Psychology (BSc Hons)

• Completed, appropriate secondary qualifications from other countries will be considered for High School admission, and study at recognized universities and colleges will be considered for Transfer admission.

English Language Requirements:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 88 or higher in the internet-based test, with not less than 20 in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing or Speaking components. Score of at least 230 in the computer-based test or at least 570 in the paper-based test. 
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 overall, with not less than 6.0 in any of the four modules.
• LPI (Language Proficiency Index) score of at least 5.
• A final grade of 2.00 (C) or better in the UNBC English Language Studies 50 Component 1 and 2.
• A final grade of 70% or better in English 12 from the British Columbia secondary system.
• A final grade of 75% (B) or better in a University Transferable English course.
• A final grade of 4 or better in Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition.
• A final grade of 5 or better in International Baccalaureate (IB) English A1 or A2 (higher or subsidiary level).
• CELPIP Academic Test score of 4H or higher in each of the Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking components.
• CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) Assessment score of at least 70.
• University of Cambridge ESOL grade B on the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).
• Comparable results in any other internationally-recognized English Language Assessment test considered as equivalent to TOEFL or IELTS.

Lower-Division Requirement

100 and 200 Level

• Psychology as a Science
• Psychology and Human Problems
• Research Design and Methodology in Psychology I 
• Two additional Psychology 200-level courses. 

Note:  It is strongly recommended that students planning to major in Psychology select at least one elective course in mathematics and one in biology within the first two years.

Upper-Division Requirement

• Design and Analysis of Psychological Research I
• Design and Analysis of Psychological Research II

Two of:

• Motivation and Emotion
• Psychobiology
• Sensation and Perception 
• The Psychology of Learning 
• Cognition 

Two of:

• Social Psychology 
• Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
• Theories of Personality 
• Introduction to Health Psychology 
• Lifespan Development

One of:

• Methods in Developmental Psychology
• Methods in Perception and Psychophysics
• Tests and Measures
• Methods in Social Psychology
• Methods in Cognitive Psychology
• Psychophysiology
• The Evaluation of Social Programs
• Critical Analysis in Psychology and the Health Sciences
• Current Topics in Psychological Research

Fifteen credit hours of 300- or 400-level Psychology courses, of which six credit hours must be at the 400 level.

Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement

Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 122 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University.

Notes: 

• Honours students are required to complete 122 credit hours. Students must successfully complete the 53 credit hours for the Psychology BSc program, 57 credit hours of electives and 12 credit hours from the courses listed below.
  • Honours Thesis I
  • Honours Thesis II
  • Senior Seminar
  • and one additional 400-level Psychology course 
• Each student must complete a thesis (PSYC 490-3 Honours Thesis I, and PSYC 495-3 Honours Thesis II) under the supervision of a faculty member. Entry to the Honours Program takes place after the end of the second year (i.e., upon completion of at least 60 credit hours) and requires a minimum GPA of 3.33 calculated on the last 60 credit hours completed at the time of declaration to the Honours Program. Attaining the minimum requirement does not guarantee entry to the Honours Program, which will be at the discretion of the Department. To remain in the Honours Program students must maintain a minimum Semester GPA of 3.33 to be calculated at the end of each semester as well as receive no grade lower than a C+ in any course after entry to the Honours Program.
• The minimum requirement for completion of a BSc Honours - Psychology is 122 credit hours.