Courses
Course Enrolment
Course enrolment is done on-line via ROSI. To improve accessibility to ROSI and reduce student frustration during peak registration periods, course enrolment is broken down into manageable enrolment windows based on year of study. This means degree students will be given a start time to begin course enrolment on their assigned day. It is important to find out your start time prior to the start of course enrolment.
- Degree students should determine their "year of study" using the chart, to find out when course enrolment begins and when to check on ROSI for their assigned start time.
- Non-degree, special and visiting students are not assigned a start time, and should see notes below so they know when they can begin their course enrolment.
| 2011 SUMMER SESSION | ||
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| Year of Study: (credits likely completed by end of Winter 2011) |
View Your Start Day & Time on ROSI beginning: | Course Enrolment begins: |
| First Year: less than 4.0 credits | March 30 |
April 4 |
| Second Year: 4.0-8.5 credits | March 30 |
April 4 |
| Third Year: 9.0-13.5 credits | March 30 |
April 4 |
| Fourth Year: 14.0+ credits | March 30 |
April 4 |
| Fifth Year CTEP: 19+ credits | March 30 |
April 4 |
| Non-degree, special & visiting students | n/a |
April 4 (starting at 3 pm) |
| Note to students in Co-op Management Programs | Until 4pm on April 4th enrolment in B, C and D level Management and Economics courses are restricted to co-op management and economics students. Priority is necessary as these students must take specific Management courses in the Summer, in order to participate in the Fall/Winter work study terms. Students may add other courses as soon as their course enrolment start time begins. | |
| Note to Non Co-op Management and Economics students | Shortly after 4pm on April 4th enrolment in B, C and D level Management and Economics courses begins. See Web Course Timetable for details. Students may add other courses as soon as their course enrolment start time begins. | |
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Course Enrolment Limits
Summer- Students may add up to 2.5 credits on ROSI beginning April 4
- Students may add up to a maximum of 3.0 credits on ROSI beginning April 20 at 1pm
- Students wishing to add more than 3.0 credits must request enrolment in person in the Registrar's Office starting April 26. Note: this is considered a heavy course load and not recommended. BBA students should read course load information below.
- Students may add up to 2.5 credits on ROSI beginning mid July
- Students may add up to 3.0 credits on ROSI beginning August 10 at 1pm
- Students wishing to add more than 3.0 credits must request enrolment in person in the Registrar's Office starting August 22. Note: this is considered a heavy course load and not recommended. BBA students should read course load information below.
Overall course load limit for Bachelor of Business Administration students
Students may take a maximum of 3.0 full credits in any one session. On occasion, B.B.A. students who have completed at least 10.0 full credits and who have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 may be permitted into an additional half-credit course. Requests to add an additional course must be made in writing to management-supervisor-studies@utsc.utoronto.ca. This must be done after the wait list period has ended and before the last day to add courses for the session (see the Sessional Dates section of this Calendar). Students must provide an academic rationale for the request and include their name, student number, the course code and section requested. Please note that approval of a request to add a course outside Management and Economics does not guarantee a place in the course. Requests from students who do not meet the above criteria will not be considered.
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Standard course load per session:The University of Toronto Scarborough is on a trimester system and has three distinct sessions - Fall, Winter and Summer. This allows you to pursue your studies at the speed that most fits your needs. It is expected that most full time students will carry a 2.5 credit course load per session in at least two of these sessions. Most courses at UTSC are half credit courses. A regular full time course load is 2.5 credits per session (ie. equiv. 5 half credit courses).
Full-time vs. part-time attendance:
A standard course load is 2.5 credits in a session. Taking more is considered a heavy course load and not recommended unless you are a very strong student academically, with minimal non-academic commitments. Students who register in 1.5 credits or more in a session are considered to be full time, however, it will take longer than four years to complete your degree. Enrolment in fewer than 1.5 credits in a session is part time.
OSAP eligibility:
To be eligible to receive OSAP, students must be registered in a full-time course load in each session. This means you must carry at least a 60% course load (ie. 1.5 credits or more), or if you are a student with a permanent disability 40% (ie. 1.0 credits). For details click here.
