Course Selection Step 1: Review Degree and Subject POSt (Program Of Study) Requirements

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Course Selection Step 1 Review Degree and
Subject POSt (Program Of Study) Requirements
Combination of full and half credits. No time
limit for the completion of a degree
There are limits on the number of 100-level
courses that can be used for credit towards your
degree
You have the option of completing either one
Specialist program (9.0 to 17.5 credits) or
two Major programs (6.0 to 8.0 credits each)
or one Major program (6.0 to 8.0 credits)
plus two Minor programs (4.0 credits each)
Subject POSts (Programs Of Study) are the focus
of your degree and you should select a
combination of first-year courses that will give
you the option to enter several different Subject
POSts at the end of your first year of study
Students admitted after September 2010 do NOT
complete the Distribution Requirement
You can complete more than the minimum number
of Subject POSts. You can select up to 3 Subject
POSts with a maximum of 2 large Subject POSts (
e.g. Majors or Specialists).
The CGPA determines your academic status (e.g. In
Good Standing, On Academic Probation etc.) and
your eligibility to graduate. Grades in the
low-to-mid 60s would provide a CGPA in the 1.85
range.
Breadth Requirements are exit requirements
they dont have to be completed in your first
year of study but are required for the completion
of your degree.
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Step 2 Review Subject POSt (Program Of Study)
Options in the Calendar and Timetable
More detailed Subject POSt information,
including first- year required courses, can be
found in the Arts and Science Calendar.
You don't have to choose your Subject POSts
(Programs of Study) until the end of first year
but you do have to think about Subject POSt
options in order to make sensible course choices
in your first year of study.
Most Subject POSts will have one or more required
first-year courses and you should select your
combination of 5.0 first-year credits carefully
to ensure that you will have access to a variety
of Subject POSt options at the end of your first
year of study.
A complete listing of Subject POSts, and program
advisor contact information, can be found in the
Registration Handbook and Timetable.
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Step 3 Review Program Descriptions in Calendar
to determine Required 1st Year courses

• Economics Major
• This is a limited enrolment program. All students
  who request the program and obtain at least
• the specified mark(s) in the required course(s)
  will be eligible to enrol.
• Required courses
• ECO100Y1 with a final mark of at least 67, OR
• ECO105Y1 with a final mark of at least 80, and
• MAT133Y1 with a final mark of at least 63, OR
• MAT135H1 with a final mark of at least 60, and
• MAT136H1 with a final mark of at least 60, OR
• MAT137Y1 with a final mark of at least 55, OR
• MAT137Y1 with a final mark of at least 55, OR
• (7.0 full courses or their equivalent)
• First Year
• ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1 MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1,
  MAT124H1)/ (MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
  

Major program in Economics requires two courses
in first year with specific final grades as part
of the requirements for admission to this limited
enrolment program ECO100Y1/ECO105Y1 plus
MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1, MAT124H1)/ (MAT135H1,
MAT136H1)/ MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
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Step 4 Consider Elective Course Options

• Courses that can help fulfill the Breadth
  Requirement
• The required courses for your programs of
  interest will fulfill some of your breadth
  requirement.
• You dont have to complete the Breadth
  requirement in 1st year, but it can be a good
  opportunity to take an elective course in a
  category you need

• Introductory courses that will give you
  additional Subject POSt options
• It is important to have several options for
  Subject POSts at the end of 1st year in case your
  first choice is not what you expected or you do
  not achieve the grade needed to enter the program
• Taking an additional introductory course allows
  you to explore other interests you may have

• Explore something that wasnt available in high
  school or that may help towards future goals
• The advantage of being at a university as large
  as U. of T. is the huge selection of courses
• Professional programs (medicine, pharmacy, social
  work etc.) generally focus on marks and not
  program choices, but may suggest some courses to
  take during your undergraduate years

