A major is 6, 7 or 8 units of study on the same topic but on a topic other than Psychology. Some of the units in a major are level 1 units (1st year), some are level 2 (2nd year) and some are level 3 (3rd year). For your degree, you will need to do 2 level 1 units, 2 level 2 units and 2 level 3 units in your major. You can determine the "level" of a unit when you view the unit information on the UC website..

The approved majors are listed under Courses and Units.

You should choose an area that interests you. There is no right or wrong major for a Psychology degree.

No, your course convenor cannot tell you which major to do. This is your choice. You should choose something that interests you.

Open elective units are any 3cp unit in the university that are not Psychology units and not part of your major.

They are different to, and not part of, your Psychology units or your major. They are usually level 1 units, but you can do level 2 or level 3 if you wish. You need to be aware that level 2 and level 3 units may have pre-requisites that you may not have completed. You can choose any unit you wish for your open elective as long as it is not a Psychology unit or part of your major.

The open electives allow for flexibility in the degree. Students often start a major and then find they do not want to pursue that field of study. By having open electives in the degree, students can simply count the unwanted major unit as an open elective and begin another major.

If you choose a 6-unit major, you will need to do 5 open electives (15cp). If you choose a 7-unit major, you will need to do 4 open electives (12 cp) and if you choose an 8-unit major, you will need to do 3 open electives (9cp).

No, the results of those units are not used in determining places for 4th year. Entry to Honours or the Graduate Diploma (4th year) is based on the grade point average (GPA) of your Psychology units. Generally, you will need to achieve a credit average to gain entry to the Graduate Diploma, and a Distinction average to gain entry for Honours.

Generally, you will need to achieve a credit average to gain entry to the Graduate Diploma, and a Distinction average to gain entry for Honours.

If you do not have any questions, you do not need to see your course convenor. However, if you have questions or are unsure about aspects of the degree, it is a good idea to make an appointment to see your course convenor and sort these questions out early.

Course convenors for Psychology are available by following the links on the Psychology Courses page. You should email, phone or drop in and see Jeanine McMahon to make an appointment. Her contact details are jeanine.mcmahon@canberra.edu.au , ph 6201 2653, room 3B25.

You should email, phone or drop in and see Jeanine McMahon to make an appointment. Her contact details are jeanine.mcmahon@canberra.edu.au , ph 6201 2653, room 3B25.

No, you will need to arrange a time to see your course convenor. Course convenors have many other duties which means they schedule particular times for course convening. You should make an appointment to see your course convenor.

Course convenors have many other duties which means they schedule particular times for course convening. At other times, there are other tasks they must complete according to Faculty and University deadlines. For this reason, you need to make an appointment to see your course convenor.

You should make an appointment to see your course convenor to apply for credit. You will need to bring an original of your transcript from the other institution and you will need to complete the "Credit (advanced standing) application" that can be found here. Please bring this form in with your transcript to the appointment with your course convenor.

You can fill out the "Current student change of course application" that can be found here to move to the Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree and then submit this form to student administration. You should also make an appointment to see the course convenor for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology to work out a course structure and to get credit for the studies you did in your previous (UC) degree.

If you are prevented from enrolling in certain Psychology units this means that you have not completed the pre-requisites for the unit in which you are attempting to enrol. You will need to do the pre-requisite units. If you have completed the units at another university and you are in the process of obtaining credit for those units, you will need to complete an "Authority for waver of unit rule" form which can be found here and submit this to the unit convenor of that unit (not the course convenor). Please note this does not guarantee you will be admitted to that unit.

No, it is best to enrol in the units for each semester as you go. So enrol in the current semester's units and complete those before enrolling in the units for the later semesters.