• admissions,  transfer credits,  victoria

    coming in from la belle quebec

    May 27, 2014

    1. I’m coming from Quebec, and my whole life I studied in French. So if I check the English requirements, this is what it tells me: “If your first language is French and you have four years or more of full-time study in a Canadian school system achieving satisfactory academic progress, you are not required to provide proof of English facility. Instead, you must include Grade 12 English ENG4U/EAE4U (or an equivalent course) among the courses you offer for admission.”I’m not sure I understand what that means? Does it mean I have to take an English course during my first year?
    2. Since I will be in Victoria College, do you know how far is it from other Colleges? What I mean is, what if I have a course in one College building and right after in another building, is it a long walk there? I don’t want to be late to classes and whatnot.
    3. When I applied, I applied to Social Sciences (with the intention of then majoring in either Equity Studies or International Relations), but I was made an alternate offer to Honours of Arts and Sciences. Will I still be able to have Equity Studies or IR as my POST?
    4. Last question I’m not sure you can answer and maybe I’m better off calling directly the university but I’m gonna give it a shot, this is going to be my first year of University (as in I have never attended University in my life). However, when I go on my ROSI account, in the “Year of study” category, I have the number “2”. Do you have any idea why? Shouldn’t it me written 1??
    Thank you again so much!

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    hey there,

    1. ENG4U is a Grade 12 English course that Ontario high school students take. what they’re saying is that you need to have taken an equivalent English language course in your last year of high school (or during CEGEP) in order to prove your English facility. from here: “Twelve Academic Subjects including English/anglais (2 terms)” are required if you’re coming in from CEGEP. if you haven’t taken an English course, then you should contact admissions to see whether you need to provide some other type of proof.

    2. nah. take a look at this campus map; i’ve circled the victoria college buildings. as you can see, they’re on queen’s park circle, which has university buildings all along it. obviously some buildings will be closer to you and some farther, but most university buildings should be a maximum 10 minute walk from you.

    3. yes! social sciences is just an area within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; as long as you meet the first year requirements for equity and international relations, you should be fine (note that IR is a type 3 POSt, meaning that even if you meet the requirements, you may not get in, because enrolment is limited; equity is a type 1 POSt, meaning enrolment is unlimited).

    4. it’s probably because you’re coming from CEGEP; since Ontario doesn’t have CEGEP, those credits will likely count as transfer credits for university here.

    from here: “Transfer credits will be granted to CEGEP candidates who have completed more than the 12 academic courses. If you have completed a two year DEC, you may receive up to 5 full credits towards an arts, science, commerce/management degree.” 5 full credits is one year at uoft, so maybe that’s what happened to you!

    you can, again, call admissions to make sure of this – they have access to everything in your student account, and will be able to tell you exactly where you stand.

    have a sensational first (second??) year!

    aska

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  • transfer credits

    transfer me…somewhere…

    April 22, 2014

    Hi

    is there a formal application i have to fill out to get all of my UTM credits transferred?because it shows up normally on ROSI, so at this point i’m not doing anything but those credits are going to be?considered for the subject post i applied to!

    Thanks!

    ???????????????

    hey there,

    this is a pretty vague question, my dear friend. what i?think your situation is, is that you’re currently transferring from UTM to UTSG. if that’s the case, your transfer credits will be assessed (or will have been assessed? i can’t tell if you’re already at UTSG or in the process of transferring) along with your application; so just read your application documents/webpages carefully and make sure to follow the instructions, and you should be fine.

    cheers,

    aska

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  • economics,  transfer credits,  Transferring

    recon for econ

    February 24, 2014

    Hi, regarding admission to Economics Major, does this apply to transfer students as well? “All students who meet the minimum grades listed here will be able to enrol in the Economics Minor, Environmental Economics Minor, Economics Major, Economics Specialist, and Economics & Mathematics Specialist programs;”

