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Students are responsible for making themselves familiar with the information in this Calendar, particularly with this section, as well as instructions published periodically by the Registrar's Office. Students whose registration contravenes the regulations may be withdrawn from courses, regardless of when the contravention comes to light. Members of the Registrar's Office and the Counselling Services Office will assist students in interpreting the regulations and explaining their application in particular cases. Where appropriate, they will help those who encounter special difficulties to request special consideration.
The information published in this calendar outlines
the rules, regulations, curricula and Programs for the 2001 Summer
Session (May to August) and the 2001 Fall/2002 Winter Sessions
(September to May). The
University of Toronto at Scarborough reserves the right to change
without notice any information contained in this Calendar, including
any rule or regulation.
The publication of information in this Calendar does not bind
the University to the provision of courses, Programs or facilities
as listed herein.
The University of Toronto at Scarborough reserves
the right to limit the number of registrants in any Program or
course where the number of qualified students exceeds the teaching
or other resources available. As far as possible, places will
be available for incoming students in A-level courses.
All students are required to have a photo identification
card (Tcard). The identification card serves as both a proof of
registration and a library card. Students who do not have a photo
identification card (Tcard) should obtain one from the Registrar's
Office. Cards are provided free of charge to all new students.
A fee is charged to replace cards.
University of Toronto at Scarborough imposes the following academic sanctions on students in debt to the University:
- transcripts are not issued
- registration of continuing students is cancelled
- registration is refused to re-enrolling students
(i.e. returning to the College after an absence of twelve months
or more)
The following debts are taken into consideration
when applying sanctions:
- tuition fees
- residence fees and other residence charges
- library fines
- loans made by colleges, faculties or the University
- health service accounts
- unreturned or damaged instruments, materials and
equipment
University of Toronto student records are maintained
by a student-friendly system called ROSI. ROSI is accessible on-line
at http://www.rosi.utoronto.ca
and by touch-tone telephone at 416-872-ROSI.
1 The Subject Abbreviation
The first three characters of the course code indicate, in an abbreviated form, the discipline or subject area of the course. ANTA01Y3 "ANT" indicates a course in Anthropology, CHMB44Y3 "CHM" indicates a course in Chemistry;
HISD64H3 "HIS" indicates a course in History. (In ROSI's line [Student Telephone Service] a separate three-digit numeric code indicates the subject area.)
2 The Course Level
The fourth character of the course code indicates the level of the course with "A" indicating the most elementary level and "D" the most advanced
3 The Course Number
The fifth and sixth characters of the course code
are course numbers. In most disciplines, these numbers have no
significance, except to identify the course in a shorthand form.
4 Credit Value of a Course
The seventh character of the course code indicates the credit value of a course as follows:
| Final Credit | Letter Value |
| Y Full Course |
H Half Course |
5 Campus
The '3' at the end of the code indicates a course on the Scarborough Campus of the University of Toronto.
6 Section Code
Section code indicates the duration of the course
as follows:
| Summer Session | Fall/Winter Sessions | |
|
| ||
| Y | May-August | September-May |
| F | May-June | September-December |
| S | July-August | January-May |
1 Exclusions
A student may not register for credit in a course which lists, as an exclusion, one which the student is also taking or has already passed. Courses are not always mutually exclusive, so it is important to check the entries for both courses when one lists the other as an exclusion.
2 Prerequisites
A student must have passed the prerequisite course before enrolling in the course being described. Instructors are permitted to waive prerequisites if they feel that there are adequate grounds for so doing. If a student registers in a course without meeting its prerequisite and without obtaining a specific waiver, the student may be withdrawn from the course at any time. Students who are not withdrawn from the course remain in it at their own risk, for lack of the prerequisite is not grounds for special consideration. Students who complete courses for which they have obtained a waiver of specific prerequisites may not subsequently obtain credit for the less-advanced prerequisite courses.
