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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

• Check Your Degree Requirements Each Term - this is your responsibility!
  
  
• Enrolment appointments for Fall 2013 are Feb 25-March 3, 2013. The next opportunity to enrol will be late July.
  

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT

Psychology Course Offerings Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014:

• Psych Courses Offered 2013/2014
• Honours Seminar Topics and Descriptions
• Psych 363 Special Topics Descriptions
• New courses not in the Undergraduate Calendar
  
• Priority Enrolment Information for Third-Year Research Methods Courses (Psych 392-399) and Honours Seminars (Psych 420, 453-463)

Psychology Course Offerings Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013

• Psych Courses Offered 2012/2013
• Honours Seminar Topics and Descriptions
• Psych 363 Special Topics Descriptions
  
• 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, 319, 321, 332, 350 (maybe Winter 2015), 352
  
  
• Psych 492 (Psychological Measurement) is typically offered once every two years e.g., offered Winter 2013 and Winter 2015.

Availability Warnings Regarding Online Psych Courses:

• Psych 261 online (Physiological Psych) is offered in the Fall term. Availability beyond Fall 2013 has not been confirmed yet.
  
  
• Psych 354R online (Interpersonal Relations) will be offered by Renison Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.

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

Psych 264, 464, 480-486 - refer to the course application forms for details (next section)

Psych 499A/B/C (Honours Thesis)

PSYCHOLOGY COURSES THAT REQUIRE APPROVED COURSE APPLICATION FORMS PRIOR TO ENROLMENT

PSYCH 264 or 464 - Research Apprenticeship Courses - course description and application/admission/enrolment information

PSYCH 465 Winter 2013 - Applied Apprenticeship

• handout from the information meeting
• course application/admission/enrolment information
• course outline (available the first week of the term)

PSYCH 465 Winter 2014 - Applied Apprenticeship

• (new) Enrolment in Psych 465 is open to all Psych Majors. Go to the 2013/2014 Undergraduate calendar for the new description and prerequisites
• course application/admission/enrolment information (link not enabled - details pending)

PSYCH 467 Winter 2013 - Human Resources Apprenticeship

• Handout from the information meeting
• course application/admission/enrolment information
• course outline (available the first week of the term)

PSYCH 467 Winter 2014 - Human Resources Apprenticeship

• (new) Enrolment in Psych 467 is open to all Psych Majors and Human Resources Management students. Go to the 2013/2014 Undergraduate calendar for the new description and prerequisites.
• course application/admission/enrolment information (link not enabled - details pending)

PSYCH 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486 - Directed Studies Courses - course description and application/admission/enrolment information

PSYCH 499A/B/C - Honours Thesis - course description/handbook, application/admission/enrolment information (Note: Psych average of 82% required), deadlines, thesis conference, etc.

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 Laurier University (formerly Wilfrid Laurier University), including Laurier 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 Laurier courses.
  Special instructions for enrolment in Business (BUS) courses at Laurier

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. Courses taken on a credit/no credit (CR or NCR) or pass/fail basis are not acceptable for transfer credit.

Looking for online courses at other universities?

• Canadian Virtual University Courses
• Ontario Online Learning Portal for Students
• Search for Online Learning Opportunities in Ontario (Ministry of Training , Colleges and Universities) - Examples:
  • Athabasca University
  • 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

• Access-Ability Services

  • in-class, online, and test/exam accommodations
  
  
• Avoid academic offenses
  
  
• Courses of interest for various career paths following the Bachelor's degree in Psychology
  
  
• Course enrolment windows and deadlines - go to Quest for the dates for a given term. Note that the enrolment deadline for online courses is one week earlier than for on-campus courses.
  
  
• Course drop deadlines:
  • go to Quest for the start/end dates for the 'Drop Penalty 1' and 'Drop Penalty 2' period for the term
  • advice for Psych Majors regarding course drops (FAQ 26)
    
    
• Course load considerations:
  • (Home Faculty Arts) taking more than 2.5 units in a given term
  • number of PSYCH courses per term
  • strategies for improving grades
    
    
• Course override forms e.g., to get into a course that is full or to request a waiver on a requisite for enrolment

• 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
  • listed in the Undergraduate Calendar
  • for Psych 499
    
    
• Improving grades and average calculations
  
  
• Library Services (including on-line tutorials):
  • on-Campus Students
  • on-Line Students
    
    
• Online courses:
  • online courses at uWaterloo
  • online student support at uWaterloo
  • online courses at other universities
    
    
• 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)
    
    
• Success and wellness - examples of support services for students at uWaterloo
  
  
• 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 April 2, 2013

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