    Regards

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    hey there,

    alright, a coupla things. firstly, that link you’re looking at is outdated! biiiiiig no-no. we’re in 2014 now, and you have to look at the current requirements on the 2013-14 calendar for economics. your second issue is that you should only be looking at the economics major, because the requirements for different economics programs will likely not be the same.

    so, for 2013-14, admission to the major program requires completion of ECO100Y1/105Y1 with at least a 67%/80%, and MAT133Y1/135H1+136H1/137Y1/157Y1 with at least a 63%/60%+60%/55%/55%.

    now if you’re looking at those course codes and you have no idea what they mean, that makes sense, ’cause you’re from a different school. however, if you want to transfer into the program, you still need to have completed the equivalent of those prerequisites in your school. “but i don’t know what the equivalent courses are??!?!1??” i hear you panic. well, ECO100Y1 and MAT133Y1 are very popular courses here at old u of t, and the school has graciously provided us with a chart showing course equivalencies from a few major canadian universities.

    just scroll down to economics and mathematics – introduction to calculus, and see if your school has an equivalent course to ECO100Y1 and MAT133Y1. if it does, then you’re eligible to get transfer credit. if your school isn’t on the chart, read up on the uoft courses and see if any of the courses you’ve taken sort of match them. it’s not guaranteed, but you might still be granted transfer credit.

    so, let’s say you have the proper course equivalencies and you’re on your way to getting the minimum required mark in both ECO and MAT. now you’re eligible to apply to transfer into the program, but you’re still not guaranteed to get in. economics is a type 2 subject POSt, which means that not everyone who applies to the program gets in – even if they’re from uoft.

    i hope that cleared up your confusion! and i look froward to maybe seeing your lovely face at uoft sometime soon *waggles eyebrows*.

    best of luck,

    aska

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  • commerce,  transfer credits,  UTM

    bop to the top at UTM commerce

    October 4, 2013

    Hello,
    I am a second year in the accounting and financial management program at the university of Waterloo. Due to a loss in my immediate family, my academic performance was poor during my first year. For the same reason for my second term in first year my marks were graded on a credit/ non-credit basis. This means all my marks for this term were marked as pass with no numerical grades. I am struggling in my second year in AFM as well and wanted to know my chances of getting into UTM commerce.
    My university transcript is very poor (GPA 76.5% not including credit/non-credit grades) but in high school I got accepted into UTM commerce with a 89.5% average.
    Thank you for your time.

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    hey there,

    UTM commerce doesn’t publish the cut-off range for GPA every year, but your 76.5% is around what would be acceptable. Also, from the looks of UofT’s course equivalencies, it seems like you would have completed most of the 4.0 prerequisite courses for commerce already while in AFM.

    This is the stick, though. Even if you meet all the pre-requisites, in order to be in UTM commerce, you have to have completed 4.0 credits at UTM (either in addition to your transfer credit, or completing what you don’t get as transfer credit). Either way, you need to spend a year here before you can start commerce. They just want to see that you’re UTM material, you get me? You gotta bleed that blue and white. If you decide to do that, you could take some economics courses that are part of the commerce program so that you won’t have to take them once you get to commerce, but there’s no way to get around that extra year.

    Here’s how I look at it: if you transfer, you’ll have to do one general year at UTM, then three years of commerce, plus your one or two years in AFM. That’s six years just to get a bachelor’s degree that’s pretty similar to the one you’re in now anyway. The way I see it, staying in your program or transferring into something else at Waterloo might be easier.

    If you’re cool with spending a few extra years in undergrad, then go for it. Apply to UTM, and then you can move on to commerce if you want to. But remember to do whatever feels right to you.

    Hope it all works out, freund.

    aska

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  • art,  book and media studies,  breadth requirements,  transfer credits

    transferring terrors

    July 11, 2013

    Hi,

    I am coming from a CEGEP in Quebec for my first semester this upcoming fall. Meaning I transferred 5 credits. I am double majoring in Book and Media studies and Art History. I have no clue what I’m supposed to sign up for. What i’ve heard is 3 book and media studies and 2 other courses. But does that mean I take no art History courses???

