Overview

Throughout this Police Foundations Graduate Diploma offered at Fanshawe College you'll study the theory of human relations, combined with practical aspects and applications of law enforcement, police powers, community policing and investigation. You’ll be prepared to compete within the Ontario Constable Selection System for employment in public law enforcement or related careers.

Key Facts

After the first year in the police foundations programme, you’ll have the option of remaining in the programme or transferring into the Protection, Security & Investigation programme (PSI), concentrating on loss prevention, risk management and corporate and commercial security. With the Police Foundations programme, your ambitions will be met by limitless career potential.

The Police Foundations programme is designed to give potential police candidates a broad education in the theory of human relations, combined with related academic knowledge of the law, police powers, community policing and investigation. Delivered in the same context as other post-secondary education programmes, the goal of the Police Foundations programme is to provide students with a well-rounded education that prepares them to address the problems of the communities that they may serve, in a flexible and effective manner. The physical training and career preparation components of the programme are designed to assist students to meet the demands of police recruitment processes. This programme is not a requirement with police services. However, it provides suitable candidates with a competitive edge against other applicants and future internal opportunities within organizations.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Police Foundations programme are qualified to pursue a range of careers in the exciting field of public law enforcement, including:

municipal, provincial and federal police services

security guard

loss prevention specialist

border security

private security

correctional officer

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Safety Principles in Ca

Criminal Justice in Canada

Provincial Statutes & Regulations 1

Psychology

Criminal Investigations & Evidence

Police Powers 2
Professional Practice-Culminating Skills

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 14 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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79

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53

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IELTS

6

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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79

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53

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6

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General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant with the following courses:

- Grade 12 English (C) with a minimum final grade of 70%,

OR

- Grade 12 English (U) with a minimum final grade of 60%

Students who do not meet the admission requirements are recommended for academic upgrading. A conditional offer may be possible with proof of enrolment. Alternatively, applicants may choose to do the one-year Public Safety Fundamentals preparatory programme. Graduates who have a minimum grade of B in WRIT-1089 and a minimum grade of C+ in the remaining courses will meet the admissions requirements for this programme.

Note:

Both the Protection, Security & Investigation (PSI) and Police Foundations programmes share a common first level of courses. After the first level of Police Foundations, students may transfer to the Protection, Security and Investigations programme based on their desired career path.

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Tuition Fees

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28219 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

6042 CAD / year

≈ 6042 CAD / year

Living costs

London

Canada

1037 - 1625 CAD / month

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