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Psychology - Science and Engineering

i) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must complete SC/PSYC 1010 6.00. (Note: Students must obtain a minimum grade of C (4.0) in SC/PSYC 1010 6.00 to be permitted to pursue a degree in psychology as well as to take psychology courses for which SC/PSYC 1010 6.00 is a prerequisite.)

ii) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates must comply with general regulation 4 (see the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) by completing the following (in addition to SC/PSYC 1010 6.00):

iii) All BSc and BSc Honours degree candidates, in accordance with their declared programs, must comply with general regulation 5 or 6 (see the Faculty of Science and Engineering Regulations Governing Undergraduate Degree Requirements section of this calendar) and, in so doing, must also satisfy the course, credit and standing requirements specified below.

Bachelor Program

To Graduate in a Bachelor Program. A minimum overall grade point average of 4.0 (C) is required in order to be eligible to graduate with a BSc degree (bachelor program).

Note: At least half (50 per cent) of the psychology requirements above must be satisfied by psychology courses offered by the Psychology departments at York (Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Glendon).

Honours Programs

To declare Honours requires successful completion of at least 24 credits and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses completed, subject to the exception in the note below.

To proceed in each year of an Honours program requires a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses completed, subject to the exception in the note below.

To graduate in an Honours program requires successful completion of all Faculty requirements and departmental required courses and a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 5.0 (C+) over all courses completed, subject to the exception in the note below.

Note: In addition, a minimum cumulative credit-weighted grade point average of 6.0 (B) over all science (SC) courses completed is required to declare, proceed and graduate in (i) the Honours Double Major program where biology is the other major, and (ii) the Honours Major/Minor program where biology is the major. (The minimum 6.0 (B) science grade point average is not required where biology is the minor.)

Specialized Honours Program

Notes:

1. The statistics courses listed above as acceptable substitutes for SC/PSYC 2020 6.00 are counted as psychology course credits.

2. At least half (50 per cent) of the psychology requirements above must be satisfied by psychology courses offered by the Psychology departments at York (Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Glendon).

Honours Double Major and Honours Major/Minor Programs

An Honours major in psychology may be combined with an Honours major in another subject area in a BSc Honours Double Major degree program, or with an Honours minor in another subject area in a BSc Honours Major/Minor degree program. Possible subject combinations are listed under Undergraduate Degree Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this calendar.

  • the Faculty of Science and Engineering general education and 1000-level science requirements, as specified in ii) above and including courses appropriate for the second major or the minor;
  • the psychology Honours major requirements below;
  • the course requirements for the second major or the minor;
  • additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits, including at least 90 credits from science courses and at least 42 credits at the 3000 or higher level.

Honours Major

Notes:

1. The statistics courses listed above as acceptable substitutes for SC/PSYC 2020 6.00 are counted as psychology course credits.

2. At least half (50 per cent) of the psychology requirements above must be satisfied by psychology courses offered by the Psychology departments at York (Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Glendon).

Honours Minor

  • SC/PSYC 1010 6.00 with a minimum grade of C;
  • six credits from psychology courses at the 4000 level;
  • at least 18 additional credits from psychology courses, for an overall total of at least 30 credits from psychology courses.

Note: At least half (50 per cent) of the psychology requirements above must be satisfied by psychology courses offered by the Psychology departments at York (Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Glendon).

Joint York/Seneca Certificate Program in Rehabilitation Services

See Certificate Programs in the Faculty of Science and Engineering Undergraduate Degree and Certificate Programs section of this calendar.

 
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