    What should I take, how do I make my schedule, what is a breadth course?! HELP

    Sincerely,
    SOS

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    SOS,

    Don’t freak out. You’re fine. Sometimes it can be hard to manage all the freedom you’re allowed to have and the discipline you’re expected to have.

    Sooooooooooooooooo:

    Question 1: “What should I take?”

    Things related to your program, of course!

    The Art History major is quite lenient in letting you take whatever courses you’d like here and there, and they all sound pretty interesting. Now if you don’t have some sort of “Intro to Art History” transfer credit coming over, you should definitely take FAH102H The Practice of Art History. But aside from that… just heed the major’s requirements and go crazy!

    Now I consulted another student who took a good chunk of Art History courses for what he thought would be super interesting for you and got:

    FAH246H Art Since 1900 – “Because you have such a short span of time to go over, memorizing all the dates is a lot easier. Also, it’s pretty fun to see the art’s influence on pop culture today. And lastly, if you ever want to sound like a pretentious art snob, this course will definitely set you up for it.”

    FAH230H Renaissance Art and Architecture – “It gives a whole new meaning to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But it’s just a little bit church-y.”

    FAH252H Intro to the History of Photography – “This one is new, but it sounds soooo interesting!”

    And his last comment: “Minimize the number of medieval courses you take.”

    As for your major in Book and Media Studies, I have a feeling you won’t have gotten any transfer credits for that one, so you’ll just have to take a good look at the requirements list.

    You’re going to have to take SMC219Y Mass Media in Culture and Society, SMC228H and SMC229H, so I’d recommend getting those out of the way.

    Question 2: “How do I make my schedule?”

    Step 1: Make a chart going hours of day by days of week.

    Step 2: Consult timetable.

    Step 3: Make sure nothing overlaps!

    Step 4: Enrol on ROSI and pray you get your courses.

    Question 3: “What is a breadth course?”

    So a breadth requirement is the university’s way of making sure you’re like cultured and stuff and that you’ve taken courses in a variety of topics. There are five “groups” that you need to work with. You need to either get 1.0 FCE in four of the five groups, or you need to 1.0 FCE in three of the five groups and then 0.5 FCE in the other two groups.

    Since you’re double majoring in two humanities, I’m going to assume your difficulty will be fulfilling groups 4 and 5, so take a look at this post for some ideas on how to conquer them.

    Annnnnd I guess that’s that.

    Cheers!

    aska

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  • biology,  transfer credits

    ap stands for already passed (so please just give me the credit please)

    July 8, 2013

    So, I got into Rotman Commerce and I want to use my AP credits that I took?in high school to count as college credits. Does this automatically happen if they get the scores? Also I want to use these credits so I could skip?some of the prerequisites and skip into something like second year biology.?Is this possible? The thing is, I took AP Bio in grade 11, and I’m not sure?if they have the scores for that or not? I don’t know. But I told the?admissions my scores when I applied. PLEASE HELP ME. thankyou.

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    Howdy ho!

    You can get a credit for your AP course if you went through with the necessary steps to make sure that your test scores made it to the university.

    So when you wrote your exam, you would’ve been asked if you needed the scores sent somewhere and you would’ve given the little code meant for UofT. Once the university gets the scores, they automatically assess you and will contact you to tell you what course equivalent you’ve gotten, but for the most part, if you know you have the grade, you can check the chart in that link to see what you’d get.

    But since you did it in Grade 11 and I assume you didn’t notify anyone of having those results sent to UofT way back when, you might want to contact Enrolment Services to see if you had the foresight to send the bio score when you applied.

    If they say nay, you need to speedily contact your high school or whoever and make sure the bio score makes it to the university by July 16, 2013.

