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COURSE INFORMATION AND RELATED RESOURCES

• Enrolment announcements for Psych Majors/Minors
  
• Psychology courses availability and enrolment including:
  
  • Psychology course offerings (including Honours Seminar topics)
  • Priority enrolment information for Honours Psych Majors
  • Waiting lists and course Overrides for Psych Courses
    
• Psychology course descriptions
  
• Psychology course outlines - previous and current terms
• Psychology courses that require application forms for enrolment (Psych 264, 464, 465, 467, 480-486, 499A/B/C)
• Psychology Majors taking courses at other universities
  
• Miscellaneous (e.g,. strategies for improving grades)

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ENROLMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR PSYCH MAJORS/MINORS

• Advice for Psychology Majors regarding Course Enrolment
  • Fall 2012 - details pending
    
    
• Check Your Degree Requirements Each Term - this is your responsibility!
  
  
  • Changes to the 'Advanced Psychology' course requirements for the Psych Major/Minor (July 2008)
    
  • Changes to the Psych 492 requirement for Honours Psych (June 2008).
    
    
• FAQ (e.g., regarding dropping or repeating courses, switching from General Psych to Honours Psych, etc.)

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT

Psychology Course Offerings Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013

• Psych Courses Offered 2012/2013
• Honours Seminar Topics and Descriptions
• Psych 363 Special Topics Descriptions - Fall 2012
  
• Priority Enrolment Information for Third-Year Research Methods Courses (Psych 392-399) and Honours Seminars (Psych 420, 453-463)

Psychology Course Offerings Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012

• Psych Courses Offered 2011/2012:
• Honours Seminar Topics and Descriptions
• Psych 363 Special Topics Descriptions - Spring 2012
  
• Priority Enrolment Information for Third-Year Research Methods Courses (Psych 392-399) and Honours Seminars (Psych 420, 453-463)

Availability Warnings Regarding On-Campus Psych Courses:

• the next offerings of the following courses is currently unknown:
  Psych 235, 304, 332, 361
• Psych 457 (Honours Seminar in Personality and Clinical Psych) is offered Winter 2012 but will not be offered Spring 2012 through Spring 2013, and possibly not Fall 2013.
• Psych 492 (Psychological Measurement) is typically offered once every two years e.g., offered Winter 2011 and Winter 2013.

Availability Warnings Regarding Online Psych Courses:

• the last/final offering of Psych 211 online (Developmental Psych) is Spring 2012.
• the online section of Psych 312 (Learning Disabilities) is usually offered in the Winter term only. For 2012 only, the online section of Psych 312 will be offered Spring term only.
• Psych 354 online (Interpersonal Relations) is no longer offered. This course will be replaced by Psych 354R online (Interpersonal Relations).The first offering of Psych 354R online will be Fall 2012. Note that Psych 354 is also offered on-campus typically one or twice per year.
• the last/final online offering of Psych 356 (Personality Theory) is Winter 2012. It is unlikely that Psych 356 will be offered on-campus in the near future.
  • Sidebar: Renison offers Psych 322R (Personality Theory) which is cross-listed with Psych 356. Note however, that most spots in Psych 322R are reserved for those in the Social Development Studies Major.

Waiting Lists and/or Course Overrrides for Psychology Course Enrolment

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Undergraduate Calendar

Expanded course descriptions (compared to details in the Undergraduate Calendar):

• Apprenticeship Courses (Psych 264, 464, 465, 467)
• Directed Studies Courses (Psych 480-486)
• Honours Thesis (Psych 499A/B/C)
• Honours Seminars (Psych 453-463, 485)
  

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE OUTLINES - PREVIOUS AND CURRENT TERMS

Learn about the course content of courses by reviewing course outlines from previous and current terms.

All Psychology course outlines except for Psych 264, 464, 480-486, 499A/B/C

For Psych 264, 464, 480-486, 499A/B/C, refer to the course application forms (next section)

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES THAT REQUIRE APPROVED COURSE APPLICATION FORMS FOR ENROLMENT

1) PSYCH 264 or 464 - Research Apprenticeship Courses

2) PSYCH 465 - Applied Apprenticeship (offered Winter only):

Winter 2012:

• The Course Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 22, 2011 from 11:30-12:30 pm in PAS 3026.
  Handout for the meeting
• Course information and application form for enrolment for Psych 465.
• Application deadline extended to October 14, 2011

Winter 2013 - details pending

3) PSYCH 467 - Human Resources Apprenticeship (Winter only)

Winter 2012:

• The Course Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 22, 2011 from 11:30-12:30 pm in PAS 3026.
  Handout for the meeting
• Course information and application form for enrolment for Psych 467
• Application deadline extended to October 14, 2011

Winter 2013: details pending

4) PSYCH 480-486 - Directed Studies

5) PSYCH 499A/B/C - Honours Thesis (Psych average of 82% required)

PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS TAKING COURSES AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

Students who are on conditional standing are not eligible to take courses elsewhere towards their uWaterloo records.

