Minor Program

You should consider pursuing the Minor Program in Psychology if you are interested in Psychology as a part of your general education or as a compliment to your training in another profession (i.e., nursing, teaching, rehabilitation medicine, physical health and education, social work, speech-language pathology, etc.).

Enrolment Requirements

This is a limited enrolment program. Note there are different options depending on whether a student has completed between 4.0 and 8.5 credits, or 9.0 or more credits.

Variable Minimum Grade or Minimum Grade Average
Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee entrance to the program. Students must prepare to achieve a higher grade/grade average than the posted minimums listed below, which will depend each year on both available program spots and the number of competitive applicants. The following courses must be completed:

For students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:

  • PSY100H1 (73%)*
  • Gr. 12 Calculus (passing grade)
  • Gr. 12 Biology (passing grade)

For students who have completed 9.0 credits or more:

*In past admission cycles, the average grade cut-off for the PSY Minor program ranged from approximately 75-76%.

Notes:

1. In lieu of PSY100H1, we will also accept:

However, we will not accept AP or IB Psychology for this requirement.

2. For students who are missing Gr. 12 Calculus and/or Biology, please visit our Calculus and Biology Requirement page for more information on these requirements and how they can be fulfilled.

3. We will accept equivalent/exclusion statistics courses from UTM/UTSC in lieu of PSY201H1. Please contact the Undergraduate Administrator to verify if your stats course qualifies.

 

Completion Requirements

(4.0 credits):

  1. PSY100H1 (NOTE: We will also accept PSY100Y5 from UTM, or both of PSYA01H3 and PSYA02H3 together from UTSC)
  2. PSY201H1 (or one of ECO220Y1/​ EEB225H1/​ IRW220H1/​ GGR270H1/​ POL222H1/​ SOC202H1/​ STA220H1/​ STA238H1/​ STA248H1/​ STA288H1)
  3. 1.0 credit from PSY210H1/​ PSY220H1/​ PSY230H1/​ PSY240H1/​ PSY260H1/​ PSY270H1/​ PSY280H1/​ PSY290H1 (NOTE: HMB200H1 cannot be used in place of PSY290H1)
  4. 1.0 credit in PSY at the 300/400-level from Group 1 (any Cluster, excluding PSY306Y0, PSY399H1, PSY399Y1, PSY405H1, PSY406H1, PSY405Y1, and PSY406Y1)
  5. 1.0 credit from Group 1 (any Cluster) and/or Group 2, at any level

Notes:

1. We will accept equivalent/exclusion statistics courses from UTM/UTSC in lieu of PSY201H1. Please contact the Undergraduate Administrator to verify if your stats course qualifies.

2. These are all individual requirements and cannot overlap or be used twice within the Minor.