Psychology – ARCC Submission
REVISED Nov 11, 2014 (AR changes)
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MOTION 1: That the Academic Regulations and Curriculum Committee recommend to the
Arts and Sciences Executive that the prerequisites for PSYC 4105 (Senior Empirical Thesis)
be changed by removing PSYC 3357 (Design & Analysis II) as one of the prerequisites.
Rationale: This has been discussed at length over the years. PSYC 3357 is currently a
requirement only for the Hon Spec BSc and Spec BSc degrees. In a recent departmental
Strategic Planning session/retreat, it was again identified that this course is not useful for
the vast majority of students completing the PSYC 4105 course, and is needlessly
restrictive to students who want to complete the Honours Thesis, but do not meet the prereq.
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MOTION 2: That the Academic Regulations and Curriculum Committee recommend to the
Arts and Sciences Executive that the course pre-requisites for PSYC 4105 (Senior Empirical
Thesis) be changed to include either PSYC 3356 (Design & Analysis I) or CHFS 3035
(Statistics in Behavioural & Social Sciences) with 70% or better.
Rationale: In combination with their pre-requisites, these courses both meet the statistical
competency requirements necessary for successful completion of PSYC 4105. Over the
past several months, PSYC and CHFS have been working on creating synergistic
opportunities whenever possible, in order to increase flexibility and enhance student
recruitment. Enabling students to complete statistical requirements for PSYC 4105
through relevant CHFS courses will minimize costs and enhance flexibility for students
who wish to pursue Specialized Honours, Honours, and Major programs in Psychology.
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MOTION 3: That the Academic Regulations and Curriculum Committee recommend to the
Arts and Sciences Executive that the course pre-requisites for PSYC 4215 (Senior Research
Seminar) be changed to PSYC 3356 (Design & Analysis I) or CHFS 3035 (Statistics in
Behavioural & Social Sciences).
Rationale: In combination with their pre-requisites, these courses both meet the statistical
competency requirements necessary for successful completion of PSYC 4215. Over the
past several months, PSYC and CHFS have been working on creating synergistic
opportunities whenever possible, in order to increase flexibility and enhance student
recruitment. Enabling students to complete statistical requirements for PSYC 4215
through relevant CHFS courses will minimize costs and enhance flexibility for students
who wish to pursue Specialized Honours, Honours, and Major programs in Psychology.
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MOTION 4: That ARCC recommend to the Arts and Sciences Executive to approve students at
the Nipissing Muskoka campus in the BA Honours Specialization in Psychology and BA
Specialization in Psychology may substitute CHFS 2026 and CHFS 3035 for PSYC 2126,
PSYC 2127, and PSYC 3356.
Rationale: These courses are appropriate for meeting the statistical competency
requirements necessary for successful completion of both BA Hon Specialization and BA
Specialization in Psychology. This will enable Muskoka based students who wish to
pursue a BA Honours Specialization or BA Specialization in Psychology to complete
similarly rigorous statistical requirements on the Muskoka campus, in essence increasing
flexibility for students.
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MOTION 5: That ARCC recommend to the Arts and Sciences Executive to approve students at
the Nipissing Muskoka campus in the BA Major in Psychology may substitute CHFS 2026
and CHFS 3035 for PSYC 2126 and PSYC 3035; consequently, these students must complete
a minimum of 21 additional 2000/3000 level PSYC credits instead of 24.
Rationale: These courses are appropriate for meeting the statistical competency
requirements necessary for successful completion of a BA Major in Psychology. This will
enable Muskoka based students who wish to pursue a BA Major in Psychology to complete
similarly rigorous statistical requirements on the Muskoka campus, in essence increasing
flexibility for students.