Specialized Honours Psychology Program Application Form (2024-2025)

Specialized Honours Psychology Program Application Form (2024-2025)

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM MAY 1 TO JUNE 1

You should hear whether you have been accepted into the program by early to mid June.

OVERVIEW OF APPLICATION PROCESS

SECTION 1 - Student Personal Information
* Applicants will be asked to provide their personal information including their York student #, mailing address, telephone #, email address, etc.

SECTION 2 - Student Academic Information
* Applicants will be asked to provide final grades for particular courses. Please have your degree progress report/student record open and available while completing this application.
* Applicants will be asked to provide the date that your enrolment window opens to add courses for the upcoming academic term. Please ensure you have researched and know your enrolment window opening date.

SECTION 3 - Student Research Interests and Experience, Reasons For Applying
* Applicants will be required to answer and upload several questions in a WORD or PDF format as well as upload an essay, outlining why they are applying to the Specialized Honours program, in a WORD or PDF format.
* It is recommended that applicants complete these documents and have them ready for uploading before beginning the application.

By completing this form you give the Department of Psychology permission to review your transcript. There is no need to submit your transcript, it will be reviewed internally.

The Department of Psychology will strive to provide applicants with a decision of their application by mid June.

SECTION 1 - Student Personal Information

Please provide the information requested below.
Name Name * First Last
York Student ID# *
Maximum of 9 digits allowed. Currently Entered: 0 digits.
Address Address *
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country
Email (please use email you check regularly) *
Telephone # Telephone # * - ### - ### ####

Do not enter brackets, hyphens, or spaces
SECTION 2 - Student Academic Information

Please choose the appropriate response below or provide a response as indicated. The information that you provide will be verified. Only applicants who reply 'Yes' to the following questions will be considered for the Specialized Honours Program in Psychology.
1. Do you anticipate having an overall B+ (7.0) cumulative GPA by the end of the current academic year? *

1. Do you anticipate having an overall B+ (7.0) cumulative GPA by the end of the current academic year? Yes No
2. What is your current GPA? *
Maximum of 4 allowed. Currently Entered: 0 .
3. Will you have completed at least 54.00 credits towards your Honours BA/BSc in Psychology by the end of the summer session (August 31)? *

3. Will you have completed at least 54.00 credits towards your Honours BA/BSc in Psychology by the end of the summer session (August 31)? Yes No
If YES, how many credits will you have completed towards your Honours BA/BSc in Psychology by the end of the summer session (August 31)?
Maximum of 3 digits allowed. Currently Entered: 0 digits.
4. What is the date that you are permitted to enrol in FW courses for the upcoming academic term (enrolment window date)? 4. What is the date that you are permitted to enrol in FW courses for the upcoming academic term (enrolment window date)? * / MM / DD YYYY

5. Please indicate whether you will have completed the following courses, at York University, by August 31. If it has been completed, please indicate the FINAL GRADE received. This information will be cross-checked.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

In the case that a course equivalent has been completed either at York University or outside of York University, you will be asked to indicate this below. Question 6 will ask for more detailed information about any course equivalents.

FOR EACH COURSE INDICATE THE FINAL GRADE IF THE COURSE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. *
	Yes	No
PSYC 1010 6.00	PSYC 1010 6.00Yes	PSYC 1010 6.00No
PSYC 2010 3.00	PSYC 2010 3.00Yes	PSYC 2010 3.00No
PSYC 2020 6.00 (OR PSYC 2021/2022)	PSYC 2020 6.00 (OR PSYC 2021/2022)Yes	PSYC 2020 6.00 (OR PSYC 2021/2022)No
PSYC 2030 3.00	PSYC 2030 3.00Yes	PSYC 2030 3.00No
PSYC 3000 3.00	PSYC 3000 3.00Yes	PSYC 3000 3.00No
PSYC 3010 3.00	PSYC 3010 3.00Yes	PSYC 3010 3.00No
PSYC 3031 3.00	PSYC 3031 3.00Yes	PSYC 3031 3.00No
PSYC 3125 3.00	PSYC 3125 3.00Yes	PSYC 3125 3.00No
PSYC 4001 6.00	PSYC 4001 6.00Yes	PSYC 4001 6.00No

6. If you have indicated that you have equivalents to any of the above listed PSYC courses, please list them below and follow the format of the provided examples.

