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Psychology (BA or BSc) at Acadia University

Acadia University, Canada

Programme overview

Psychology at Acadia is offered as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, with Applied Psychology and Neuroscience options and an Honours program. Students engage with psychological research and data analysis from first year, in lab courses capped at 35 students and seminars of about 20. Study abroad and co-op are available.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Department of Psychology  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op  |  Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include PSYC 2113 Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 2133 Physiological Psychology, PSYC 2153 Developmental Psychology, PSYC 3373 Clinical Psychology, PSYC 3383 Neuropsychology, PSYC 3623 Forensics Psychology and PSYC 4343 Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Career pathways

Clinical psychology, counselling, community services, social work, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, medicine, law, marketing, human resources, graduate study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Nova Scotia: minimum overall average of 75%, English 12 (or English 12: African Heritage), Math 12 or Precalculus 12 or Statistics and Data Science 12, and three additional Grade 12 academic or advanced subjects. Ontario: Math of Data Management (MDM4U) or Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and a minimum overall average of 75%, plus general admission requirements. Alberta: Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2 and a minimum overall average of 75%. British Columbia: Foundations of Mathematics 12 or Precalculus 12 and a minimum overall average of 75%.

Domestic applicants: CAD 10,986 a year. Canadian students outside Nova Scotia. Full course load undergraduate tuition (4-6 courses per term); excludes technology, athletic, health, campus renewal, student union and other fees. Source

International applicants: CAD 25,172 a year. Full course load undergraduate tuition (4-6 courses per term); excludes technology, athletic, health, campus renewal, student union and other fees. Source

Advanced Standing (2-year, 6-semester) pathway: intake in September of each year, with the last intake in September 2027.

Applications open any time after September 21; apply by March 1 to be considered for an entrance scholarship (notified by mid-April). The application processing fee is $40 CDN, payable online by credit card.

Apply through the official page: https://www2.acadiau.ca/admissions.html

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