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The Department of Psychology offers the following undergraduate programs of study: Honours, Major, General, Minor, Combined Biology and Psychology, and Combined Computer Science and Psychology. Students in the Honours and Major Programs may proceed to BA degree in Psychology.

The Honours program is recommended for students planning to do graduate work in scientific or professional psychology. Graduation in the Honours program requires that students be admitted to the program at the end of the third year of study.

The Major program requires specialization in Psychology in the last two years of the program, and is designed to permit students to pursue a variety of professional and business career options requiring baccalaureate-level training.

The General program is available for students who seek a broad background in Psychology to prepare for entry into other fields.

Please note: The Bachelor’s degree in Psychology is intended primarily to prepare the student for further advanced study in psychology or related fields (education, social work, etc.), and in no way implies professional competence as a psychologist without such advanced training. Although students may find employment of a psychological nature with an undergraduate degree, it is expected that further preparation, perhaps in the form of in-service training, will normally be required by employers.

Honours Programs (BA and BSc)

Graduating with Honours entails meeting more stringent GPA and course requirements than the Major degree, as well as successfully completing a year-long thesis project supervised by a regular faculty member in the Department of Psychology (sessional instructors and adjunct faculty can co-supervise with a regular faculty member). Students interested in the Honours program should talk to potential thesis supervisors well before the deadline for applying to the program.

Combined Biology and Psychology Program Requirements

Both Major and Honours BSc degrees are offered in the Combined Biology and Psychology Program. These are not joint degrees in Biology and Psychology, but single degree programs composed of a selected combination of courses from each of the departments. These programs are intended for students with interests and career goals in any area of neuroscience, including neuroethology, human biology, medicine, dentistry, or nursing. Students should consult with undergraduate advisers in both departments when planning their course schedules.