When you submit a request to take a course(s) at another university, please include a detailed description of the course content. A course outline including topic covered, method of evaluation, and title/author of the textbooks/readings might be necessary depending on the course and the degree requirement you are hoping to fulfill.

Requesting Approval to Take Courses Elsewhere

• International exchange programs - information for Psychology Majors
  
  
• courses at other universities that are not part of an international exchange program - It is your responsibility to apply for admission at the host school as a visiting student (contact them for details such as procedures, deadlines, and course availability), and to apply to uWaterloo for a Letter of Permission before taking the course(s).
  Letter of Permission Form
  
  
• Exception to the Letter of Permission requirement: Courses at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), including WLU Business courses that appear on the uWaterloo Schedule of Classes, are covered under the UW Cross-Registration policy. Please use a Cross Registration Form instead of a Letter of Permisson Form for WLU courses.
  Special instructions for enrolment in Business (BUS) courses at WLU

Please review the following policies (particularly the Residency requirements!) before taking courses at other universities:

• Home Faculty Arts:
  • Internal and external transfer credit policies (including courses taken on Cross-Registration, Letter or Permission, or exchange programs)
  • Residency Requirements for a degree
  • Residency Requirements for the Psychology Major
    
    
• Home Faculty Science:
  • Letter of Permission Policy
  • Cross-Registration Policy (link TBA)
  • Transfer Credit Policy and the Residency Requirements for a degree
  • Residency Requirements for the Psychology Major

Note warnings on the above websites regarding grades that are not included in the uWaterloo average calculations as well as the number of uWaterloo courses that must be completed on a numerical grading basis. For example, final grades for Psychology courses taken on Letter of Permission, Cross-Registration, or exchange will not be included in the uWaterloo average calculations.

Looking for online courses at other universities?

• Canadian Virtual University Courses
• Ontario Online Learning Portal
• Search for Online Learning Opportunities in Ontario (Ministry of Training , Colleges and Universities) - Examples:
  • Athabasca University - note that despite their 'open enrolment' policy that the uWaterloo Faculty of Arts will require that you begin and complete the course(s), including the final exam, within the timeframe of a uWaterloo school term.
  • Open Learning at the University of Guelph
  • Distance Studies at the University of Western Ontario
  • Centre for Online Learning at Wilfrid Laurier University

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING GRADES AND AVERAGES

Improving grades and average calculations

MISCELLANEOUS

• Avoid Academic Offenses
  
  
• Courses of Interest for Various Career Paths
  
  
• Course Drop Deadlines:
  • Faculty of Arts (linked to be fixed)
  • Faculty of Science
  • Psych Majors - also see FAQ 26
    
    
• Course Override Forms (e.g., to get into a course that is full or to request special permission)

• Credit Weights:
  Faculty of Arts Students - note warning regarding .25 credit weight coures
  
  
• Distinguished Teaching Awards (DTA):
  
  
  • Message from the Chair of the Psych Dept
    
    
• Exchange Students - Incoming:
  
  
  • Studies at uWaterloo
  • If the majority of the courses you will be taking at uWaterloo are in Psychology, please contact with the Psychology Academic Advisor after you have been accepted to participate in the exchange program regarding Psychology course offerings, enrolment, and availability.
    
  
  
• Examination Information and Regulations
  
  
• Fee Schedule for Courses
  • tuition
  • withdrawal (dropping all courses for the term)
  • withdrawal from a course
    
    
• Grade Appeal Procedures for Psychology Courses
  
  
• Graduate Level Courses:
  The Faculty of Arts typically does not allow undergraduate students to take graduate level courses towards fulfillment of course requirements in the Bachelor's degree.
  
  
• Important Dates
  • listed on Quest
  • for Psych 499
    
    
• Improving grades and average calculations - advice for Psychology Majors
  
  
• Library Services (including on-line tutorials):
  • On-Campus Students
  • On-Line Students
    
    
• Office for Person's with Disabilities
  (go to "About Us" then "Academic Accomodations)
  
  
• Online Courses and Students:
  • Online Courses at uWaterloo
  • Online Courses at other universities
  • Online Students:
    • Connections: A Newsletter for Online Students
    • Student Support
      
      
• QUEST (check times/dates for class enrolment and the Schedule of Classes; enter your course drop/add requests; check the final exam schedule and final grades, etc.)
  • The alternate version of the Schedule of Classes (e.g., for those who can't access Quest)
    
    
• Telephone directories for uWaterloo by individual, department, Faculty etc. - go to 'Student Services and Contacts'
  
  
• Textbooks
  • on-campus courses
  • online courses (see right side bar for ordering textbooks)
  • used Books (Federation of Students)
    
    
• Undergraduate Calendar
  
  
• Verification of Illness Form

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Last updated May 9, 2012

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