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Students who intend to apply for registration with the Psychologists Registration Board must be aware that they will be required to have completed the fourth year of their qualification in psychology within 10 years of completion of the first 3 years.  

Recommended study schedule

The study schedule is meant as an introductory guide for students. Students may determine their own schedule based upon credit transfers and personal study requirements. For more assistance with your study schedule contact the Program Advisor. The schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in 4 courses per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs. The normal study load for part-time students is 2 courses per term or 12 units of credit.

It is required that course work at 4^th year level (PSYC14047; PSYC14050; PSYC14049 and PSYC14048) are completed prior to or contemporaneous with the Research Project (PSYC14051 and PSYC14052).

Residential Schools

There will be a residential school for PSYC13015 Advanced Methods in Psychology in Term 2. There will be a combined residential school for  PSYC14050 Ethics and Professional Issues in Psychology  and PSYC14047 Advanced Data Analysis in  Term 1.  There will be a combined residential school for PSYC14049 Professional Practice of Cognitive Therapies and PSYC14048 Advanced Psychological Assessment in Term 2. Check the Residential School Timetable for details.

Computing requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQUniversity website via internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.

Application for credit transfer

Credit transfers for Level 2 and 3 courses in psychology will only be granted where the courses which form the basis of the credit application have been taken as part of a program of study in psychology offered by an accredited psychology academic organisational unit. Credit transfers are not granted for Level 4 courses.

Bachelor of Psychology with Honours

Students who are graduating with the Bachelor of Psychology degree are eligible to graduate with honours on the following basis:

The student's PSYC14051 and PSYC14052 Psychology Research Project shall involve empirical research culminating in a thesis which shall be examined by at least one examiner who is external to the University; the student in the first attempt in all completed third and fourth level psychology courses shall achieve an average minimum weighted GPA of 5.00. For this purpose a course grade of High Distinction shall attract 7 Grade Points, a grade of Distinction 6, a grade of Credit 5, a grade of Pass 4, a grade of Pass Conceded 3, a grade of Pass Terminal 2, and a grade of Fail 0.

There shall be three levels of honours awarded in accordance with the following GPA criteria:

• First Class (GPA of 6.0 - 7.0)
• Second Class Division A (GPA of 5.50 - 5.99)
• Second Class Division B (GPA of 5.0 - 5.49)

Students eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Psychology degree but who do not meet the above criteria for the award of the degree with honours will be awarded the degree without specification.