Master the critical thinking skills needed for a career in public safety — all from the convenience of our fully online program. Through an interdisciplinary approach, you’ll delve into a diverse range of issues facing public safety professionals today, learning from engaging professors whose expertise extends far beyond the textbook.
Students who have already completed a two-year college diploma in a discipline related to public safety should enroll in the Advanced Standing pathway.
Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:
Here are just a few ways our students apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree:
Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer.
Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and goals. Find out how you can customize your experience and prepare for what’s next.
Expand your field of expertise by pairing your Public Safety major with another major (or another whole degree) from either our Waterloo or Brantford campus. Some popular combinations include:
Connect with an academic advisor in your first year for information about pursuing a second major.
These are a few of the many popular academic opportunities which allow you to dive deeper into your major area of study or broaden your knowledge:
Check out other options to enhance your degree.
Management Option (In-Person)
The Management Option is available at the Waterloo campus for students interested in adding management-specific education to their degree. This is a direct-entry, 4.0-credit option that includes courses covering all the core pillars of business and economics.
Apply directly to Public Safety with Management Option on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) by choosing ‘Management Option’ as your program enhancement.
OUAC code: UO
When you apply on the OUAC application:
Students applying to this program from a Canadian province outside of Ontario are encouraged to review our course equivalents by province chart. This chart will show you what courses from your province are equivalent to the admission requirements listed under the Ontario High School Admission Requirements section.
Students applying to this program from an international curriculum are encouraged to review our curriculum-specific requirements. You will find which courses from your country's curriculum are equivalent to the admission requirements listed under the Ontario High School Admission Requirements section. If your country or curriculum is not listed, please reach out to international@wlu.ca.
Laurier's language of instruction is English, and so we may require you to provide evidence of your English proficiency to help make sure you are successful in your academic courses.
Your three most recent years of full-time education must be in English without taking any ESL (English as a Second Language) courses. If you do not meet this requirement, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency.
We reserve the right to request an English-language test from any applicant.
If you do not meet Laurier's English proficiency requirement but are academically qualified for your program, you may be eligible for a conditional offer of admission.
The Academic Transition Pathway (ATP) program is offered through our affiliated institution, Wilfrid Laurier International College, and provides an option for meeting our English-proficiency requirement. If you have received an offer to Laurier with a condition to meet our English-proficiency requirement, you can meet that condition by successfully completing the ATP program.
Students applying to this program from another post-secondary institution are encouraged to review our transfer-specific requirements. This page will show you the admission requirements for your unique transfer situation and provide more details about transferring to Laurier.
College graduates applying to Laurier’s Public Safety programs may be eligible for admission with one of our block transfer agreements.
To determine whether you qualify under this agreement, please see the list of accepted diplomas.
Visit our admission requirements section to find specific requirements for transfer students, indigenous applicants, mature learners, homeschooled applicants, senior citizens, refugees, and more.
The honours Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety (BAPS) is uniquely designed for college graduates from a public safety-related program. To be considered for admission to the BAPS program, you must have a minimum admission average of 75% from an approved diploma program and a minimum of 60% in 4U English (or equivalent). Admitted students will be granted 10.0 transfer credits towards the BAPS program.
If you have additional questions about your transition to Laurier, financial aid for transfer students or transfer credit evaluation, visit our transfer students website. If you are interested in transferring into this program with an academic history different than what is outlined above, apply using the undergraduate application form and your transfer credits will be assessed on an individual basis and reported to you, along with your offer letter, upon admission to Laurier.
Note: Not all program requirements are reflected in this pathway description. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all academic program and course requirements have been met. Refer to regulations in the academic calendar and connect with an academic advisor once you have accepted your offer.
The following is a list of college diplomas in Ontario that are considered relevant to the field of public safety. Other diplomas will be considered on an individual basis.
The following is a list of college diplomas in British Columbia that are considered relevant to the field of public safety. Other diplomas will be considered on an individual basis.
The following college diplomas in Alberta are considered relevant to the field of public safety. Other diplomas will be considered on an individual basis.
The following is a list of college diplomas in Quebec that are considered relevant to the field of public safety. Other diplomas will be considered on an individual basis.
*Must have both credentials.
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At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities for you throughout your degree, such as scholarships and bursaries, and by equipping you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.
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