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Psych Course Waiver

Fall Waiver Requests Are Now Closed

If you would still like to request enrollment for Fall, please contact the course instructor directly. If approval is granted, email the approval to pnb@mcmaster.ca for review and processing.


All Level 2+ Psych courses require students to have the necessary prerequisite to enroll. Waivers are for class permission when you are missing pre-requisites.

  • It is the instructor’s discretion as to whether course prerequisites may be waived. No exceptions to this rule will be made.

Waiver requests will be reviewed after:
1. June 28th 2026
2. July 26th, 2026
3. August 23rd, 2026

+ Please note that a waiver does not guarantee a seat in a course but only the opportunity to obtain a seat.
+ Please do not email asking of the status of your waiver.

Link to Waiver Request Form
Form opens June 1st 2026 at 12:01am and close August 21st 2026 at 11:59pm


Winter Term Only

PNB Waiver Request Form for PSYCH Winter Courses 2027  – Fill out form

Waiver requests will be reviewed after: December 18th
Form will close Midnight December 18th


If you have already contacted the instructor and have received permission to enroll please forward the approval email to pnb@mcmaster.ca