• Small class experiences 199 courses,
  FLCs, New One
• These are unique opportunities only available in
  your 1st year, including a chance to get to know
  your professor - each class usually has no more
  than 25 students
• 199 courses are designed to help fulfill the
  breadth requirement and you should ideally choose
  one in a category that is different from your
  main programs of interest

• Anti-Calendar - available online at www.assu.ca
• Consider what other students have thought of
  courses
• The Anti-Calendar is published by the student
  union and provides student evaluations of courses
  and professors to help students make informed
  choices

• Skills development courses e.g. writing courses
  and languages
• Courses such as Effective Writing (ENG100H1) or
  Writing Essays (INI103H1) can help build skills
  that will be valuable for other courses you take
• U. of T. offers over 40 different languages to
  learn

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Step 5 Review Course Descriptions and Course
Prerequisites in the Arts and Science Calendar
Campus code indicator. 1 course offered on the
St. George campus
Course code
Y 1.0 credit, H 0.5 credit
First digit indicates year level

• PHY131H1 Introduction to Physics I
• A first university physics course primarily for
  students not intending to pursue a Specialist or
  Major program in Physical or Mathematical
  Sciences. Topics include, classical kinematics
  dynamics, momentum, energy, force, friction,
  work, power, angular momentum, oscillations,
  fluids, viscosity.
• Prerequisite MCV4U Calculus and Vectors/MCB4U
  Functions Calculus
• Corequisite MAT135H1/137Y1/157Y1
• Exclusion PHY151H1/110Y1/138Y1/140Y1
• Recommended Preparation SPH4U Physics and SCH4U
  Chemistry
• DR SCI, BR 5

PHY Departmental Identifier
Course title
Course Description
Lists courses you must have completed before you
can take PHY131H11
Lists courses with similar course content. If you
have taken a course listed as an exclusion, then
you cant take PHY131H1 for credit
Lists courses that must be taken concurrently
with PHY131H1
Course is a Breadth Requirement (BR) from
Category 5 The Physical and Mathematical
Universes
Lists courses that are recommended by the
Department as pre-requisites or co-requisites for
PHY131H1, but not required
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Step 6 Understand Credit and Section Codes in
Order to Create Your Timetable

• September -------------------------------
  December January ---------------------------------
  --------- April

