Honours BA Psychology in Combination with another Honours BA Program
The Honours combined BA Psychology program consists of 20.0 credits, including a minimum of 7.5 and a maximum of 9.0 credits in Psychology. The program shall include no more than 6.0 100 level credits and requires at least 14.0 senior level credits.
Degree Program Electives: An additional 12.5 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits. All students in the program must complete successfully the Foundations curriculum: BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299. It is recommended that students complete BF190 and BF290, in Year 1 and BF199 and BF299 by the end of Year 2. The non-psychology electives must include at least 1.5 credits from a discipline outside of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences; BF190 and BF299 fulfill 1.0 of these credits.
Year 1 (5.0 credits)
PS101 and PS102;
UU150;
BF190 and BF290;
2.5 elective credits (refer to Degree Program Electives above)
Year 2 (5.0 credits)
Two of PS260, PS261, PS262, PS263, PS267;
PS270 or one of (PS275, PS276);
One of PS280, PS282;
PS295 and PS296;
BF199 and BF299;
Year 3 and 4 (5.0 credits each year)
Any one of PS260, PS261, PS262, PS263, PS267, which was not taken in Year 2;
PS270 if not taken in Year 2;
One of (PS275 or PS276) if not taken in Year 2;
PS280 if not taken in Year 2; PS282 if not taken in Year 2;
At least two of PS365, PS366, PS373, PS374, PS377, PS378, PS379, PS381, PS383, PS389, PS398 (It is strongly recommended that one of these courses is completed during Year 3);
1.0 credit of PS410, PS487, PS492*.
- Progression from Year 1 to Year 2 requires a GPA of at least 5.00 in PS101 and PS102, and a 5.00 GPA overall; Progression from Year 2 to 3, and from Year 3 to 4 requires a 5.00 GPA in Psychology and a 5.00 GPA overall. For graduation, a 7.00 GPA in Psychology credits and a 5.00 GPA overall are required. Students are able to graduate in honours if they achieve a GPA of 5.00 overall and 7.00 in PS courses. Refer to the Graduation/Degree Regulations for an alternate graduation option if honours degree requirements are not met.
- Students are required to include a psycholog-based community service-learning experience in their program. This can be accomplished by doing one of the following on-campus courses: PS282, PS283, PS379 or PS383.
- Students in the Honours BA Psychology program may register for PS360, PS361, PS362, PS363, PS367, PS370, PS375, PS382, PS394, or PS395 only with a minimum 7.00 GPA in Psychology, a minimum overall 6.00 GPA and a grade of at least 4.00 in each of PS295 and PS296 or with permission of the department.
- Students who are required to complete research methods and statistics courses in the second honours program should consult with both departments to avoid duplication.
- Refer to the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
- Brantford campus students completing the Psychology combination degree will have limited choice of electives and are strongly advised to consult with academic advising.