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2022/23
Academic Calendar 2022/23
Psychology
ufv.ca/psychologyPsychology major
This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Declaration requirements
Students wishing to declare a major in Psychology must complete PSYC 101, PSYC 102, and PSYC 110, with a minimum grade of C in each course, prior to their formal declaration.
Program outline
Lower-level requirements: 19 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 102 | Introduction to Psychology II | 3 |
| PSYC 110 | Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology (see Note 1) | 3 |
| PSYC 202 | Research Methods in Psychology (see Note 2) | 4 |
| Two of: (see Note 3) | 6 | |
| PSYC 221 | Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSYC 241 | Psychological Disorders | |
| PSYC 250 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYC 280 | Introduction to Biological Psychology | |
Note 1: STAT 104 or STAT 106 may be substituted for PSYC 110.
Note 2: This requirement may be met by PSYC 210 if previously completed.
Note 3: This requirement may be met by PSYC 220 if previously completed.
Upper-level requirements: 30 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PSYC 408 | History of Psychology | 3 |
| Plus: | 27 additional credits of upper-level PSYC (see Note) | 27 |
Note: No more than eight credits may be in directed studies.
Psychology extended minor
This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Declaration requirements
Students wishing to declare an extended minor in Psychology must complete PSYC 101, PSYC 102, and PSYC 110, with a minimum grade of C in each course, prior to their formal declaration.
Program outline
Lower-level requirements: 19 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 |
| PSYC 102 | Introduction to Psychology II | 3 |
| PSYC 110 | Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology (see Note 1) | 3 |
| PSYC 202 | Research Methods in Psychology (see Note 2) | 4 |
| Two of: (see Note 3) | 6 | |
| PSYC 221 | Introduction to Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSYC 241 | Psychological Disorders | |
| PSYC 250 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYC 280 | Introduction to Biological Psychology | |
Note 1: STAT 104 or STAT 106 may be substituted for PSYC 110.
Note 2: This requirement may be met by PSYC 210 if previously completed.
Note 3: This requirement may be met by PSYC 220 if previously completed.
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits of upper-level PSYC (see Note) | 15 |
Note: No more than three credits may be in directed studies.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.