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Welcome to Psychology at Concordia!

Attendance at an New Students Orientation (NSO) session is mandatory and must be completed before you can enroll for classes. You will be eligible to participate in the session as soon as you confirm your admission and pay the admission confirmation deposit.

Below is a list of the NSO dates for students admitted for Winter 2025. To enroll in one of the sessions kindly follow the instructions on the welcome to the Department of Psychology email that you will receive once your admission is confirmed. Be sure to register for the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) Touchstone as well, as per the information in the welcome email.

September 30
October 17
November 14
November 25
December 5
December 16

• Psychology.PY.Reception@concordia.ca for general inquiries
• Psychology.Undergraduate@concordia.ca for registration and elective groups
• Psychology.Forms@concordia.ca for any application or form submission
• Psychology.Advising@concordia.ca for advising and guidance

Honours students and Specialization students with PSYC 485
Please email Dr. Jayson San Miguel at psychology.undergradresearch@concordia.ca for advising help.

Major students and Specialization students without PSYC 485
Your academic advisor is Ms. Kim Archer. Please either attend one of her Zoom drop-in sessions or make an appointment. Here is Ms. Archer’s advising schedule for the Fall term.

Academic Advising:
One-on-One Drop-in advising via Zoom for quick questions:

• Tuesdays 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
• Wednesdays 10:30 am – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Fridays 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Full advising appointment (20 minutes)

There are two paths that students who are currently in a Concordia degree program can take to enter a Psychology or Neuroscience program.

1) The Change of Concentration process – you will remain in the same degree type but change your concentration (e.g., BA History to BA Psychology; BSc Biology to BSc Neuroscience.) Please consult the info sheet for admission requirements & info session dates.

• Change of concentration application to Psychology for students outside Psychology
• Change of concentration application to Neuroscience for students outside Neuroscience

2) The Internal Degree Transfer process – please consult the info sheet for admission requirements & info session dates.

Note 1: If you are not in a Concordia degree program and you wish to be admitted to a Psychology program, then you must apply through the admissions process.

Note 2: The Department of Psychology is not accepting applications for the Minor in Psychology program for the foreseeable future.

Note 3: Are you interested in switching to one of our programs? Sign up for one of our INFO SESSIONS!

NON-PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

As a non-Psychology student, you are allowed to enroll directly in a 200-level PSYC course. For a 300-level course, you must request permission by attending a course override registration session. For the Fall 2024 term we will continue doing overrides virtually via Zoom. Do NOT come in person for an override session! See the Fall 2024 schedule below. We will see one student at a time on a first-come first-served basis and there will be a Zoom waiting room. If you are waiting for a while, it is normal, we typically have a lot of requests and we will get to you in time. Be sure to have your student ID and the course for which you wish to register noted and ready for when your turn comes up.

Please remember that there are NO GUARANTEES as students in Psychology always have priority. If a course is CLOSED or WAITLISTED, unfortunately we cannot help. Always check if the course still has OPEN seats before attempting to register. Also keep in mind that non-Psychology students are permitted a maximum of 1 PSYC course per semester up to a total of 4 courses during their undergraduate degree. Note that PSYC 305, 311, 387, and all 400-level courses are unavailable to students outside of Psychology.

Below is the Fall 2024 schedule for course override registration sessions. The Zoom link for all sessions is https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/4283661190

Wednesday September 4:  11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday September 5:   2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Friday September 6: 10:30 am – 11:00 am
Monday September  9:  11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday September 10: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday September 11:  2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Thursday September 12:   11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Monday September 16 DNE DEADLINE DAY:  11:00 am – 12:00 pm

If you are already a student in a Psychology or Neuroscience program and you wish to switch your program concentration (Major, Specialization, Honours) without changing your degree type (BA, BSc), then please submit the E-Form that applies to your situation:

• Change of concentration application to BA or BSc Major or Specialization in Psychology
• Change of concentration application to BA or BSc Honours in Psychology
• Change of concentration application to BSc Specialization in Neuroscience
• Change of concentration application to BSc Honours in Neuroscience
• Dropping Minor in Psychology
• Dropping Major in Psychology

As of the 2024-2025 academic year, you need to complete an MS Forms Request to be considered for PSYC courses that require departmental permission (except the advance experience courses).

• Request form for PSYC 311
• For PSYC 387/483/485/487, see below under "Forms related to undergraduate research"

• Undergraduate student and faculty research agreement for honours, specialization, and directed research projects (PSYC 387-487, PSYC 485, PSYC 495, PSYC 496)
• Application to do a specialization project (PSYC 485)
• Application to do a directed reading/research project (PSYC 387/483/487)

Please note: All forms must be submitted to Psychology.Forms@concordia.ca.

• Professor note form
• New students: transfer credit student request form
• If you would like to request permission for the following items, you can do so through your student portal.
  • Course repeat
  • Course substitution
  • Credit overload (requires at least 24 credits on record with a CGPA of at least a 3.00)
  • Late course registration
  • Late course withdrawal
• Learn how to submit the portal requests here.
• Other requests are processed through the Faculty of Arts & Science (FAS) student request form which must be submitted to Psychology.Forms@concordia.ca.
• For additional information and instructions, please see Student Requests on the FAS pages.

• Career advising in Psychology
• GPA calculator - Determine the effects of re-taking a course on your GPA (Excel spreadsheet)
• OPQ Requirements
• OPQ Undergraduate Requirements for Clinical Psychology
• Psychology Participant Pool – Earn extra credits in participating courses
• Access card and key requests
• CU Department of Psychology FAQs
• WHAT TO REGISTER FOR – common scenarios
• Why choose Concordia if you are planning to study Psychology

• Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ)
• Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)