The Department of Psychology offers the following degree plans:
Psychology Plans:
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology, Major
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology, Medial
- Bachelor of Arts (General) Psychology, Minor
Specialization: Biology-Psychology:
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology-Psychology
NOTE: Details of the above plans may be found on the Degree Plan Requirements page.
First-Year at Queen's
Students apply for a Psychology degree plan at the end of first-year at Queen's. Plan thresholds change from year to year. Thresholds can be found on the Arts and Science Plan Selection Page. The Department of Psychology offers both a Psychology Arts degree plan and a Psychology Science degree plan. Students completing the Science plan must complete a Psychology Lab and 12.0 units in Supporting Science courses.
To be considered for a Psychology Arts or Science plan, students are expected to take the following course in first year:
- PSYC 100/6.0 – Principles of Psychology
Note: Students in a Bachelor of Science Honours program must complete 12.0 units from Supporting Science Courses (BIOL,CHEM,MATH,PHYS or CISC)
To be considered for the Biology-Psychology Specialization, students are expected to take the following courses in first year:
- PSYC 100/6.0 – Principles of Psychology
- BIOL 102/3.0 - Introductory Biology of Cells
- BIOL 103/3.0 - Introductory Biology of Organisms