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	Laurentian Psychology (B.A.) OUAC LPY Remove	Trent (Durham) Child and Youth Studies & Psychology OUAC ROI Remove	TMU Child and Youth Care OUAC SCY Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%“70% minimum”	70–75%“70-75%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U) 5 other grade 12 U/M courses A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses Alternative Offers B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	105
What you study	Psychology	Psychology Sociology	Psychology Sociology
What it is	A Bachelor of Arts in Psychology teaches you how people think, behave, and interact with each other. You'll study topics like memory, personality, mental health, and human development through lectures, lab work, and research. This broad arts degree gives you flexibility to combine psychology with other subjects, unlike professional programs that lead directly to licensed practice like clinical psychology.	This program combines the study of how children and young people develop psychologically and socially with broader sociology, so you learn both individual psychology and the family, school, and community systems that shape them. Unlike a straight psychology program, it emphasizes youth as a specific age group and their relationships within society. It suits people drawn to understanding young people's behaviour and thinking, and who want grounding in both psychological science and social context.	This program prepares you to work directly with children and young people who face challenges like trauma, behavioural issues, or family instability. You study psychology and sociology to understand how people develop and what shapes their choices, then learn hands-on skills for supporting and guiding kids in schools, group homes, hospitals, and community agencies. It suits people who want practical caregiving work rather than classroom teaching or clinical therapy.
The door tomajors you reach through it	psychology	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Laurentian University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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