    Now if you do get the transfer credits for “BIO120H” and “BIO130H,” feel free to move forward!

    Just… be careful.

    Don’t load up on science courses when you’re in first-year Rotman, because let me tell you what: getting into Rotman (like the real Rotman which happens at the end of first-year) is pretty damn hard.

    Yeah.

    Cheers!

    aska

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  • admissions,  transfer credits,  UTM

    mangement, money, math, and all those things i suck at

    December 13, 2012

    Hi!

    I am a new immigrant to Canada. I wanted to get into UTM, but unfortunately I missed the deadlines for admission. In order to save my year from getting wasted I enrolled in Sheridan College for Business Administration-Finance diploma. I will be done with my diploma in May 2014. After my diploma I intend to apply for UTM. I wanted to know that what are the programs at UTM that will be most relevant to my Finance diploma. Also, will I get any transfer credits as I have taken courses in Sheridan? If yes, then how much credits will I get? If in case I get less credits then can I take courses in summer?

    Thankyou!

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    Hey there!

    So first I will direct you to the UTM’s Programs and Departments page. Logically, that’s the best place to find something. Now as for things related to Finance, I’d say check out the Economics Department as well as Management. Unfortunately, as an English lit student, I’m kind of working on this Finance-equals-numbers-so-let’s-try-those-ones mindset, so you might be better off exploring these programs and scoping their relevance on your own.

    As for transfer credits, UTM usually grants 2.0 to 3.0 of them for a two-year diploma.

    Cheers!

    aska

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  • transfer credits

    I like to transfer, transfer … credits

    September 26, 2012
    Dear Aska,do transfer credits count as F.C.E.s? I have completed only 3.5 credits on my first year, but I have three transfer credits. Is there any problem with applying for subject posts??

    ?????????

    Heyo,

    If your transfer credits have been approved then you are good to apply for your Subject POSts. Congrats my friend 🙂

    Now just make sure you have the entry POSt requirements!

    forever in my heart,

    aska

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  • transfer credits

    bonjour, oui, non … ok that’s all i know

    January 18, 2012

    Hi Aska!

    I’m currently on a Gap year and am thinking about taking the Universit? de Laval’s 5 week french course this summer. The problem is that I’m already registered to begin my studies at UofT next September and as per UofT rules, I am “not allowed to enrol in any post-secondary program” blah blah blah. Is there any way that you think admissions would let me take it anyway? I fully intend on going to UofT but I would love to improve my french and I think that this is a really good program. Also, do you think they might even be nice enough to let me transfer the credits?

    your amazing,

    Erm.

    ???????????????

    Hey Erm … I maaaay have read your name arm at first glance,

    Technically you aren’t enroling in a program at the school, just a course. Current students frequently take courses at other school, but remain enroled in a program at U of T.
    Here is some information on transferring credits. I would also suggest you contact the Transfer Credit office. They are a secretive bunch over there and it’s hard to tell what credits they will accept as a transfer, but you might as well try.

    forever yours and sweet,

    aska

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  • transfer credits

    Nothing But Transfer Credits Over Here Too

    November 18, 2011

    Hey there,
    I’m currently a first year student at York U in the Biomed program looking to switch to U of T St. George for a double major of Psychology and Physiology. I know my Biology credits will be able to be transferred from York, but I’m wondering if my previous college level courses in Chemistry would be able to be transferred. I took one course in General Chemistry, one in Analytical Chemistry and an introductory course to Organic Chemistry and all my marks in these are mid to high 80’s. From what I viewed the content is similar to that covered in the first year Chem courses. Does U of T do course for course transfer credit at the college level or will it just end up being lumped in as some “general requirement” credit like York does?
    Thanks, Lyndsay

    ???????????????

