This program is designed for students currently enrolled at the University. The Certificate in Childhood and the Legal System is designed to provide students with the conceptual background and practical skills necessary to facilitate legally mandated child participation in Canadian civil and criminal justice proceedings. All degree courses may be credited toward other undergraduate programs. Any undergraduate student may apply for admission, subject to prerequisites and general admission requirements.
Enrolment in third or fourth year of an Honours Program, or a minimum modular average of 65% in a Major module. This is a limited enrolment program and possession of the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.
To qualify for the Certificate in Childhood in the Justice System, students must achieve an overall average of 65% in the following 5.0 courses:
2.5 courses from the following: Childhood and Social Institutions 1025F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 2210F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 2212F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 2231A/B, Childhood and Social Institutions 3361F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 3364F/G.
2.5 courses from the following: Childhood and Social Institutions 2221A/B, Childhood and Social Institutions 3320F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 3340F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 3346F/G, Childhood and Social Institutions 3365F/G, Disability Studies 3325F/G, Political Science 3303F/G, Sociology 2267A/B.
A maximum of 1.0 course from the following courses may be counted toward this requirement: Philosophy 2080, Psychology 3313A/B, History 3851F/G, History 3898F/G, Religious Studies 4408Y, Political Science 3307F/G, Political Science 3345E, Social Work 3319F/G, Sociology 2260A/B, Sociology 4455F/G, and Psychology 2031A/B.