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Course Load Restrictions
There are instances where restrictions are placed on courses. Students are responsible for knowing these. They are as follows:
- Probationary students - students placed on academic probation will be permitted a maximum of 2.0 credits per session. They will not be permitted to take a standard course load until such time as they clear probation or are allowed to continue on probation because they have achieved a sessional grade point average of at least 1.60. For details click here.
- Courses on other campuses - students are permitted to take a maximum of 5.0 credits on another campuses during their studies as a University of Toronto Scarborough student. However, no more than 1.0 of a student's first 4.0 credits at UTSC may be taken on another campus. For details click here. Students who were admitted before Summer 2003 should consult the relevant calendar for regulations.
- Students writing deferred examinations will have their course load in the session leading up to the deferred exam reduced by the number of exams deferred. For the purpose of calculating the course reduction, the normal course load per session is considered to be 2.5 FCEs. For example, a student writing a deferred exam in the Fall deferred exam period with a credit weight of .5 (half credit) would be permitted to enrol in a maximum course load of 2.0 credits in the Fall session. To see sample course loads click here.
- Overall course load limit for B.B.A. students
Students may take a maximum of 3.0 full credits in any one session. On occasion, B.B.A. students who have completed at least 10.0 full credits and who have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 may be permitted into an additional half-credit course. Requests to add an additional course must be made in writing to management-supervisor-studies@utsc.utoronto.ca. This must be done after the wait list period has ended and before the last day to add courses for the session (see the Sessional Dates section of this Calendar). Students must provide an academic rationale for the request and include their name, student number, the course code and section requested. Please note that approval of a request to add a course outside Management and Economics does not guarantee a place in the course. Requests from students who do not meet the above criteria will not be considered.
Rules for Taking Courses on Other Campuses
Rules for taking courses at other UofT campuses apply to both degree and non-degree students, and are listed in the U of T Scarborough Calendar. Students are responsible for knowing these regulations.
If admitted after Fall 2002/Winter 2003 : You are permitted to take up to 5.0 full credit equivalents in other arts and science divisions of the University of Toronto. No more than 1.0 of your first 4.0 full credit equivalents as a UTSC student may be taken on another campus. Transfer credits are not included in this calculation.
If admitted in Fall 2002/Winter 2003 or earlier : At all times throughout your University career, 50% of credits, completed and in progress, must be from UTSC. Students are not permitted an imbalance of courses with the intention of achieving the required distribution in a future session or by the time of graduation. Transfer credits are not included in this calculation.
Students may be withdrawn from courses after classes begin if their registration violates these rules.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT TAKING COURSES ON ANOTHER CAMPUS:
- If you plan on taking a "required" course for your program at another campus, you must discuss this with your program supervisor to ensure it is an equivalent course. Complete a Program Exception form and submit this to the Registrar's Office.
- Ensure that you have met any requirements for the course listed in the relevant calendar (prerequisites, corequisites etc.)
- Be aware that UTM & STG may have different class start and end dates as well as exam period dates. You are responsible for knowing these. Refer to the relevant registration material.
- UTSC students must adhere to UTSC financial and academic deadlines, regardless of where the course is being held. If unsure of these, check with UTSC Registrar's Office staff.
- Refer to the relevant campus registration information for any special enrolment instructions.
Enrolment in courses held on other campuses
Summer:
- begins at 6am April 21 on ROSI for UofT Mississauga (UTM) and St.George (FAS) campus courses
Fall/Winter:
- begins at 6am August 11 on ROSI for UofT Mississauga (UTM) and St. George (FAS) campus courses
NOTE: ALTHOUGH STUDENTS MAY ADD COURSES UP UNTIL THE "LAST DATE TO ADD COURSES FOR THE SESSION", IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO FINALIZE THEIR SCHEDULE BY THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES - For Last Date to Add Courses click here
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Dropping Courses
If you decide that you do not want a course, you should drop it on ROSI as soon as possible. Do not occupy a space you do not want. You are responsible for any fees and academic penalties incurred if you do not drop courses by the appropriate deadlines, even if you have not attended the course. UofT Scarborough students must adhere to UofT Scarborough deadlines, regardless of which campus the course is held on.
