Child Study and Education

Minimum academic admission standard is completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree (typically a 4-year degree) from a recognized university with at least a mid-B average in the final year (73-76%) by program start date in September. Higher grades will raise an applicant\'s ranking.

The Registrar\xc2\x92s Office will look at your third year of study if you are applying during your fourth year. Please note that you will eventually need to verify the mid-B in your final year of study.

If your Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree was completed on a part-time basis, the Registrar\xc2\x92s Office will typically look at your average from the five most recent academic, senior-level full courses, or full-course equivalents. Students enrolled in fewer than four full course equivalents in their last academic year \xc2\x96 including Summer Session \xc2\x96 are considered part-time.

If you haven\'t yet completed an undergraduate course in child development, it is recommended. Otherwise, you will have to complete one as an elective should you be accepted into the program.

Your undergraduate degree need not be in Psychology. Varied backgrounds - academic and otherwise - are welcome.

Note that your Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree is the \xc2\x93admitting degree\xc2\x94, the only one that will be assessed by the Registrar\xc2\x92s Office. Any additional education may be regarded favourably, but will not be factored into your academic assessment.

The liberal arts/science content (or academic course content) in your undergraduate degree must be 75% or greater. Courses with a significant professional training component, practical component, studio component, performance component or sports component are not counted as liberal arts.