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Students wishing to emphasize the humanities and social sciences in their program should register for the BA Honours degree; those who wish to emphasize the biological and physical sciences should register for the BSc Honours degree. Honours Psychology Majors must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those specified by the Faculty of Social Sciences in 3.6 Graduation - Honours Degrees with a Major Field.

Psychology Majors who have completed at least 12 full-course equivalents at the time of application, have a grade point average of at least 3.50 over the most recent five full-course equivalents and over all Psychology courses used for that calculation, and who will fulfill all remaining graduation requirements for the BA/BSc Honours degree during the next fall/winter registration, can apply for Honours Psychology for the final year of their undergraduate degree program. For determining the five full-course equivalents to be used for GPA calculation, all grades within a session will be included except where the number of courses taken within a session exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) five full-course equivalents, in which case the highest grades will be used. To retain Honours standing, this grade point average must be maintained across the courses used for the entrance calculation combined with all subsequent courses counted towards the degree.

Psychology Majors must apply for admission to the Honours program no later than March 1 of the year prior to the final year. Admission is contingent on the availability of an eligible thesis supervisor, as well as the availability of the resources (laboratory space, equipment, etc.) needed to complete the thesis. Students are encouraged to consult with the Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies well before the March 1 deadline to determine their eligibility.

BA Honours in Psychology

Honours Psychology Majors must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those specified by the Faculty of Social Sciences under 3.6 Graduation - Honours Degrees with a Major Field.

The program will consist of at least nine and one-half and not more than 12 full-course equivalents in Psychology including:

1. Introduction to Psychology: Psychology 205.

2. Research Methods and Statistics: Psychology 312.

3. Psychology Foundation Courses: Psychology 345, 351 or 353, 365 or 369, 375, and 383 or 385.

4. Advanced Research Methods: one of Psychology 407, 411, or 415. The course used to satisfy this requirement cannot be used to satisfy section 5 below. Students choosing to take more than one of these courses may apply the additional credit towards the requirements listed in 5. below.

5. At least six half-course equivalents at the 400-level or above, of which one full-course equivalent must have a laboratory component. Only one half-course equivalent selected from Psychology 407, 411 and 415 can be applied to fulfill the full-course laboratory component requirement. (See further restrictions in 4. above).

6. History of Psychology: Psychology 305 or 405.

7. Honours Seminar: Psychology 501. This cannot be used toward the requirement to satisfy the 3.0 FCE at the 400/500-level.

8. Honours Thesis and Seminar: Psychology 596, which must be completed during the final year. As partial fulfillment of this requirement, the student will write an Honours thesis under the guidance of a member of the Psychology Department. This cannot be used toward the requirement to satisfy the 3.0 FCE at the 400/500-level.

Note: Psychology 203 may not be used to meet the minimum number of Psychology courses required in a Major or Honours program in Psychology.

BSc Honours in Psychology

Students must complete the following science foundation courses: Biology 231 and 233; Chemistry 201 or 211 and 203 or 213; Mathematics 249 or 251 or 281 and one of 211, 213, 253, 283; and Physics 211 or 221.

In addition, the program will consist of at least nine and one-half and not more than 12 full-course equivalents in Psychology including:

1. Introduction to Psychology: Psychology 205.

2. Research Methods and Statistics: Psychology 312.

3.Psychology Foundation Courses: Psychology 351 or 353, 345 or 383 or 385, 365, 369, and 375.

4. Advanced Research Methods: one of Psychology 407, 411, or 415. Students choosing to take more than one of these courses may apply the additional credit towards the requirements listed in 5. below.

5. At least six half-course equivalents at the 400-level or above, of which one full-course equivalent must have a laboratory component. Only one half-course equivalent selected from Psychology 407, 411 and 415 can be applied to fulfill the full-course laboratory component requirement. (See further restrictions in 4. above).

6. History of Psychology: Psychology 305 or 405.

7. Honours Seminar: Psychology 511. This cannot be used toward the requirement to satisfy the 3.0 FCE at the 400/500-level.

8. Honours Thesis and Seminar: Psychology 598, which must be completed during the final year. As partial fulfillment of this requirement, the student will write an Honours thesis under the guidance of a member of the Psychology Department. This cannot be used toward the requirement to satisfy the 3.0 FCE at the 400/500-level.

Note: Psychology 203 may not be used to meet the minimum number of Psychology courses required in a Major or Honours program in Psychology.