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Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology

BA Honours in Psychology

BSc Honours in Psychology

Combined BA or BSc in Psychology/Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (Medicine)

Related Interdisciplinary Degrees (See separate listings):

BSc Honours in Neuroscience (Faculty of Science)

Note: A Minor is offered in Psychology.

Students wishing to take a Psychology degree that emphasizes the social sciences and humanities should register for the BA degree; those who wish to emphasize the biological and natural sciences should register for the BSc degree. Students who are interested in pursuing graduate study in Psychology should either take an Honours Program or a selection of the courses listed for those Programs.

Department Head: K.S. Dobson

Department Office: Administration 275

Phone: 403.220.5561

Fax: 403.282.8249

Undergraduate Program Email: psycugrd@ucalgary.ca

Graduate Program Email: psycgrad@ucalgary.ca

Website: http://psych.ucalgary.ca/

Questions?

For guidance on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support.  In general, questions about overall programs should be addressed to a Program Advisor in the Arts and Science Undergraduate Programs Office (http://www.ucalgary.ca/upo/), while questions about program details should be addressed to the Subject Advisor in the Department Office.

Prospective students must meet the criteria established in the section of this Calendar on “A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary.

Limitation of Enrolment

Due to high demand, admissions to the BA and BSc Degree programs in Psychology are limited on a competitive basis. Admission averages are typically set above the minimum level for the Faculty of Arts. These higher admission standards are applicable to high-school applicants, external transfer applicants from other post-secondary institutions and internal transfer applicants from other programs at the University of Calgary, whether inside or outside the Faculty of Arts.  Annual application deadlines set in Applications for Admission Schedule in this Calendar apply to all three groups of applicants.

For the BSc and BSc Honours programs in Psychology, students are required to complete seven first-year science courses (see Other Requirements for the BSc in Psychology and the BSc Honours). To enter these courses students must have previously completed Mathematics 30 or Pure Mathematics 30, Biology 30, and Chemistry 30 or equivalent. Mathematics 31 and Physics 30 are recommended.

Psychology Majors are eligible to apply for Honours only if they will complete the program during the following academic year.

Due to high demand, the qualifying grade point average for eligibility for admission to Honours Psychology is typically set higher than the minimum 3.30 level for the Faculty of Arts. When this is the case, the qualifying average for the following year is announced on the Department website by October 1. For the purpose of admission to Honours, a student’s grade point average is calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of 10 full-course equivalents inclusive of courses from other institutions as well as the University of Calgary.

Psychology Majors must apply for admission to the Honours program no later than March 1 of the year prior to their 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 Psychology Advisor well before the March 1 deadline to determine their eligibility.

Registration in 400 and 500-level Psychology courses is normally restricted to Psychology Majors. Refer to the “Schedule of Classes” for further details on these restrictions.  While Psychology 203 may be taken for overall degree credit, it does not count toward the minimum number of Psychology courses required in a BA or BA Honours program in Psychology.

This program allows students to transfer up to two years of College work and to qualify for the BA in Psychology by completing the required University of Calgary courses at Red Deer College. For further information, please contact the Department of Psychology.

Students admitted to the Psychology Major in the University of Calgary program at Red Deer College may not register in Psychology courses offered on the Calgary campus without the permission of the Associate Dean (Students).

The Field of Psychology consists of all courses labeled Psychology PSYC, with the exception of Psychology 203.

Note: The Field of Psychology does not include courses labeled Applied Psychology APSY. Applied Psychology courses cannot be counted toward a Major or Minor in Psychology.