Advisors: See Faculty of Science academic advisors.
Honours Psychology (BSc) is available in both systems of study: regular and co-operative.
Continuing in Honours Psychology (BSc) (regular and co-op) requires a minimum cumulative average of 60% in Science subjects, a minimum cumulative overall average of 60%, and a minimum cumulative average of 75% in Psychology courses.
Successful completion requires:
- 21.0 units distributed as follows:
- 1.0 MATH unit: MATH 127, MATH 128
- 1.25 BIOL units including BIOL 130, BIOL 130L, and 0.5 BIOL unit at 100- or 200-level (exclusive of BIOL 225 and BIOL 280)
- 1.5 CHEM units: CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, CHEM 123, CHEM 123L
- 5.25 Science elective units that include:
- no more than 2.0 SCI 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 1.25 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, PSYCH 492
- 0.5 PSYCH unit chosen from: PSYCH 238, 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, PSYCH 485
- 2.0 PSYCH elective units at the 300- or 400-level
- 0.5 PSYCH elective unit at any level
- 0.5 ENGL unit: ENGL 193/SPCOM 193
- 2.5 elective units
- Co-operative program requirements (when applicable).
Notes
- Science electives include BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, or SCI courses.
- PSYCH courses are offered by the Faculty of Arts.
Honours Thesis
The Honours Thesis course (PSYCH 499A, PSYCH 499B, and PSYCH 499C) is optional but recommended for students who:
- 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.
The Honours Thesis will count for three of the four PSYCH electives required at the 300-level or above. Consult the Honours Thesis Handbook (course outline for PSYCH 499) on the Psychology Undergraduate website for further details.
Recommended Course Sequences
See regular and co-op plan.