Be aware of:
Academic Deadlines - the deadline to drop courses without academic penalty is listed under Sessional Dates in the Calendar. If you drop a course by this deadline, there will be no evidence on your transcript that you attempted the course. If you miss this deadline, you may request late withdrawal from the course - for information click here.
Financial Deadlines - these are dates by which to drop courses, programs and cancel registrations and receive either a full or partial refund. Late drops will result in no fee refund. Visit the Student Accounts website for payment information and the refund schedule - click here.
Declaring Late Withdrawal from a Course (LWD)
UTSC students, who miss the initial deadline to withdraw from courses without academic penalty (see dates in Calendar) and find they cannot complete the course, may submit a request on eService to withdraw late from the course. This process may be used to withdraw late from current session courses only, and not from previous sessions. There is a process in place and there are some restrictions. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an Academic Advisor for advice and read this information in its entirety before declaring intent to withdraw late from a course(s).
Restrictions
Students may NOT use this process to request late withdrawal from a course if:
- they have already withdrawn late from the maximum permitted (3.0 credits as a UofT undergraduate student).
- they write or attempt to write the final examination in the course.
The Process
Declaring late withdrawal from a course(s):
- The request must be submitted during the declaration period (below) using eService (not ROSI). You will need an active UTORid account to access eService. This is NOT a formal petition. See the table below for course declaration periods. The dates may differ slightly depending on which campus offers the course (UTSC-Scarborough, FAS-Faculty of Arts & Science on the St. George campus, UTM-Mississauga). Late requests will not be accepted.
- *UTSC Summer F section courses. Final exams for these courses are written during class time as there is no formal final exam period. Students who write the final exam may NOT request late withdrawal. Students must request late withdrawal from these courses before the final examination is held. Requests for late withdrawal will be cancelled, upon discovery, if the student attends or completes the final exam.
- Students are permitted to use this process to withdraw late from a maximum of 3.0 credits during their studies at UTSC, FAS or UTM.
- Students may not use this process to request late withdrawal from courses taken in previous sessions.
- Where students withdraw late, a notation of LWD will appear on the transcript, instead of a grade, and there will be no impact on grade point averages as a result.
- Where LWD is granted, no fee adjustment will apply. Students remain responsible for the full course fee. This is not negotiable.
- Once a request has been submitted, the approved late withdrawal is final. Students may not petition to have the course added back.
- Medical or other supporting documentation is NOT required for this process.
DECLARATION PERIOD FOR LATE WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSES |
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UTSC Courses |
FAS Courses |
UTM Courses |
Summer 2011: |
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F Section |
*Must be submitted before the final exam is held (system accepts requests 9am June 14 to June 20, 2011) see details above |
June 14-26, 2011 |
June 14-21, 2011 |
| F1 Section | n/a |
June 1-3, 2011 |
n/a |
| F2 Section | n/a |
June 21-26, 2011 |
n/a |
| Y Section | July 25 - August 11, 2011 |
July 25 - August 14, 2011 |
July 25 - August 16, 2011 |
| S Section | August 2-11, 2011 |
August 2-14, 2011 |
August 2-16, 2011 |
2011 Fall/2012 Winter: |
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| F Section | Nov 17 - Dec 6, 2011 |
Nov 17 - Dec 8, 2011 |
Nov 17 - Dec 4, 2011 |
| Y Section | Feb 16 - April 15, 2012 |
Feb 16 - April 10, 2012 |
Feb 16 - April 8, 2012 |
| S Section | March 26 - April 15, 2012 |
March 26 - April 10, 2012 |
March 26 - April 8, 2012 |
Course Waitlists
Waitlists enable you to reserve a space that may become available in a lecture meeting section(s) that is currently full, or the enrolment category which you satisfy is currently full. If space becomes available, and you are next on the wait list, you will automatically be enrolled in the meeting section. Waitlists do not guarantee you a space in the meeting space, but allow you to wait for a space if one becomes available.
