Honours BA Psychology

Wilfrid Laurier University - 2004-2005 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Faculty of Science

Honours BA Psychology

The Honours BA Psychology program consists of 20.0 credits (or equivalent), including at least 10.5 but not more than 12.5 credits in Psychology. A maximum of 6.0 credits at the 100 level may be included in the program.

Students are required to include a field placement in their program. This can be accomplished by doing one of the following on-campus courses: PS275, PS276, PS277, PS282, PS283 or PS379.

The non-psychology electives must include at least 1.0 credit equivalent from each of the following groups:

Group I: AS105*, BI100*, BI101*, BI102*, CH110, CH111, CH120, CH121; either BU115 or CP102; CP104, CP114, CP120/PC120, GG101, GL100*, MA103, MA104, MA105, MA110*, MA121, MA122, MA130, MA141, PC131, PC132, PC141, PC142, a senior credit in any of these disciplines (excluding Business) or a senior credit in Physical Geography.

Group II: AN101, AN102, CT111, EC120, EC140, ES100*, GG102, PO110, PO111, SY101, or a senior credit in any of these disciplines except Physical Geography.

Group III: Archaeology; Classics; CT121, English; non-studio Film Studies; non-studio Fine Arts; History; Languages and Literatures; Music History; Philosophy; Religion and Culture.

Year 1
PS100* and 4.0 elective credits. (Ordinarily students will include 1.0 credit from each of the above three groups.)

Year 2
5.0 credits including: PS295, PS296; either PS270 or PS275; either PS280 or PS282; two of PS260, PS261, PS262, PS263.

Year 3
5.0 credits including: at least two of PS395, PS396, PS397, PS398, one of which must be either PS395 or PS396; at least two of PS360, PS361, PS362, PS363, PS370, PS375, or PS382, of which at least one must be completed during Year 3; at least two of PS460, PS461, PS462, PS463, PS465, PS470, PS475, PS480, or PS482, of which at least one must be completed during Year 3.

Year 4
5.0 credits, including PS390 (which may be completed in either Year 3 or 4), and either PS499* or 1.0 additional PS credit at the 300 or 400 level (refer to the following note).

Note: It is recommended that all students considering graduate work register for the thesis course (PS499*) in Year 4. Students who do not take PS499* must substitute a 1.0 credit equivalent in psychology at the 300 or 400 level. Students are advised that admission to the Honours Psychology program does not guarantee admission to PS499*.

Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science – Departments, Programs and Courses
Psychology

Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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