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Honours BA Psychology

The Honours BA Psychology Program provides students with a liberal arts education that includes broad exposure to the major sub-fields of psychology along with some training in research methodology and statistics. It is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and information useful for a broad range of career options. The requirement for at least one course with a community service-learning experience exposes students to a broader range of experiences beyond the classroom.

The Honours BA Psychology program consists of 20.0 credits, including at least 10.0 but not more than 11.0 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 10.0 credits toward the required degree total of 20.0 credits, including not more than 1.0 PS credit and 5.0 credits at the 100 level. 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. 2.0 credits of electives in the PS program must be comprised of electives from outside of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences. BF190 and BF299 fulfill 1.0 of these credits.

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Program Requirements

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 or PS276);
Either PS280 or PS282;
PS295 and PS296;
BF199 and BF299;

Year 3 and 4 (5.0 credits in 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*.

 
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Program Regulations

  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.
  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, 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 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.

 
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