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Students must select and register in a programme
or programmes following the session in which they receive their
fourth credit. Note that some programmes have limited enrolment.
See the programme descriptions for admission requirements. A
list of Programmes may be found on
page 17.
1 Specialist
Programmes are designed to provide depth and intensity of study
within a limited area defined as a discipline, a group of
disciplines, or a particular theme or area of study. A Specialist
Programme may be taken only as part of an Honours or a Bachelor
of Business Administration degree and will consist of at least
nine courses. There are seven Specialist (Co-operative) Programmes.
2 Major
Programmes are designed to provide concentration in an
area of study defined as a discipline, a group of disciplines
or a particular theme or area of study. A Major Programme may
be taken as part of either a three-year or an Honours degree and
will consist of six to eight courses.
3 Minor
Programmes are designed to provide study in a specific area
for students desiring wide-ranging but coherent programmes of
study in different areas of the curriculum. A Minor Programme
may be taken as part of either a three-year or an Honours degree
and will consist of four full courses, including at least one
C- or D-level course.
4 Students may propose individual Programmes of study, other than those described in this Calendar.
Such proposals will be considered favourably only
from students with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or greater.
To be approved, individual Programmes should specify four courses
for a Minor Programme, six to eight courses for a Major Programme
and ten to fourteen courses for a Specialist Programme. The courses
should all be offered on the Scarborough Campus and should form
a logical programme. The student should offer a rationale for
the proposal. Proposals should be made to the Vice-Principal and
Vice-Dean. Proposals must be submitted at least eight months prior
to the session in which the students expect to graduate.
1 Students are responsible for ensuring that their course selection will enable them to complete the requirements of their Programme(s) by the time they complete their other degree requirements. In certain Programmes, approval by the supervisor of some or all courses is necessary. In all Programmes, the supervisor is available for advice concerning Programme requirements and course selection.
2 While students in their first year of full-time study, or first four courses of part-time study, are not required to select a Programme, they should, when selecting their first year courses, consider carefully the requirements of any Programmes they may later choose to follow. Supervisors, instructors in A-level courses, and academic counsellors may be consulted for assistance. Students who have registered in a Programme should consult annually with the supervisors of their Programmes to ensure that their course selection will meet Programme requirements.
3 Students
must register in their Programmes following the session in which
they attain their fourth credit.
Students who wish to transfer from one Programme
to another after classes have started should discuss the proposed
transfer with the supervisor of the new Programme and notify the
Registrar's Office of the change through ROSI's Line or ROSI's
Page or by submitting a programme selection form to the Registrar's
Office.
Completion of Programmes is certified when the degree is conferred. Students in their final year who have confirmed their intention to graduate at the next Convocation or who have confirmed that they are about to complete an upgraded degree do not have to request certification of completion of their Programmes.
When Programme requirements are changed, students may elect to satisfy the requirements in effect when the student first completed courses at the College or subsequent requirements if the student finds them more favourable. However, the College reserves the right to require substitution for courses which are no longer offered.
1 Students may register in no more than three Programmes at any one time (including no more than two Majors and/or Specialists) and may receive certification of completion of no more than three Programmes.
2 Students may register in no more than one limited enrolment Specialist Programme at any one time.
3 No overlapping courses are permitted between a Minor Programme and any other Programme.
4 Where a student is registered in two Major Programmes with overlapping course requirements, a student may use no more than two courses to fulfill the requirements of both Programmes. In cases where two Programmes have an overlap of more than two courses, students must substitute additional courses, approved in advance by either supervisor, to reduce the overlap to two courses or fewer. Such substitutions should be discussed with the appropriate supervisor when the student first registers in the overlapping Programmes.
5 Where a student completes the requirements of a Minor Programme and subsequently chooses to complete a Major or Specialist Programme the student may use the courses already accredited to the Minor Programme to fulfill the requirements of the Major or Specialist Programme. Upon successful completion of the additional requirements, any previous certification of the Minor Programme will be superseded on the student's transcript by certification of the Major or Specialist Programme.
6 Where a student completes the requirements of a Major Programme and subsequently chooses to complete a Specialist Programme, the student may use the courses already accredited to the Major Programme to fulfill the requirements of the Specialist Programme. Upon successful completion of the additional requirements, any previous certification of the Major Programme will be superseded on the student's transcript by certification of the Specialist Programme.
7 Supervisors have the authority to deal with special circumstances concerning Programme requirements. They may
- prescribe additional courses where a student is registered in two Major Programmes that require more than two overlapping courses (see 4 above);
- accredit to Programme requirements, courses taken on other campuses of this University or at other Universities; and
- permit course substitutions or other modifications of Programme requirements where they deem them appropriate. When special arrangements are made, students should ask their supervisor to record them on a programme exceptions form.
8 Students should note that certain Programmes will require them to take some of their courses on the St. George Campus.
9 Students intending to enrol in any course on the St. George Campus which they intend counting towards their programme should consult with their Programme Supervisor first.
10 Students
transferring to the University of Toronto at Scarborough will
be required to complete at least half of their credits and half
of their programme requirements as University of Toronto at Scarborough
students. Students transferring from other divisions of the University
of Toronto are exempt from this requirement.
Normally students will not be allowed to register in programmes that have been withdrawn. However, where the required courses for the programmes are still offered, or suitable substitutions are available, students who have completed at least four full-course equivalents at the end of the session in which the programme is withdrawn may still apply for admission to the programme. Such admission will be contingent on a written agreement with the Chair of the relevant Division (or delegate), stipulating the requirements to be met and a time limit for the student's completion of the programme. Students should note that the University is not obliged to make such arrangements.
Students currently registered in programmes that have been withdrawn will be able to complete their programmes within a specified time frame. The College will either offer the courses necessary for them to complete programme requirements or will make other appropriate arrangements such as course substitutions. Students should consult with the relevant Supervisor of Studies or the Chair of the Division in which the programme was offered.
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