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Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science


Honours Psychology

The Honours Psychology (BSc) program consists of 20 full-credit courses (or equivalent), including 10 to 11.5 in Psychology. A maximum of six credits at the 100 level may be included in the program.

First Year
Five credits including:

  1. PS100*
  2. Either both MA101 and MA102 or both MA105 and MA141
  3. Two of: BI100*; CH100*; PC100* or PC110*; GL100*; CP104 and one of BU115, CP102 or CP114.
  4. One full-credit from AN101, AN102, EC120, EC140, GG100*, PO110, PO111, SY100* or a senior credit in any of these disciplines except Physical Geography.
  5. One full-credit from Archaeology, Classics, English, non-studio Fine Arts, non-studio Film Studies, History, Languages or Literatures, Music History or Literature, Philosophy, Religion and Culture, TR101, or TR111.

Note: Either 4 or 5 above may be met after First Year.

Second Year
Five credits including:

  1. PS298, PS299
  2. At least two of PS208, PS209, PS211 or PS228, of which at least one must be completed during Second Year.
  3. At least two of PS218, PS219, PS221 or PS229, of which at least one must be completed during Second Year. Students are encouraged to satisfy this requirement in the same year in which they satisfy 2 above.
  4. At least one of PS206, PS216, PS223, PS226 or PS231, must be completed during either Second Year or Third Year. Each includes a field placement as a course requirement.
  5. At least two credits in senior lab courses in Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physical Geography or Physics eligible for credit towards a BSc program must be completed by the end of Fourth Year.
  6. At least two additional senior credits in Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Mathematics, Physical Geography, or Physics eligible for credit towards a BSc program must be completed by the end of Fourth Year.
  7. At least one of the science courses in 5 or 6 above must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Third Year
Five credits including:

  1. PS399*
  2. At least two of PS308, PS311, PS318, PS323, PS324, PS325, PS326, PS327, PS328, ( but including at least one of PS308, PS311, PS318, PS327 or PS328), must be completed by the end of Fourth Year.
  3. PS452 (may be completed in either Third or Fourth Year).

Fourth Year
Five credits, including PS499*
Students in their Fourth Year are not permitted to register in PS218, PS219, PS221, PS225 or PS229.



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Honours BSc Programs - Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science

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Official electronic version updated on October 15, 1999

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