If you are still on a waitlist by the start of classes, you are NOT entitled to attend the course. Think carefully about replacing the waitlist course with another that you can enroll in. There are risks in joining a course late. Missed assignments may not be graded and should you decide to drop the course your fees will be assessed in accordance with the financial refund schedule. Fee refunds are not petitionable. The University only adjusts fees when there is evidence of error by the University.
Features:
- Not all courses have a waitlist. Check the Web Timetable to see which courses have a waitlist. Courses with a waitlist will have a 'w' listed under the Restrictions & Instructions column.
- Waitlists are available from the start of course enrolment for your year of study and end as follows for UTSC courses: Summer (May 18: F&Y / July 6: S), Fall/Winter (September 18: F&Y) and Winter only (January 15: S). For updates regarding this, check the Web Timetable. IMPORTANT! Starting on the day after waitlisting ends for the session, you should list your courses on ROSI. If you need to make course adjustments you will want to make them before the last day to add courses and the financial refund deadline for the session.
- You may waitlist a maximum of 1.0 credit per session - See Table A below
- Waitlist requests are factored in to the maximum course load permitted in a session. See Table B below.
| Table A | ||||
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| Course Weight | Section Code | Waitlist Credit | WaitList Credit | Waitlist Credit |
| Indicates credit value | Indicates when course runs | Value for Summer Session | Value for Fall Session | Value for Winter session |
| Y | Y | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| H | Y | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Y | F | 1.00 | 1.00 | - |
| H | F | 0.50 | 0.50 | - |
| Y | S | 1.00 | - | 1.00 |
| H | S | 0.50 | - | 0.50 |
| Table B | |
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| If you are enrolled in this many credits in a session (with approved or interim status)... | ...you can have this many "waitlisted" courses in a session. |
| 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 0.50 | 1.00 |
| 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1.50 | 1.00 |
| 2.00 | 0.50 |
| 2.50 | 0.00 |
| 3.00 | 0.00 |
- It is your responsibility to check your waitlisted courses periodically to monitor your ranking on the waitlist and to check if you have been enrolled into the course. In addition, check your status in the course on the day after the waitlist period ends for the session.
- Waitlists are available only for lecture meeting sections. If you are successful enrolling in the lecture, you will still need to add any tutorial or practical meeting sections associated with the course.
- You may waitlist for any number of lecture meeting sections of the same course. Regardless of how many meeting sections you waitlist for in a particular course, it will still only count once. If you are subsequently enrolled into any one of these waitlisted lecture meeting sections, you will automatically be removed from the waitlist for that course. So make sure you only waitlist for meeting sections that fit your schedule and are willing to take.
- You cannot be enrolled in a lecture meeting section for a particular course, and waitlist for another meeting section in that same course. If you try this, you will be placed on the waitlist and will lose your original place in the course (including any practicals/tutorials associated with the course).
- You may modify your lecture meeting section waitlist request. If you cancel your request and add yourself back on the waitlist again later, your name goes to the bottom of the list and cannot be reinstated in the original spot.
- List your courses on ROSI often. They will appear as follows: approved (successful enrolment), interim (Int - request awaiting decision), or wait (waitlisted).
Enrolment Controls and how to read them: Course enrolment controls are set in ROSI in order to give priority for enrolment to students in a particular student group. Enrolment controls are commonly set based on a student’s year of study or the program (subject POSt) they are enrolled in. Courses may have a number of enrolment controls or may not have any at all. Enrolment controls can be found on the Web Timetable under Restrictions & Instructions. To find out what these controls are, click on the “C” beside the course code.
Here is an example:
Course Code: HISC14H3F
Enrolment Controls: restricted to students in a history major or specialist
Space Allotment: 40 spots
How waiting lists work:
If you try to enroll in a course (or enrolment control group) that is full, ROSI will give you the waiting list option if the course has one.
The message that ROSI displays varies depending on whether the course is completely full, or if the space allotted for your enrolment category is full. The message will tell you the number of students already on the waiting list and the number of spaces available for the course.
The Ranking Process:
Rank is your place in line on the waiting list. Depending on enrolment controls, you can be waitlisted for the course, or by your enrolment control group. In either case, your place on a waitlist is determined by date stamp.
