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*.


Additional Information
 
Regulations and Program Requirements

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Students who are required to complete research methods and statistics courses in the second honours program should consult with both departments to avoid duplication. 
  5. Refer to the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
  6. Brantford campus students completing the Psychology combination degree will have limited choice of electives and are strongly advised to consult with academic advising.