3 Corequisites
Students must either already have passed the corequisite course, or must enrol in it at the same time as they take the course being described. Instructors are permitted to waive corequisites if they feel that there are adequate grounds for so doing. If students register in a course without meeting its corequisite, or if they withdraw from the co-required course without obtaining a specific waiver of the corequisite, they may be withdrawn from the course at any time. Students who are not withdrawn from the course remain in it at their own risk, for lack of the corequisite is not grounds for special consideration.
4 Prerequisites in Square brackets
Square Brackets are used in prerequisites to indicate aggregate or alternate choices example: [ENGB01Y3 & ENGB02Y3] or [ENGB05Y3] or [ENGA11Y3 & one B-level course in Humanities or Social Sciences.]
Some exclusions and some prerequisite and corequisite
courses are enclosed in parentheses; example (LATB01).
This indicates that the course is no longer in the College's curriculum.
Students who have already passed an excluded course contained
in parentheses may not take the course being described. Students
who have completed, in a previous session, a prerequisite or corequisite
course contained in parentheses may make use of the course to
meet the requirements of the course being described.
NOTE:
Although it may not be in this Calendar, some St. George
or Erindale courses may be exclusions to UTSc courses and vise
versa. If UTSc, Erindale and St. George courses have similar titles
or content, contact the Divisional Office offering the course(s)
to determine if the course(s) content is so similar that the courses
should be considered as exclusions.
Students in these courses work under the direction
of a faculty member with whom they meet periodically or in whose
laboratory they work. Students must obtain written permission
of instructors before enrolling in them. (Forms are available
from the Registrar's Office.) Please note that some disciplines
require submission of their own special application forms for
courses of this type in addition to the Supervised Study form.
In selecting their courses, students must adhere to the following regulations.
1 Prerequisites and corequisites for each course, as stated in the course description, must be met, unless waived by the instructor.
2 Students may not register for credit for a course if they have already passed2 another course shown in the course description as an exclusion to that course.
3 Students may not re-register for credit in a course if they have already passed that course. Students may re-register in a course they have taken, but failed. In the latter case, both registrations in the course are shown on the student's record, and both grades count in the student's grade point average.
4 Students may not register for credit in a course which is a specific prerequisite3 for a course they have already passed.
5 Where students may not register in courses for credit, they may register in them as extra courses. In such cases, both registrations in the course are shown on the student's record but the second grade is not included in the student's grade point average nor does the course count towards the degree.
6 Students may normally select as many courses as they wish each session. Students should, however, note the following:
- The usual load maximum for a full-time student from September - May (Fall & Winter Sessions) is 5.0 courses.
- The usual maximum load for a student from May - August (Summer Session) is 2.0 courses.
- Students who are on probation are strongly advised to carry no more than an average course load. Should they choose not to follow this advice they do so at their own risk.
7 Students who wish to register in courses on the St. George or Erindale campus should consult pages 225 and 226 of this Calendar. The "overall limits" rule is especially important.
9 Students
who are restricted to part-time studies may have a course load
of no more than 3.0 in the Fall Session, 3.0 in the Winter Session
or 1.0 in any one term of the Summer Session until they
have completed at least 2.5 full-courses and have a cumulative
grade point average of at least 2.00. In applying this rule, course
load is calculated as follows:
| Credit Value | Fall | Winter | |||
| (Y=1.0, H=0.5) | 1st term | 2nd term | |||
| Y | Y | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| H | Y | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Y | F | 2.0 | -- | 2.0 | -- |
| H | F | 1.0 | -- | 1.0 | -- |
| Y | S | -- | 2.0 | -- | 2.0 |
| H | S | -- | 1.0 | -- | 1.0 |
10 Students must register for their courses in accordance with instructions issued each session by the Registrar's Office. Students who wish to change their registration:
- may do so only until the deadlines for adding and withdrawing from courses, stated in the "Academic Calendar" of this Calendar;
- must notify the Registrar's Office of any change through ROSI.
