{"id":11093,"date":"2012-06-01T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T17:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=11093"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:21:39","slug":"b-a-general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-studies\/b-a-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2025\/12\/P_CarletonPhotography_FallUGRstudents_35_011225-768x1152.jpg); background-position: 47% 31%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Bachelor of Arts\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"bachelor-of-arts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bachelor of Arts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/psychology\/#Psychology__BA_General\">2025-2026 Program Requirements<\/a> apply to students admitted in the Fall of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who were admitted prior to Fall of 2025 need to check the Undergraduate Calendar of the year they were admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make sure that you understand all of your program requirements, it is a useful strategy to become familiar with your <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">academic audit<\/a>. This document records your academic history and current academic status, as well as outlines outstanding courses and credits that you still need for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"sample-program-layout\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample Program Layout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">academic advising<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"year-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.0 credit First Year Seminar (Doesn\u2019t need to be Psychology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Introductory Psychology (PSYC 1001\u00a0<strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>1002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (Try to satisfy a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/regulations\/academicregulationsandrequirementsforthebachelorofartsdegree\/\">Breadth requirement<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"year-2\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.0 credit PSYC 2001\u00a0<strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>PSYC 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.5 credit:\u00a0PSYC 2307 or 2700<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.5 credit (<strong>Three of:<\/strong>) PSYC 2100, 2301, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2801<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (Be sure you have the prerequisite)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (Try to satisfy a Breadth requirement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"year-3\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.0 credit PSYC at 3000 level or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 credit Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (can be Psychology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (can be Psychology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.0 Elective credit (can be Psychology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note:\u00a0You must present a minimum of 6.0 (maximum 9.0) credits in Psychology. 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