Bachelor of Health Sciences (Addictions Counselling)/Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
The Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Science jointly offer a 50-course equivalent (150.0 credit hour) Combined Degrees program leading to the degrees Bachelor of Health Sciences with a major in Addictions Counselling and Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology. Upon successful completion of this Combined Degrees program, the student receives the B.H.Sc. degree from the Faculty of Health Sciences and the B.A. degree from the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Applicants may be accepted to the B.H.Sc. (Addictions Counselling)/B.A. (Psychology) for the fall term only.
Enrolment in the B.H.Sc. (Addictions Counselling)/B.A. (Psychology) is limited and fulfilment of the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. The Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Science reserves the right of selection of all applicants for admission and readmission based on admission average and suitability for the program as indicated in the Admission Statement.
All applicants are advised to refer to Admission and www.ulethbridge.ca/ross/admissions/undergrad for general admission requirements, additional admission requirements, policies, and application deadlines.
In addition to the general admission requirements outlined in Admission, all applicants to the B.H.Sc. (Addictions Counselling)/B.A. (Psychology) must satisfy the following requirements:
1.Satisfactorily complete Biology 30 and Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2 (or equivalent courses).
2.In addition to the English Language Proficiency requirement for general admission to the University of Lethbridge (see Admission, English Language Proficiency (ELP)), applicants to the B.H.Sc. (Addictions Counselling)/B.A. (Psychology) must also meet the Spoken English Language Proficiency (SELP) requirement (see Faculty of Health Sciences, Spoken English Language Proficiency Requirement (SELP)).
3.All applicants must submit an Admission Statement by March 15. The Admission Statement can be submitted at www.ulethbridge.ca/healthsciences/statement.
b.Degree requirements for the B.H.Sc./B.A.
1.A minimum of 50 course equivalents (150.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts, or the School of Liberal Education with a GPA of at least 2.00 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.0 scale).
2.A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.0 scale) on all Aboriginal Health, Addictions Counselling, Health Sciences, and Public Health courses taken for credit towards the degree.
3.A maximum of 12 courses (36.0 credit hours) may be completed at the 1000 level (or lower) for credit towards the program, excluding Activity courses (labelled PHAC and MUSE) (see Academic Regulations, Exceeding Course Limits).
4.A maximum of three Independent Study courses (9.0 credit hours) may be completed for credit towards the program.
5.Completion of the Liberal Education List Requirement (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
6.Residence requirement: Students must complete a minimum of 30 courses at the University of Lethbridge, including 20 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences and 10 courses from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education.
7.All Aboriginal Health, Addictions Counselling, Health Sciences, and Public Health degree requirements must be completed within seven years of completion of the first required course offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Required Courses:
Addictions Counselling 1000 - Introduction to Addiction Studies
Addictions Counselling 1020 - Introduction to the Counselling Interview
Addictions Counselling 1220 - Counselling I (Individual Counselling)
Addictions Counselling 2120 - Counselling II (Group Counselling)
Addictions Counselling 2235 - Indigenous Perspectives on Counselling and Wellness
Addictions Counselling 2245 - Assessment of Addictions
Addictions Counselling 2275 - Trauma in Addictions Counselling
Addictions Counselling 3002 - Health Education and Promotion
Addictions Counselling 3050 - Internship in Addictions Counselling I (15.0 credit hours)
Addictions Counselling 3120 - Counselling III (Family Counselling)
Addictions Counselling 3130 - Diversity and Counselling
Addictions Counselling 3260 - Research in Addictions
Addictions Counselling 3420 - Ethics in Addictions Counselling
Addictions Counselling 4050 - Internship in Addictions Counselling II (15.0 credit hours)
Health Sciences 3450/Psychology 3450 - Applied Statistics for Clinical Practice
Neuroscience 2610 - Principles of Brain Structure and Function
Neuroscience 2620 - Principles of Behavioural Neuroscience
Psychology 1010 - Introduction to Psychology A: Evolution, Mechanisms, and Cognition/Perception
Psychology 1020 - Introduction to Psychology B: Developmental, Sociocultural, and Abnormal
Psychology 1030 - Key Skills in Psychology
Psychology 2005 - Psychological Sketches: Straight from the Researchers
Psychology 2030 - Thinking with Data I
Psychology 2110 - Introduction to Child Development
Psychology 2330 - Learning and Cognition
Psychology 2700 - Behaviour and Evolution
Psychology 2800 - Social Psychology
Psychology 3105 - Adolescent Development
Psychology 3330 - Social Cognition
One of:
Addictions Counselling 3150 - Adult Psychopathology
Psychology 3500 - Abnormal Psychology
One of:
Addictions Counselling 3140 - Behavioural Pharmacology
Psychology 3535 - Drugs and Behaviour
One course (3.0 credit hours) in Psychology at the 4000 level, excluding Psychology 4980 (Applied Studies), Psychology 4990 (Independent Study), and Psychology 4995 (Undergraduate Thesis)
Two additional courses (6.0 credit hours) in Psychology at the 3000 or 4000 level, at least one of which must be designated as Social Science
Four courses (12.0 credit hours) from List I: Fine Arts and Humanities offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, or School of Liberal Education
Five elective courses (15.0 credit hours) from disciplines offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts, or the School of Liberal Education
Notes
To determine if a given course has a Fine Arts or Humanities designation or a Social Science designation, see List I: Fine Arts and Humanities Courses or List II: Social Science Courses (see School of Liberal Education, Liberal Education List Requirement).
Sample sequencing plans are created to provide students with an example of how to plan courses for the duration of a program. Sample sequencing plans for each program and major can be found in the applicable Program Planning Guide.