Requirements (for students who have completed yr 2 requirements)
3 YR Pass 3.0 PSYC 290-399 2.0 Electives Students can have a maximum of 8.0 first year credits; count your electives carefully to make sure you haven’t gone over 8.0.
4YR BA with Major PSYC 3P30 2.5 PSYC 290-399 2.0 Elective credits Students can have a maximum of 8.0 first year credits; count your electives carefully to make sure you haven’t gone over 8.0.
Honours Comprehensive PSYC 3P30 *2.5 PSYC Credits 290-399 2.0 Elective credits Students can have a maximum of 8.0 first year credits; count your electives carefully to make sure you haven’t gone over 8.0.
* of the total number of 3rd and 4th-year PSYC credits, students must take at least one ½ credit 3rd or 4th year course from each of three lists: an Applied list, Social Processes list, and a Brain and Cognition list. Applied PSYC 2P92, 3P31, 3P50, 3P53, 3P72, 3P75, 4P20, 4P25, 4P27, 4P29, 4P72, 4P79 Social Processes PSYC 2P90, 3P18, 3P31, 3P32, 3P34, 3P37, 3P77, 3P78, 3P79, 4P30, 4P59, 4P71 Brain and Cognition 3P05, 3P06, 3P38, 3P46, 3P59, 3P60, 3P65, 3P68, 4P26, 4P55, 4P57, 4P58, 4P60, 4P63
Honours Research *PSYC 3F40 *PSYC 3P39 1.5 PSYC 290-399 2.0 Elective credits Students can have a maximum of 8.0 first year credits; count your electives carefully to make sure you haven’t gone over 8.0.
*3F40 and 3P39 Overrides The Department will not consider requests for overrides into PSYC 3F40 and 3P39 for students who do not meet the 77% average requirement (70% for NEUR students). Psychology students who do not meet the average requirement for these courses may switch to the Honours Comprehensive Stream, the 4 Yr BA with Major, or take an extra year to try to raise their average. Please contact Kirsti van Dorsser (kvandorsser@brocku.ca) or Vaisnavi Sugumar (vsugumar@brocku.ca) to discuss your options in more detail.
Did You Know? Courses that are numbered 290-299 can count as either 2nd or 3rd year credits, but students may only use a 0.5 PSYC 29x towards their second year requirements, any others will be applied to your 3rd year requirements. Courses numbered 390-499 can count as either 3rd or 4th year credits.