Honors in Psychology [Science]

Final acceptance into the Honors program is dependent upon obtaining approval from a potential research supervisor.

Continuation in and graduation from the Honors Psychology program require successful completion of ★24 with a minimum GPA of 3.3 in each Fall/Winter Term. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by both the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of Science. In addition, students must present a minimum of ★48 (but no more than ★66 senior) in Psychology courses and a minimum of ★72 in Science courses. A student’s program of courses must be approved in advance each year by the Honors Psychology advisor.

Honors in Psychology requires:

BIOL 107 - Introduction to Cell Biology
BIOL 108 - Introduction to Biological Diversity
PSYCO 104 - Basic Psychological Processes
PSYCO 105 - Individual and Social Behavior
STAT 151 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I (STAT 141 may be substituted)
STAT 252 - Introduction to Applied Statistics II (which must be completed by the end of the first term after admission to the program)

The following courses from other Departments are also required:

★6 selected from 100-level ENGL or ★3 100-level ENGL and WRS 101
★6 from BIOL, CHEM, PHYS
★6 from ANTHR, ECON, LING, POL S, and/or SOC

★3 from

Any other computing science; mathematics; or statistics courses approved by the Honors Advisor.

Two of

(★6 normally taken in the second year)

Two of

(★6 normally taken in the second year).

A minimum of ★48 at the senior level in PSYCO including:

PSYCO 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology which must be completed by the end of the first term after admission to the program)
PSYCO 309 - Honors Seminar I (normally taken in the third year)
PSYCO 390 - Honors Thesis I: Research Apprenticeship (normally taken in the third year)
PSYCO 409 - Honors Seminar II (taken in the fourth year)
PSYCO 499 - Honors Thesis II: Thesis Research (taken in the fourth year)
PSYCO 303 - History of Ideas in Psychology (normally taken in the third or fourth year) OR
PSYCO 304 - History of Modern Psychology (normally taken in the third or fourth year)
One advanced research methods course approved by the Honors advisor (★3 normally taken in the third or fourth year)
Two 400-level substantive content (nonmethods) Psychology courses approved by the Honors Advisor and excluding PSYCO 409, PSYCO 410, PSYCO 411, PSYCO 413, PSYCO 431, PSYCO 475, 476, 482, PSYCO 496 PSYCO 498 PSYCO 499.

Options (normally taken in year 3)

★9-12 in approved Science options
★6-9 in approved options or other advanced research methods course approved by the Honors Advisor

Options (normally taken in year 4)

★9-15 in approved Science options
★3-9 in approved options

Notes

In addition to the courses specifically listed above, the program must include, among the student’s optional courses, a minimum of ★12 in one or more disciplines other than Psychology. These courses may not overlap those used to fulfil the Computing/Mathematics/Statistics, Natural Science and Social Science requirements listed above