Psychology – Bachelor of Arts

University of Waterloo

Canada, Waterloo

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University of Waterloo

Canada , Waterloo

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 27,010 / per year

Next Intake September-2026

Psychology – Bachelor of Arts

About

Explore the frontiers of the mind. Examine human behaviour from a variety of perspectives, including neuroscience, cognition, clinical, developmental, industrial/organizational, and social psychology.

Then deepen your understanding with complementary courses in other subject areas, such as legal studies, sociology, biology, and health studies.

Want to customize your program even further? Work with one of our award-winning professors to design a directed studies course around your specific interest. Or get some work experience by enrolling in the co-op stream.

Our graduates are treating mental illnesses, improving approaches to education, and creating more satisfying workplaces everyday.

You can study Psychology (Bachelor of Arts) through Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business.

Disciplines

Faculty of Arts

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission requirements

Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of at least 70%)

Mathematics of Data Management is recommended.

Admission average: Low 80s (co-op and regular)

How to apply

Apply to Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business and choose Psychology as your major at the end of first year.

After applying you may choose to co-register through St. Jerome's University, located on Waterloo's campus. You'll earn a Waterloo degree but have a smaller community as your home base.

Not studying in Ontario? Search our admission requirements for Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business.

Career

What can you do with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree?

Graduates find a wide variety of career opportunities in areas such as counselling, various branches of therapy, mental health services, human relations, public education, speech pathology, research, education, and more.

Recent graduates

Teacher, Autism Spectrum Disorders Team - Kerry's Place Autism Services
Protection Support Worker - Children's Aid Society
Psychologist - Community Health Centre
Human Performance Manager - Bruce Power
Customer Implementation Specialist - MappedIn
Human Resource Generalist - ATS Automation Tooling Systems
Therapist - Surrey Place Centre

Learn about the future of careers in arts, humanities, social sciences, languages, and creative arts.

Hear from some recent graduates

Rahim Thawer (BA '08) talks about different courses in the program and how it lead to a career path. Hear more about what you can learn from a Psychology degree.