11 Where
multi-sectioned courses have a common examination, students enrolled
in the evening section of the course may be required to sit an
examination during the day.
NOTES:
1 A course. The word course is used in two ways: a) to describe a full or half course such as "the last day to withdraw from a course", or b) to describe a number of full courses, or the equivalent in full and half courses such as the requirement of passing fifteen courses for a three-year degree.
2 To Pass a Course. To pass a course means to obtain a grade of D- or better in that course (or "Credit" in a Credit/No Credit course).
3 A Specific Prerequisite.
This rule does not apply in the case of non-specific prerequisites
(such as "one B-level course in English") or in the
case where one of two or more completely different courses may
serve as prerequisite.
Courses may be selected through ROSI. (For regulations
on course selection, see page 220.)
All fees are posted to the student's account. Information on the fees process is included in the registration package. Students will also receive an invoice detailing fees payable for their program of study. For further information contact Student Accounts, University of Toronto, 215 Huron St, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A2; telephone
416-978-2142; fax 416-978-5572;
email fees@finance.utoronto.ca
All degree students with at least 4.0 credits are
required to register in their Specialist, Major or Minor Programs.
Students may only register in Programs offered by University of
Toronto at Scarborough. (For regulations governing Programs, see
page 15 of this Calendar.)
2001 Summer Session registration begins April 9. Students who registered at UTSc in the 2000 Summer Session or the 2000/2001 Fall & Winter Sessions and who are not on suspension are eligible to register. On March 21 & 22, students may pick up their registration package in the Meeting Place. New students, students who re-enrol (i.e. reactivate their enrolment after an absence of one year or more) and other students who are not on campus (e.g. students who withdrew) will be mailed their registration material upon request.
Most courses in the Summer Session are assigned on
a first come-first served basis.
2001 Fall/2002 Winter Session registration begins
on July 4. Students who registered at UTSc in the 2000/2001 Fall
& Winter Session and who are not on suspension are eligible
to register. Registration packages will be available in the Meeting
Place March 21 & 22.
University of Toronto at Scarborough students may
use ROSI to:
- add and drop courses
- add and change meeting sections
- check the status of their course requests
- list courses on their record
- check to see if there is still room in a course
- add and drop Specialist, Major and Minor Programs
(ROSI's Page only)
- access grades, G.P.A.'s and academic status
- display their academic record (ROSI's Page only)
- request a transcript (ROSI's page only)
- confirm intention to graduate
- change their PIN
- change address and telephone numbers (ROSI's Page
only)
- change next of kin and emergency contact information
(ROSI's Page only)
- view other personal information (ROSI's Page only)
- access their fees account (ROSI's Page only)
- list their ROSI transactions (ROSI's Page only)
- avoid lineups
Access to ROSI is through Person ID (student number)
and a six digit personal identification number (PIN). All PIN's
are set initially to year, month and day of birth (e.g. 800323
= March 23, 1980) and must be changed to one of the student's
own choice before access to the services is granted. (Students
accessing ROSI for the first time will be prompted to change PIN.)
For security there is a limit on the number of attempts which
can be made to enter PIN. Students who exceed the limit will have
their access to ROSI suspended and should contact the Registrar's
Office immediately. Access will not be restored without photo
identification.
Access to ROSI's Line is available by the Bell Relay
or by contacting the Special Services Office via TDD at 416-978-8060.
Incidental fees each session include a Student System Access fee.
Further information on ROSI is
included in the registration material.
University of Toronto at Scarborough Home Page (http://www.scar.utoronto.ca)
Available information includes:
- the information in this Calendar
- changes to the Calendar
- timetable for each session
- timetable changes
- examination timetables
- divisional, discipline and course information
- faculty home pages
Students may add courses or withdraw from courses without academic penalty up to the dates stated in the Academic Calendar on page 6, through ROSI. The deadlines for adding or withdrawing from courses are strictly applied.
