There are limits on the number

of 100-level courses that

can be used for credit towards

your degree

Combination of full and half

credits. No time limit for

the completion of a degree

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

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)

plustwo Minor programs

(4.0 credits each)

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

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).

Breadth Requirements are “exit” requirements – they

don’t have to be completed in your first year of study but are required for the completion of

your degree.

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 60’s would provide a CGPA in the

1.85 range.

Students admitted after

September 2010 do NOT complete the Distribution Requirement

Step 2: Review Subject POSt (Program Of Study) Options in the Calendar and Timetable

A complete listing of Subject POSts, and

program advisor contact information, can be found in the

Registration Handbook 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.

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%, ORECO105Y1 with a final mark of at least 80%, andMAT133Y1 with a final mark of at least 63%, ORMAT135H1 with a final mark of at least 60%, andMAT136H1 with a final mark of at least 60%, ORMAT137Y1 with a final mark of at least 55%, ORMAT137Y1 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

Higher Years: 1. ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ECO206Y1, ECO202Y1/ECO208Y1/ECO209Y1, ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)

2. Two full additional 300+ series ECO courses

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

Step 4: Consider Elective Course Options

1. Courses that can help fulfill the Breadth Requirement:

• The required courses for your programs of interest will fulfill some of your breadth requirement.

• You don’t 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

2. Small class experiences – 199 courses, FLCs, New One

3. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Explore something that wasn’t 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

6. 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

Step 5: Review Course Descriptions and Course Prerequisites in the Arts and Science Calendar

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

Course

code

Course title

Course Description

Lists courses with similar course content. If you have taken a

course listed as an exclusion, then you can’t take PHY131H1 for credit

Lists courses you must have completed before you can

take PHY131H11Lists courses that must be taken

concurrently with PHY131H1

PHY = Departmental Identifier

First digit indicates year levelY = 1.0 credit, H = 0.5 credit

Campus code indicator. 1 = course offered on the St. George campus

Lists courses that are recommended by the Department as pre-requisites or co-

requisites for PHY131H1, but not required

Course is a Breadth Requirement (BR) from Category 5 ‘The Physical and Mathematical

Universes’

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)

F Section Code = First Term

Y Course Code (1.0 credit)

S Section Code = Second Term

Y Course Code (1.0 credit)

Y Section Code = Full ‘Year’ (Sept. – April)

H Course Code (0.5 credit)

Y Section Code = Full ‘Year’ (Sept. – April)

Step 7: Consult the Registration Handbook and Timetable for theTime and Location of Course Offerings

‘H’ indicates 0.5 credit‘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)

Meeting Section codes correspond to specific time slots e.g. Lecture L0201 takes place on Tues. (‘T’),

Thurs. (‘R’) and Fri (‘F’), from 12:10 till 1:00 p.m. (Classes begin 10

minutes after the hour and end on the hour.) Practical (lab) P0401

takes place on (‘R’) Thurs. from 2:10 till 5:00 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. 2:10-5:00) will alternate with BIO120H1 (F) P0201 (Tues. 1:30-4:30).

( Refer to Timetable p. 37 for more details. )

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

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

Some courses will offer a waitlist option if the meeting

section is filled. A ‘Y’ indicator means that a waitlist function

is available.

Step 8: Check Faculty Website for Changes to Timetable Listings Prior to Course Enrolment

Check the Faculty of Arts and Science’s timetable website: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetableperiodically to see if there have been any changes made to the time

or location of classes you wish to enrol in

Step 9: Plan and Record Course Preferences

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.

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

Courses selected to

meet the first- year

requirements for entry to

your preferred Subject POSts

Elective courses selected to fulfill

additional breadth

requirements; provide

alternate/back-up program

options; allow for the

acquisition of new skills etc.

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

Sample First-Term Schedule

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri9:00 – 10:00 CHM139H1 (F)

Lecture L0201 West

CHM139H1 (F)

Lecture L0201 West

CHM139H1 (F)

Lecture L0201 West

10:00 – 11:00 BIO120H1 (F)

Lecture L0101 Central

BIO120H1 (F)

Lecture L0101 Central

11:00 – 12:00 CHM139H1 (F)

Tutorial T0501

12:00 – 1:00

1:00 – 2:00 MAT135H1 (F)

Lecture L0301 West

MAT135H1 (F)

Lecture L0301 West

MAT135H1 (F)

Lecture L0301 West

2:00 – 3:00 MAT135H1 (F)

Tutorial T0701

3:00 – 4:00

4:00 – 5:00 CCR199H1 (F)

Lecture L0101

4:00 – 6:00

5:00 – 6:00

6:00 – 7:00 HIS280Y1 (Y)

Lecture L5101

6:00 – 8:00

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/undergraduate/course/timetable/1011_fw/weeklyschedule.pdf

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

Useful Websites and Resources

College Registrars’ Contact information: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/newstudents/nextsteps/contact

Arts and Science Calendar: http://www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/

Registration Handbook and Timetable: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetable/1213_fw

First Year Seminars: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/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/

Weekly Schedule Blank Form: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetable/1011_fw/weeklyschedule.pdf