Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

The 2025-2026 Program Requirements apply to students admitted in the Fall of 2025.

Students who were admitted prior to Fall of 2025 need to check the Undergraduate Calendar of the year they were admitted.

Sample Program Layout

Using the program requirements in the 2025-2026 Undergraduate Calendar, this is one possible way in which to complete your program. If you have any questions please contact the undergraduate office for academic advising.

Year 1

• 1.0 Introductory Psychology (PSYC 1001 and 1002)
• 1.0 credit MATH 1007 and 1107
• 1.0 credits from Science Faculty electives or from a discipline other than Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs
• 2.0 credits from:
  • BIOL 1103 and 1104
  • CHEM 1001 and CHEM 1002
  • PHYS 1003 and 1004 OR PHYS 1007 and 1008
  • GEOG 1010
    

Year 2

• 1.0 credit PSYC 2001 and PSYC 2002
• 0.5 credit: PSYC 2307 or 2700
• 1.5 credit (Three of:) PSYC 2100, 2301, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2801
• 1.0 credit (not Psychology) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or Faculty of Public Affairs
• 1.0 credits in free electives

Year 3

• 1.0 credit Honours Seminar (One of:) 3100, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600 or 3700
  Note: Pre-req for Honours Seminar is a major CGPA of 9.0. Honours Seminar is required for Thesis Stream.  If taking the Honours Project – PSYC 4909 then replace Seminar with 1.0 Psych credit @ 3000 level or higher.
• 1.0 credit in Psychology PSYC 3000
• 1.0 credit Science Continuation (not Psychology)
• 1.0 credits in free electives

Year 4

• Honours Thesis PSYC 4907 (MAJOR CGPA 10.0) or Honours Project PSYC 4909 (MAJOR CGPA 6.0)
• 1.0 credits in Psychology at 3000-level or higher
• 1.0 credits in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Math, Statistics, or Physics at the 2000 level or above
• 1.0 credits in free electives
• 1.0 credits (not Psychology) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs

Please note:  Students are only allowed to register in 7.0 credits at the 1000 level for their entire program.