Students who make changes through the Registrar's Office will be given or mailed a receipted copy of their course selection form and should retain it until they have received their statement of results for the particular session. Students who make changes through ROSI should end their transaction by listing their courses to ensure that the change has been processed properly. They will not receive written confirmation of the change but it will be recorded in the detailed transaction log kept by the University which can be accessed through ROSI's Page.
At the time students add a course to their record
they are accepting responsibility for fees payment for it. Students
who withdraw from courses by the appropriate deadline may be entitled
to a fees adjustment. (See the fees information published each
session for more information.)
Some courses have a restricted admission and may
require approval before students are allowed to enrol in them.
A list of restricted courses and the approval needed is posted
in the Registrar's Office at the beginning of each session.
Students may change meeting sections in a course
at any time provided that, if the change takes place after the
deadline for adding the course, they have appropriate approval.
Approval normally comes from the instructor of the new meeting
section or from the course coordinator. Changes must be recorded
at the Registrar's Office through ROSI (until the last day to
add the course).
If students withdraw from a course by the appropriate deadline, no record of registration is shown on the student's transcript.
If students cease to complete course requirements
but do not withdraw officially by the deadline, a grade based
on the marks awarded (including a zero for any incomplete work)
will be recorded.
Students withdrawing from a session may wish to speak
to an academic advisor about the academic and financial consequences
of withdrawal.
Students are assigned a grade in each course, as
follows (Grades earned prior to September 1998 will remain as
originally reported):
| Grade | Grade Point Value | Percentage Equivalent | Definition |
| A+ | 4.0 | 90-100 | |
| A | 4.0 | 85-89 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.7 | 80-84 | |
| B+ | 3.3 | 77-79 | |
| B | 3.0 | 73-76 | Good |
| B- | 2.7 | 70-72 | |
| C+ | 2.3 | 67-69 | |
| C | 2.0 | 63-66 | Adequate |
| C- | 1.7 | 60-62 | |
| D+ | 1.3 | 57-59 | |
| D | 1.0 | 53-56 | Marginal |
| D- | 0.7 | 50-52 | |
| CR | No value | Credit in a Credit-/No -credit course | |
| F | 0.0 | 0-49 | Wholly Inadequate |
| NCR | 0.0 | No Value | No credit in Credit-/No -credit course |
Grades of 'F' and 'NCR' are failing grades, yielding
no standing in a course and no degree credit. Students are cautioned
that a numerical score on an assignment is not deemed to be automatically
equivalent to the corresponding letter grade.
In some courses, such as certain visual and performing arts courses, specific letter grades may not be assigned. Students may instead be graded on a Credit/No credit (CR/NCR) system.
The grade of "No credit" is a failing grade.
Where students earn a grade of "Credit" in a course,
the course is not included in the grade point average; where students
earn a grade of "No Credit", the course is included
as an 'F' (value zero) in the grade point average.
On petition, a grade of "Aegrotat" (AEG)
may be assigned. This grade is assigned on the basis of work completed
where medical or similar evidence demonstrates that a student
is unable to complete course requirements within a reasonable
time, and where a student has already completed at least 60% of
the work of the course with a grade of C minus or better. Where
a student is assigned Aegrotat standing, the course is not included
in any grade point average. Students who require a letter grade
will be expected to complete the work of the course.
Extra courses are those courses in which students
may not register for credit (see "Course Selection"
on page 220). The course and its grade will appear on the student's
transcript (designated as an extra course) but the grade will
not be included in any grade point average.
The following have no grade point value and do not yield credit:
WDR = Withdrawal by petition without academic penalty after the relevant deadline. (See "Special Consideration, Petitions and Appeals" on page 239.)
GWR = Grade withheld pending review
NGA = No grade available
SDF = Standing deferred on the basis of incomplete course work because of medical or similar means.
IPR = In progress
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