Undergraduate students are required to take a minimum of 56 credit hours of psychology courses. Of these, at least 38 credit hours must be upper-division courses.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology is 122 credit hours.
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirement
100 and 200 Level
PSYC 101-3 Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology II
PSYC 215-3
Research Design and Methodology in Psychology
Three of the following:
PSYC 207-3 Social Psychology
PSYC 211-3 Lifespan Development
PSYC 212-3 The Psychology of Learning
PSYC 221-3 Biopsychology
Upper-Division Requirement
300 and 400 Level
PSYC 315-4 Statistical Analysis in Psychological Research I
PSYC 316-4 Statistical Analysis in Psychological Research II
Two of the following:
PSYC 314-3 Emotion and Motivation
PSYC 318-3
Sensation and Perception
PSYC 319-3
The Philosophy of Mind
PSYC 332-3
Cognition
Two of the following:
PSYC 303-3 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 306-3
Theories of Personality
PSYC 309-3
Introduction to Health Psychology
PSYC 322-3 Positive Psychology
Eighteen credit hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses, of which 9 credit hours must be at the 400 level.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 122 credit hours including any additional credit hours necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
BSc Honours - Psychology
Honours students are required to complete 122 credit hours. Students must successfully complete the 56 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 54 credit hours of electives and 12 credit hours from the courses listed below:
PSYC 490-3 Honours Thesis I
PSYC 495-3 Honours Thesis II
and 2 additional 400-level Psychology courses.
Each student must complete a thesis (PSYC 490-3 Honours Thesis I, and PSYC 495-3 Honours Thesis II) under the supervision of a faculty member. To enter the Honours Program students must have completed 60 credit hours and obtained a minimum GPA of 3.33 on the last 60 credit hours completed at the time of declaration to the Honours Program.
Attaining the minimum requirement does not guarantee entry to the Honours Program, which will be at the discretion of the Department. Students must maintain a Semester GPA of 3.33 to remain in the Honours Program as well as receive no grade lower than a C+ in any Psychology course after entry to the Honours Program.
Students are responsible to find their own undergraduate thesis research supervisor. Faculty members are under no obligation to supervise Honours students.
The minimum requirement for completion of a BSc Honours - Psychology is 122 credit hours.
Minor in Psychology
The minor in Psychology provides students with a foundation in the natural and social science components of the discipline and exposure to its basic observational and analytic methods. It also allows the student to pursue special interests within the discipline at the upper year levels.
A maximum of two courses (6 credit hours) used to fulfill program requirements for a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill requirements for a minor in Psychology.
To fulfill the minor, students must successfully complete a total of 27 credit hours from the following courses:
PSYC 101-3 Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology II
PSYC 215-3 Research Design and Methodology in Psychology
Two of the following:
PSYC 207-3 Social Psychology
PSYC 211-3 Lifespan Devlopment
PSYC 212-3 The Psychology of Learning
PSYC 221-3 Biopsychology
One of the following:
PSYC 303-3 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 306-3 Theories of Personality
PSYC 309-3 Introduction to Health Psychology
PSYC 322-3 Positive Psychology
One of the following:
PSYC 314-3 Emotion and Motivation
PSYC 318-3 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 319-3 The Philosophy of Mind
PSYC 332-3 Cognition
Two other 300 or 400 level Psychology courses.
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