BA/BS in Psychology is a bachelor's degree in Psychology programme offered by Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 36,979 per year (CAD 7,624 per year for local students).
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, offered in honours and non-honours versions on the Ottawa campus. Core coursework covers introductory psychology, research methods and statistics, and a sequence of topic-area and senior-level courses, supplemented by electives in the social sciences and humanities; content spans neuroscience, cognition, learning, and the analysis of criminal behaviour as they relate to thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Students can choose one of five concentrations: Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology, or Social/Personality Psychology, and a Mental Health and Well-Being pathway is also available. Applied learning options include a co-op program, practicum courses, and volunteering in psychology research labs. The program is delivered in person and is open to Canadian and international students. It suits students planning careers or further study related to mental health, education, human resources, or research, and the concentration structure lets them focus on a particular area of psychology within the broader degree.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Carleton offers Psychology as either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc). Ontario secondary school applicants apply through OUAC with an OSSD plus six 4U/M courses at the 4U level with no individual grade below 60%. The BA route requires only English, as for all BA majors; the BSc route requires Advanced Functions plus two credits from Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, or Physics, with a three-year admission-average cut-off around 78%. International applicants apply through Carleton360 or OUAC 105 with transcripts equivalent to an Ontario secondary diploma and must meet Carleton's English-language proficiency standard unless exempt: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 per band), TOEFL 4.5 overall (minimum 4.0 per band; 86 for tests taken before 21 January 2026), Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 55, CAEL 70, or Cambridge C1/C2 176. Ontario secondary students apply via OUAC by January 15; documents from outside Canada/US are due April 1, with a June 1 general deadline for Canada/US transcripts.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OUAC, which opens in September 2026; Ontario secondary-school students should apply by January 15, 2027, and the general Fall 2027 deadline for other domestic (Canada/US-transcript) applicants is June 1, 2027, while Winter 2027 term applications close November 15, 2026. International applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US) apply directly through Carleton360, also opening September 2026, with an October 15, 2026 deadline for January 2027 entry and an April 1, 2027 main deadline for Fall 2027 entry; some programs, including Architectural Studies and Industrial Design, close March 1, 2027 with a March 5, 2027 portfolio deadline. Admission is not described as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