H Course Code (0.5 credit) F Section Code
First Term
H Course Code (0.5 credit) S Section Code
Second Term
Y Course Code (1.0 credit)
Y Section Code Full Year (Sept. April)
Y Course Code (1.0 credit) F Section Code
First Term
Y Course Code (1.0 credit) S Section Code
Second Term
H Course Code (0.5 credit)
Y Section Code Full Year
(Sept. April)
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Step 7 Consult the Registration Handbook and
Timetable for theTime and Location of Course
Offerings
H indicates 0.5 credit
A general location on campus is provided for
first-year courses to assist you in planning your
academic timetable. Avoid back-to-back East/West
classes as it is difficult to travel across
campus in the 10 minute interval between classes
F section code indicates course takes place in
First Term Sept. to Dec.
Several Lecture, Practical and Tutorial Meeting
Sections to choose from. You must choose one of
each type if offered (not every course will
offer Practical and Tutorial Meeting Sections)
Some courses will offer a waitlist option if the
meeting section is filled. A Y indicator means
that a waitlist function is available.
Enrolment Indicators and Controls (See
Registration Handbook and Timetable P.33 for
details) give access to a course to specific
groups of students for specific times and some
courses those with E Enrolment Indicators
cannot be added via R.O.S.I./S.W.S
Meeting Section codes correspond to specific time
slots e.g. Lecture L0201 takes place on Tues.
(T), Thurs. (R) and Fri (F), from 1210
till 100 p.m. (Classes begin 10 minutes after
the hour and end on the hour.) Practical (lab)
P0401 takes place on (R) Thurs. from 210 till
500 p.m.
(A) Indicates that the Practical (lab) Meeting
Section takes place in alternate weeks, not every
week. This may allow you to create a more
efficient timetable by selecting a Practical
Meeting Section for a first-year science course
that will alternate - in the same time slot -
with a Practical Meeting Section in another
first-year science course. e.g. CHM138H1 (F)
P0201 (Tues. 210-500) will alternate with
BIO120H1 (F) P0201 (Tues. 130-430). ( Refer to
Timetable p. 37 for more details. )
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Step 8 Check Faculty Website for Changes to
Timetable Listings Prior to Course Enrolment
Check the Faculty of Arts and Sciences timetable
website http//www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/und
ergraduate/course/timetableperiodically to see if
there have been any changes made to the time or
location of classes you wish to enrol in
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Step 9 Plan and Record Course Preferences
Courses selected to meet the first- year
requirements for entry to your preferred
Subject POSts
List your 5.0 credits in order of priority. You
select all of your First Term, Second Term and
Full Session courses when you log on to ROSI at
your assigned start time.
Make timetabling easier by scheduling the 1st
choice of Lecture/Practical/Tutorial Meeting
Sections for all 5.0 credits before attempting to
schedule 2nd or 3rd choice back-up meeting
sections for each course.
You may take 200-level (second year) courses in
your first year of study provided that you have
the appropriate background (prerequisites,
corequisites etc.) but 200-level courses are
generally more difficult and demanding than
100-level courses
Elective courses selected to fulfill additional
breadth requirements provide alternate/back-up
program options allow for the acquisition of
new skills etc.
Try to select 2nd and 3rd choice back-up
Meeting Sections in the event that your first
choice of Lecture/Practical/Tutorial is filled.
Ensure that these back-up options do not create
timetable conflicts or back-to-back East/West
difficulties
Choose alternate courses in the event that you
cannot obtain a space in one of your first 5.0
preferred courses
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Sample First-Term Schedule
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
900 1000 CHM139H1 (F) Lecture L0201 West CHM139H1 (F) Lecture L0201 West CHM139H1 (F) Lecture L0201 West
1000 1100 BIO120H1 (F) Lecture L0101 Central BIO120H1 (F) Lecture L0101 Central
1100 1200 CHM139H1 (F) Tutorial T0501
1200 100
100 200 MAT135H1 (F) Lecture L0301 West MAT135H1 (F) Lecture L0301 West MAT135H1 (F) Lecture L0301 West
200 300 MAT135H1 (F) Tutorial T0701
300 400
400 500 CCR199H1 (F) Lecture L0101 400 600
500 600
600 700 HIS280Y1 (Y) Lecture L5101 600 800
BIO120H1 (F) Practical P0201 Alternate Weeks
CHM139H1 (F) Practical P0201 Alternate Weeks
Blank Weekly Schedule forms are provided in the
Registration Handbook and Timetable or may be
accessed at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/underg
raduate/course/timetable/1011_fw/weeklyschedule.pd
f
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Step 10 Logon to ROSI to Check Course Selection
Start Time and Set PIN Reactivation Feature
First time users PIN is your date of birth
format yymmdd
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Useful Websites and Resources
College Registrars Contact information
http//www.artsci.utoronto.ca/newstudents/nextstep
s/contact Arts and Science Calendar
http//www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar
/ Registration Handbook and Timetable
http//www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduat
e/course/timetable/1213_fw First Year Seminars
http//www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduat
e/course/fyh-1 First Year Learning Communities
(FLC) http//flc.utoronto.ca/ TCard (Student
card http//www.utoronto.ca/tcard/ ROSI
https//www.rosi.utoronto.ca/main.html ROSI
Instructional Demos https//www.rosi.utoronto.ca
/demos.html Anti Calendar http//assu.ca/ Week
ly Schedule Blank Form www.artsci.utoronto.ca/cur
rent/undergraduate/course/timetable/1011_fw/weekly
schedule.pdf