Program Requirements

Some program requirements may be met with credits earned through prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).

OL offers many courses that fulfil both lower- and upper-level degree requirements, but you may need to complete some degree requirements through classroom or distance courses from other recognized post-secondary institutions and transfer the credit to this degree program.

Admission Requirements

Open admission

Residency Requirements

A minimum of 15 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)

Degree Requirements

120 credits total, including 45 upper-level credits, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 over all courses required for the credential, as follows:

Breadth requirements (24 credits)

May be met with lower- or upper-level university courses; refer to the breadth requirements for arts and science degree programs:

• Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature), excluding technical- and business-writing courses
• Six credits in humanities, other than English
• Three credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science
• PSYC 1111, Introductory Psychology I (3) or equivalent
• PSYC 1211, Introductory Psychology II (3) or equivalent
• PSYC 2101, Statistics in the Social Sciences (3) or STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3) or equivalent

Lower-level requirements (6 credits)

• PSYC 2111, Introduction to Research in Experimental Psychology (3) or equivalent
• Three credits of a second-year psychology course (such as PSYC 2161 or 2131)

Upper-level requirements (30 credits)

• 27 credits of upper-level psychology courses (may include PSYC 3151, PSYC 3451, PSYC 3461, PSYC 3611, PSYC 3621, PSYC 3991)
• Three credits of Directed Studies (PSYC 4991)

Elective requirements (60 credits)

• 15 credits of upper-level elective courses
• 45 credits of lower- or upper-level elective courses

Directed Studies

A directed studies course consists of concentrated study of a topic you select in consultation with your Open Learning Faculty Member. Directed studies is open to you if you have fulfilled the breadth and lower-level requirements and have completed at least 15 credits of upper-level requirements in your major.

Registration procedures differ for directed studies, so it is essential that you consult your program advisor before you register in a directed studies course.