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 overall average of 60%, a minimum cumulative Science average of 60%, and a minimum cumulative Psychology average of 75%.
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 (BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, or SCI) 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: 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, PSYCH 485
- 2.0 PSYCH elective units, 300-level or higher
- 0.5 PSYCH elective unit, any level
- 0.5 unit: COMMST 193/ENGL 193
- 2.5 elective units
- Co-operative program requirements (when applicable).
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.
Joint Honours Psychology
Students pursuing two honours plans, home Faculty Science, first major Psychology should complete all of the requirements as listed for Honours Psychology (BSc) as well as the requirements for the second major.
Notes
- The second major must not be in the Faculty of Science.
- For Joint Honours Psychology Co-op (BSc), the first of the two honours majors must be Psychology, and the home Faculty must be Science.
Recommended Course Sequences
See regular and co-op plan.