BA Psychology at St. Francis Xavier University

Programme overview

Psychology offered as BA or BSc, with major or honours, plus a direct-entry four-year Applied Forensic Psychology programme. Students gain hands-on research experience in lab courses, with service learning and work-integrated learning options, and choose from branches including forensic, gender, developmental, social and personality, abnormal, cultural, biopsychology and health.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Psychology Department | Study mode: full-time | Location: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

First-year introductory courses cover research methodology, neuroscience, clinical and forensic psychology and the basic concepts and methods of psychological science.

Career pathways

Psychologist, teacher, human resources, lawyer, physician, occupational therapist, social worker, correctional officer, professor.

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Application information

Main intake: September (classes begin 2 September 2026; Welcome Days 29-30 August 2026). January intake (classes begin 5 January 2027) for eligible programmes; competitive programmes such as BSc Nursing are not available for January admission. Spring term (May 2027) and Summer term (July 2027) undergraduate studies are also offered.

Domestic applicants: 1 September deadline for September entry (2026 and 2027); 9 December 2026 for January 2027 entry. Applications for September 2027 open 15 September 2026. Bachelor of Education: last date to submit application is 1 December 2026. LPN to BScN: 9 December 2026. Four-year BSc Nursing: 3 March 2027. Spring term (May 2027): 12 April 2027. Summer term (July 2027): June, date to be confirmed. Major scholarship consideration: apply by 1 March 2027.

International applicants: 30 May 2027 deadline for September 2027 entry (later applications reviewed case by case according to visa processing times); 30 September 2026 for January 2027 entry, with confirmation by 30 October 2026. Applications for September are made at apply.stfx.ca.

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