YORK EQUIVALENTS:
GL/PSYC 2510 6.00, Final Grade: A+
HH/KINE 2050 3.00, Final Grade: B

NON-YORK EQUIVALENTS (Transfer Credit):
HH/PSYC 1010 - Transfer Credit, Seneca College
HH/PSYC 3140 - Transfer Credit, Athabasca University
7. Have you completed at least 3.00 credits from the Group 1 (2100 series)? *

7. Have you completed at least 3.00 credits from the Group 1 (2100 series)? Yes No
If yes, please list the course in which you received the highest final grade. Follow this outline when making your entry:
HH/PSYC 2130, Final Grade: B+
8. Have you completed at least 3.00 credits from the Group 2 (2200 series)? *

8. Have you completed at least 3.00 credits from the Group 2 (2200 series)? Yes No
If yes, please list the course in which you received the highest final grade. Follow this outline when making your entry:
HH/PSYC 2230, Final Grade: B
9. Have you completed at least 12.00 credits of the General Education requirements for your degree? *

9. Have you completed at least 12.00 credits of the General Education requirements for your degree? Yes No
If yes, please list the General Education courses you have completed, along with the final grade. If you are in the process of completing any of the General Education Courses, please list these after the ones you have completed.

Please follow this example:
AP/ANTH 1120 6.00, Final Grade: A+
SC/NATS 1500 3.00, Final Grade: In Progress
10. Do you plan to complete your thesis in the next academic year (e.g., you have or will have completed all pre-requisites including the 3000-level courses)? Most students applying to the Specialized Honours program do not plan to complete their thesis next year.

10. Do you plan to complete your thesis in the next academic year (e.g., you have or will have completed all pre-requisites including the 3000-level courses)? Most students applying to the Specialized Honours program do not plan to complete their thesis next year. I do not plan to complete my thesis next year I plan to complete my thesis next year but do not have a supervisor I plan to complete my thesis next year and I have confirmed with the supervisor
If you plan to complete your thesis next year and a professor has agreed to supervise your thesis, please provide this professor's name below (otherwise leave this blank):
SECTION 3 - Student Research Interests and Experience, Reasons For Applying

The following questions are about your current and future academic and career goals and your reason for applying to the Specialized Honours program.
This section requires documents be uploaded in WORD or PDF format.
PART 1

Please answer QUESTIONS 1 through 4 and upload as one WORD or PDF document. It is important to clearly label the questions with the appropriately numbered question. If you have a CV, you may also upload this along with your questions.

QUESTION 1
What courses (if any) are you planning to enroll in for the upcoming summer term.
List the courses like this:
HH/PSYC 2020 6.00
If you are not enrolled in any courses for the summer term, simply list 'Question 1 - not enrolled in summer term.'

QUESTION 2
What areas or topics, within psychology, are of interest to you?

QUESTION 3
What are your current academic and career plans?

QUESTION 4
Do you have volunteer or work experience in a research laboratory or in another setting, which has allowed you to learn first-hand about research in psychology (broadly defined)?
Please elaborate if you have. If not, please list 'Question 4 - No experience'
Use the Browse button below to attach/upload your answers in WORD or PDF format.

Please name the file as outlined:
LAST NAME, First Name_Questions 1 to 4_Today's Date

An example is given below
DOE, Jane_Questions 1 to 4_May 6, 2019

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PART 2

In a separate WORD or PDF document, please tell us why you wish to be accepted into the Specialized Honours program in Psychology. When answering this question, please discuss what academic experiences have inspired your interest in psychology, what career path you plan to pursue in the future, and why you believe this program will help you to achieve your goals. (Minimum of 450 words and maximum of 800 words.)

The essay should contain the title "Specialized Honours Essay" along with your full name and student number on each page.
Use the Browse button below to attach/upload your essay in WORD or PDF format.

Please name the file as outlined:
LAST NAME, First Name_Essay_Today's Date

An example is given below
DOE, Jane_Essay_May 14, 2018

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PLEASE NOTE: Only completed applications will be considered. You will be prompted to review your application on the next screen. If there are attachments, please allow some extra time for the files to be uploaded.

If there are any errors when submitting this form, you will be prompted to correct the errors before the system will process the form. It is important to note that you may also have to upload the document files again, if an error has occurred.