BA/BS in Psychology is a bachelor's degree in Psychology programme offered by St Mary's University in Calgary, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,080 per year (CAD 9,360 per year for local students).
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, available as a three-year concentration or a four-year major, with an Honours stream open to high-achieving students in the four-year major, delivered on campus in Calgary, Alberta, using a dedicated psychology laboratory. It covers the physiological, emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of behaviour, psychological research methods, and the major theories and history of the discipline, aiming at a deeper understanding of how experiences, relationships, and social environments interact with predispositions and cognitive ability. Honours students complete Psyc 500, an honours thesis involving independent research design and analysis under faculty supervision, presented at a year-end research conference. It suits students seeking to understand human behaviour, particularly those interested in research and data analysis, and those considering psychology-related careers or further graduate study, for which the Honours stream provides preparation.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Psychology programme page carries no admission section of its own and defers to St. Mary's University's general admission requirements. Direct entry from high school needs a diploma with an overall average of 65% or higher across five Grade 12 (30-level) subjects: English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the University's approved list of mathematics, science, social-studies, language and arts 30-level subjects, and one additional course from a further approved list; marks below 50%, English Language Arts 30-2/30-3/30-4, and Career and Life Management (CALM) cannot be used to satisfy it. For the Honours stream, the department notes that admission is based partly on grade point average and that only students who have excelled as undergraduates are accepted into the stream, without publishing a minimum figure. English-language proficiency for BA/BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma and Transfer applicants is met by IELTS Academic with no individual band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 4.5 and no component below 4 (equivalent to 80, no component below 19, under the pre-January-2026 TOEFL scale), PTE Academic 59, Canadian Language Benchmark Level 8, or English Language Arts 30-1 at 65% or above.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:St Mary's University sets fixed application dates for Fall 2027 entry rather than rolling admission. Applications open on 1 October 2026. Domestic applicants must apply by 1 August 2027 for general undergraduate programmes (BA, BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma, transfer students), or by 1 July 2027 for the Bachelor of Education After Degree, a Fall-only intake, with supporting documents due 31 July 2027. International applicants face an earlier closing date of 1 May 2027 across all these programmes, with documents due 31 May 2027 for the Education After Degree route. St Mary's does not describe its admission as rolling; these are the published closing dates for the cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
