Make a difference in your community and develop the critical thinking skills essential for any public safety-related career. Learn from passionate professors with real-world experience and join our graduates who have successfully pursued careers in mental health, government and communications.

Experience unparalleled flexibility and a hybrid schedule of online and on-campus courses that perfectly balances your academic goals with your personal commitments. Choose one of our popular program pairings, or curate a unique combination of your own.

Ontario High School Admission Requirements

• Admission average: mid 70s
• English at 60% required.

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 must present the following:

• Average admission range: mid 70s
• Senior or grade 12 English at 60%

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 above. If your country or curriculum is not listed, please reach out to [email protected].

• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment [min. 70] or DuoLingo [min. 120] or Pearson Test of English (Academic) [min. 59] or International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 6.5] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 83]

If you've completed studies at another college or university, you may be eligible to transfer into Wilfrid Laurier University's Public Safety (BA) program. Admission requirements vary depending on your academic background and the number of postsecondary courses you've completed.

To find out if you can transfer into this program, we encourage you to:

1. Review our transfer admission requirements to find the criteria that applies to your unique situation, including information about transfer credits and academic requirements.
2. Explore our transfer pathway opportunities, including our 2+2 pathway with various public-safety related diplomas, to see how your previous studies may count toward this program.