Bachelor of Science Psychology Subject Area

General Information

The subject area requirements listed on this page are part of the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program offered by the Faculty of Science. Students must ensure they are familiar with and follow all program requirements in addition to the subject area requirements outlined below.

To find a description about this area of study, please visit Our Degrees of the Faculty of Science webpage.

Subject Area Courses

Psychology subject area courses include all courses at the 200-level or higher that satisfy specific requirements or options in the respective Honors or Major requirements, as listed below, and all courses at the 200-level or above with course designator PSYCH.

There are minimum subject area GPA requirements for graduation (see Academic Standing and Graduation ).

Note: Students registered in the Bachelor of Science (Major and Honors) program also need to satisfy Common Course Requirements , Major/Honors/Minor Requirements , and Science and Senior Course Level Requirements .

Honors in Psychology Requirements

Foundation Courses

Senior Courses

PSYCH 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (See Note 2)
PSYCH 213 - Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology I (See Notes 2 and 3)
PSYCH 313 - Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology II (See Note 4)
PSYCH 309 - Honors Seminar I
PSYCH 390 - Honors Thesis I: Research Apprenticeship (must be taken twice in the first year in the Honors program)
PSYCH 409 - Honors Seminar II
PSYCH 499 - Honors Thesis II: Thesis Research (must be taken twice in the second year in the Honors program)

6 units from:

3 units from:

3 units from

9 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level PSYCH course

6 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course

6 units from:

any 400-level PSYCH course

Notes

Admission into the Honors Psychology program is contingent upon securing a research supervisor. Advice on how to do this is found on the Department Website. Students planning to apply for admission may contact the Honors Advisor in the Department of Psychology.
PSYCH 212 and PSYCH 213 should be completed within the first 60 units of the degree.
While PSYCH 213 is preferred, this requirement may instead be satisfied by completing STAT 151 or STAT 161 .
While PSYCH 313 is preferred, this requirement may instead be satisfied by completing STAT 252 .

Major in Psychology Requirements

Foundation Courses

Senior Courses

PSYCH 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (See Note 1)
PSYCH 213 - Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology I (See Notes 1 and 2)

6 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course

3 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Arts

3 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Science

3 units from:

any 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Arts

3 units from:

any 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Science

Notes

PSYCH 212 and PSYCH 213 should be completed within the first 60 units of the degree.
While PSYCH 213 is preferred, this requirement may instead be satisfied by completing STAT 151 or STAT 161 .

Minor in Psychology Requirements

Foundation Courses

Senior Courses

PSYCH 212 - Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (See Note 1)
PSYCH 213 - Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology I (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 units from:

6 units from:

any 200-, 300-, and 400-level PSYCH course

3 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Arts

3 units from:

any 300- and 400-level PSYCH course offered by the Faculty of Science

Notes

PSYCH 212 and PSYCH 213 should be completed within the first 60 units of the degree.
While PSYCH 213 is preferred, this requirement may instead be satisfied by completing STAT 151 or STAT 161 .