When you list your courses on ROSI you will be able to see which courses you have waitlisted. There will be a message about rank attached to each waitlisted course. This message will tell you what your rank is.
For example:
- If you are waitlisted for a course that has no enrolment controls the message might read “Your rank is 4 out of 20 total spaces in the meeting section”.
- If you are waitlisted by your enrolment control category, the message might read “Your rank is 1 out of 10 possible spaces in your enrolment category. There are 50 total spaces in the meeting section”.
When the waitlist period ends:
Beginning the day after the waitlist features ends for the session, you should check on ROSI to see your course status. If you still see courses listed as “wait”, check back later in the day for your final status.
When you list your courses on ROSI and a course is NOT listed in either the “Approved” or “Wait” section, this means you were not enrolled through the waiting list process. You may still, up until the last day to add for the session and at your own risk, join the course late by adding it on ROSI if a space becomes available.
Waitlist Slotting:
Slotting on to a waiting list for a course is not done in "real time". It is done on an hourly basis between 5 am and 11:30 pm, and is also run once overnight.
This means that at the time you first place yourself on the waitlist your ranking on the waitlist at that time may not be accurate; there may be other students adding themselves to the waiting list too. Rest assured your request to be put on a waitlist will be time stamped. For accurate notification of your rank on the waitlist, check back on ROSI in an hour or so or the next day if you added yourself to the waitlist after 11:30 pm.
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Interpreting a Course and Section Code:Course codes are eight characters long eg. ANTA01H3
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Section code follows the course code and indicates the duration of the course |
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| ROSI section code | Summer Session | Fall and Winter Sessions |
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| F | May - June | September - December |
| S | June - July | January - April |
| Y |
May - July |
September - April |
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Weboption
The WebOption is a novel approach to the way in which lectures are offered to students at the University of Toronto Scarborough. The idea, originally conceived by Dr. John Bassili, involves offering the lecture component of courses in both traditional and online versions simultaneously. Specifically, the method retains the "traditional" approach in the sense that lectures are delivered by the professor at a designated time and in a designated lecture theatre. As the lecture is presented it is video taped, and that video tape is immediately transferred to streaming video and uploaded to the course website.
Students within WebOption classes therefore have the option of either attending the traditional lecture as it is delivered, and/or watching the taped version of that lecture online at a time and place that is convenient for them. In all other ways, traditional course administration is employed. Thus, students all write exams together on campus, and all students have the opportunity to attend office hours or to contact the professor via e-mail.
While the concept is simple, its implementation has lead to benefits at virtually all levels within the university. Most importantly, the students love the flexibility this option provides both in terms of scheduling but also in terms of allowing them to get more out of the lectures. That is, many students welcome the ability to (a) watch lectures when they are feel alert, (b) control the local distractions that cannot be controlled in a traditional lecture setting, and (c) pause and rewind lectures during their presentation. In fact two thirds of the students we have been surveyed feel that watching lectures online provides a superior learning experience.
Thinking in terms of pedagogy, the WebOption, which utilizes both traditional-style lectures and online versions of those lectures, provides strong support for students with different learning styles. Nothing is lost for those students who prefer live face-to-face lecturing, and much is gained for those who prefer the online presentation. In addition, because the lectures are given anew each year, the content stays fresh, allowing the professor to discuss contemporary events without worrying about the content being "dated" in any way. One unexpected advantage of the WebOption was the extent to which students registered with our AccessAbility services value the online option. Hearing impaired students love being able to control the volume of the lecture, and they appreciate the lack of other auditory distractions (i.e., the audio comes directly through FM system from the professor's lapel microphone). Those with attentional issues appreciate that they can rewind lectures when they miss points, and those with mobility issues very much appreciate that they need not find their way unto campus 3 times a week.
Overall, the WebOption is a fantastic success that truly has changed the way we offer post-secondary education at the University of Toronto at Scarborough. The number of courses offered in this manner is growing every year, and this growth is fueled primarily by student demand. This is truly an innovation worthy of your award, and we thank you for considering it.
Prepared by Steve Joordens, a colleague of Dr. Bassili, and one of the professors with regular and extended experience with the Web-Option approach.
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