Science Academic Plans

21.0 units that include the following:

• 1.0 MATH unit: MATH 127 and MATH 128
• 1.0 BIOL unit at 100- or 200-level (exclusive of BIOL 101, BIOL 225, and BIOL 280) plus any associated labs
• 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L
• 5.5 Science elective units that include:
  • no more than 2.0 SCI-labelled units
  • no more than 1.5 lecture units at the first-year level (i.e., courses other than the Year One BIOL and CHEM)
  • no more than 1.5 lab units, inclusive of first year BIOL lab units
  • at least 2.0 units at the 300- or 400-level, exclusive of SCI units
• 9.0 PSYCH units distributed as follows:
  • 5.5 PSYCH units: PSYCH 101/PSYCH 101R, PSYCH 207, PSYCH 211, PSYCH 257/PSYCH 257R, PSYCH 261, PSYCH 291, PSYCH 292, PSYCH 389, PSYCH 390, PSYCH 391, and PSYCH 492
  • 0.5 PSYCH unit chosen from: PSYCH 238 or PSYCH 253/PSYCH 253R
  • 0.5 PSYCH unit chosen from: PSYCH 420, PSYCH 451, PSYCH 453, PSYCH 454, PSYCH 455, PSYCH 457, PSYCH 458, PSYCH 459, PSYCH 461, PSYCH 462, PSYCH 463, or PSYCH 485
  • 2.0 PSYCH elective units at the 300- or 400-level
  • 0.5 PSYCH elective unit at any level
• 0.5 SCCOM unit: SCCOM 100
• 2.5 elective units

• A minimum of four work terms
• Four WatPD (professional development) courses that must include PD 1, PD 11, and two PD elective courses
• Four work-term reports:
  • One completed as part of PD 11
  • Three completed in required WKRPT courses: WKRPT 200S, WKRPT 300S, and WKRPT 400S

Notes

1. Science electives include BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, or SCI labelled courses.
2. Students should note that Year One Physics is a prerequisite for some professional or graduate programs and is relevant to material covered in some professional and graduate admission tests (e.g., Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Optometry Admission Test (OAT). Some upper-year, non-Physics courses, require completion of one or more first year Physics courses, including:
   • BIOL 376 Cellular Neurophysiology
   • BIOL 377 Systems Neuroscience: From Neurons to Behaviour
   • EARTH 260 Applied Geophysics 1
3. PSYCH 291 and PSYCH 292 must be completed in Year Two.
4. PSYCH 391 must be completed in Year Three (fall).
5. PSYCH 211, PSYCH 257/PSYCH 257R, and one of PSYCH 238 or PSYCH 253/PSYCH 253R must be completed before taking PSYCH 389 and PSYCH 391.
6. PSYCH 207, PSYCH 211, and PSYCH 261 must be completed before taking PSYCH 390.
7. Normally, both PSYCH 389 and PSYCH 390 (Advanced Research Method courses) will be completed in Year Three.
8. Typically only one section of PSYCH 390 is offered in the spring term and priority enrolment that term is given to those in the co-op system of study.
9. Normally PSYCH 492 is only offered in the winter term.
10. Psychology courses are offered by the Faculty of Arts.
11. Students considering applying to professional or graduate programs should ensure that they have the appropriate labs associated with courses needed for admission.
12. Transfer students should note the transfer credit maximums listed on the Faculty of Science Admission page, and at least half of the PSYCH courses must be taken at the University of Waterloo with a numeric grade.
13. Refer to the Psychology Programs section on the Psychology undergraduate website for further course sequence information and class enrolment instructions.

Honours Thesis

• are considering graduate or professional programs that may require a completed honours thesis for admission, or
• have a strong interest in, and commitment to, conducting original research.

Recommended Course Sequence for Regular and Co-op

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four