Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, SFU
Simon Fraser University offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Psychology.
- Students can also complete an Honours, Joint Major, Extended Minor or Minor in Psychology
- All information concerning applying for the Major can be found on the SFU Department of Psychology website
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
Program Requirements
SFU Department
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
In addition to the SFU general requirements, these are the lower division requirements for this major.
|
SFU Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
All of: PSYC 100 PSYC 102 PSYC 201W2 |
3 3 4 |
All of: PSYC 11151 PSYC 12151 PSYC 23202 |
3 3 3 |
|
One of: PSYC 2103 STAT 270 |
4 3 |
One of: PSYC 23213 STAT 2281 |
3 3 |
|
Group A - choose one of: PSYC 221 PSYC 280 |
3 3 |
Group A - choose one of: PSYC 2341 PSYC 2331 or PSYC 2333 |
3 3 |
|
Group B - choose one of: PSYC 241 PSYC 250 PSYC 260 PSYC 268 |
3 3 3 3 |
Group B - choose one of: PSYC 2326 PSYC 2324 PSYC 2322 PSYC 2329 |
3 3 3 3 |
|
One additional course from Group A or B |
3 |
One additional course from Group A or B |
3 |
|
Electives4 |
37 |
Electives4 |
39 |
Footnotes:
1 Second year PSYC courses at Langara require both PSYC 1115 & 1215 with a C+ or higher (2.33)
2 To be admitted into the Major program at SFU a final course grade of C (2.0) or better is required in PSYC 201W (Langara PSYC 2320)
3 To enroll in SFU PSYC 210 the prerequisites are PSYC 201W and one of the following: BC Math 11 (B- or better); BC Math 12 (C or better); any university level MATH/STAT course (C- or better); or SFU FANx99 (C or better). However, to enroll in Langara’s equivalent, PSYC 2321, the prerequisites are one of the following courses completed within the last three years: a minimum "C" grade in Foundations of Mathematics 11, Pre-calculus 11, Foundations of Mathematics 12, or Pre-calculus 12; an "S" grade in MATH 1150; or a satisfactory score (053) on the statistics version of the Mathematics and Statistics Diagnostic Test (MDT).
4 The electives should include SFU W/Q/B requirements.
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. SFU's requirements are subject to change, and it is the student’s responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated: July 2023