    Hey Lynsday

    Have your credits from college already been assessed by York University? If they were transferable to York, the odds are they also would be able to U of T. If they have not been assessed … well …

    In general college credits (if transferable) do not amount to the same equivalency for university. For example, year long credits might only amount to half of ones at University of Toronto. It sounds like the material is relevant to courses offered at U of T. It all seems a little iffy to me. The main variable is credit? worth equivalancy (the time you spent on the course might not be worth as much in uni) and if they can count towards your program requirements.

    The whole “gerneral requirement” sounds like some phrase that only York would come up with. Nothing is too general at U of T.

    I realize this is all very vague and probably wasn’t at all helpful. But altimately it’s up to the Transfer Credit office’s descretion what the college credits are worth in the realm of U of T.

     

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  • transfer credits

    Transfer Question Two.

    October 28, 2011
    Hey,
    I?m in my second year at UTSC and I?m majoring in English. I was just wondering, is it possible for me to switch to St George for my third year?
    Thanks!

    ???????????????

    You can. It’s good that you are?considering transferring for your 3rd year because the maximum number of credits that you are allowed to transfer is 10.

    Click here. (Man if this website got a buck for everytime I referenced them, they would probably be able to buy Rob Ford’s? 911 tape)

    Go through all the steps and it outlines all the need to know shiz and then you can submit your application right then and there.

    Just keep in mind that the deadline for you internal transfer is March 1st

    may your halloween costume be better then mine (good luck),
    aska

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  • transfer credits

    Transfer Question One.

    October 28, 2011
    Dear Askastudent,I wanted to internally transfer from utsc to utsg. I asked the registrar about the transcripts thing, and she told me
    I didn’t need to do anything because I was already a uoft student, so I don’t need to send my transcripts in or anything. So all I needed was to make the account, fill in the info, and pay 90$ which I did. But then how will they get my transcripts and stuff if I didn’t give them my student number or anything? Im confused. Thanks for reading thing! Much appreciated!

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    yo yo,

    Although it will be an internal transfer, it is still like applying to another school. You will need to apply and be accepted in order to transfer. The perk of transfering internally to another campus of U of T is that you don’t have to physically hand in a transfer because they are already on ROSI, which is connected through all three campuses.

    I would suggest going on and reviewing your application. I was a little shocked that they wouldn’t ask your for your student number, so i went on and started up the application process.

    hmmm … didn’t think that one through … hopefully they don’t ship me to another campus … oh well

    and in the “Personal Information” section they ask you for your student number. Its under “Toronto Student #”. So what I would suggest is that you go on and review your information and make sure everything is filled out and correct.

    After you have been accepted to the St.George you will have to transfer your credits.

    Feel free you write back if you have questions concerning other parts of the transferring process.

    … and a video for all
    love and monkeys,

    aska

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  • commerce,  transfer credits

    Ask Before You Leap

    October 7, 2011

    Hi there..
    I’ve decided that i want to do Management in the end of august. I didnt really have chance to talk to class advisors, cuz it was a bit late. I am a student in St. George campus wanting to be enrolled into Rotman school of management. In order to do so i need RSM, MAT, and ECO. I have all the credits but for ECO. I cant take it in St. George-the meeting sections are full, and im 230 in the waitlist..So I got enrolled in the same ECO100 course in Mississauga, so i was just wondering if it is the same, and it will count as requirement for rotman management in St. George?
    Thanks in advance!!

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    hey heeey!!

    Psst I’ve got a secret: Next time I would go to the department ahead of time and see if they can make an exception. If it is a course you reeaaaaally need or need in order to graduate (and you smile the sweetest smile you have) they might put you in it.

    Actually you should have gone to the department to see if you can transfer that credit and if it can count towards a requirement. Well let’s not dwell on that any more

    Hmmm … actually go there now … RIGHT NOW.

    Each department has different standards on transfer credits counting towards a requirment. I would bet in your favour as it has the same course code

    Here is the Commerce’s numba: 416-978-3339

    good luck love bug,
    aska

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