UTM Psy (Spec) HBSc / CSE MA: Application Process and Requirements

Application Process

  • Applicants must apply to the Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) program, the Master of Arts (MA) program, and the CDP.

  • Applicants must gain independent admission to both the HBSc and MA programs before they may be considered for admission to the CDP.

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the HBSc program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MA program.

Academic Path to Completion

Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.

Year 1

Progression

  • Undergraduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the Psychology (Specialist), HBSc program.

Specific Requirements

  • 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) toward the HBSc program and degree requirements.

Year 2

Progression

  • Undergraduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the Psychology (Specialist), HBSc program.

Specific Requirements

  • 5.0 FCEs toward the HBSc program and degree requirements.

Year 3

Progression

  • Undergraduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the Psychology (Specialist), HBSc program.

  • Graduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the MA program.

Specific Requirements

  • 5.0 FCEs toward the HBSc program and degree requirements.

  • In the Winter session, students apply to the MA program. Upon conditional acceptance, they may apply to the CDP.

Year 4

Progression

  • Undergraduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the Psychology (Specialist), HBSc program.

Specific Requirements

5.0 FCEs as follows:

  • 4.0 FCEs toward the HBSc program and degree requirements.

  • 1.0 FCE in MA elective courses in the spring and summer between Year 3 and Year 4; this will be counted toward the overall requirements of the HBSc and MA degree requirements. This 1.0 FCE is chosen from among master's-level courses in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. Students without an undergraduate course in child development must take APD1201H as an elective.

  • Upon degree conferral, students apply to the MA program in order to lift conditions of admission.

Years 5 and 6

Progression

  • Remaining graduate courses in accordance with the U of T regulations for the MA program.

Specific Requirements