachelor of Police Studies Co Op Baps

Georgian College’s Honours Bachelor of Police Studies (BAPS) is a police-focused degree where students study forensics, cold case investigations, criminology, criminal behaviour analysis, geographic profiling, and cybercrime. The program also covers policing themes such as diversity, professionalism, leadership, and scholarship, using multiple perspectives to support critical thinking and decision-making.

Program delivery is full-time for BAPS and hybrid, with online and in-person components. Students complete a co-op work term component that provides field experiences through the fourteen-week co-op. The curriculum includes 28 mandatory core courses, 4 core elective courses (specialty topics), 2 mandatory non-core courses, 6 elective non-core courses, and 1 co-op work term.

Graduates are prepared for careers in the justice field, including roles connected to municipal, provincial, and federal police services, investigation, and corrections.

Modules

• POLC 1000 – Introduction to Police Studies
• POLC 1001 – Strategic Communications
• POLC 1002 – Canadian Criminal Justice
• POLC 1009 – Diversity, Equity, and Human Rights
• INTS 1007 – Interdisciplinary Modes of Communication

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status. Minimum overall average of 65 per cent. Six Grade 12 U or M level courses. Grade 12 English (U). Note: Police Foundations diploma graduates can apply to our advanced standing stream through OCAS using the major code of BAPA. Mature applicants may also be considered for admission to this program providing their previous school performance and/or recent work record suggests a strong possibility of academic success. In order to qualify, applicants must be 19 years of age on or before the commencement of the program and must have been away from formal education for at least one year immediately prior to beginning studies. Mature applicants must meet subject prerequisites prior to registration. Applicants should be aware that first-year enrolment is limited; satisfying minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee admission.

Selection Process: Selection is based on academic grades and subject prerequisites; applicants must meet minimum averages to receive final acceptance.

• municipal police services
• provincial police services
• federal police services
• Canadian Armed Forces
• Canada Border Services
• by-law enforcement
• youth justice
• private police
• investigation
• corrections